Favourite dishes of our relatives

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The usual meals in England are:
• Breakfast - between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.
• Lunch - between 12:00 and 1:30 p.m.
• Afternoon tea – between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
• Dinner (supper) - between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

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Traditionally, people in
Britain have enjoyed a
hot meal for breakfast,
featuring eggs, bacon,
and sausage,
accompanied by toast
and tea or coffee.

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Today, the traditional breakfast
is replaced by simple foods
mainly eaten cold: fruit,
yogurt, cereal with cold milk,
and toast with butter, jam or
marmalade.

Many people eat lunch
while at work or school.
A packed lunch normally consists
of some sandwiches, a packet of
crisps, an apple and a can of
something to drink, for example,
coca-cola. The lunch is kept in a
plastic container and you take it
with you.

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Tea is very popular; it is the national drink. The
English like it strong and fresh made. Tea means
two things. It is a drink and a meal.
Traditionally, tea is served
with various sandwiches,
scones, cakes and pastries.

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Dinner – the evening meal – is the biggest and the
main meal of the day. It begins with soup.
The most typical thing to eat for dinner is "meat and
two different boiled vegetables". One of the
vegetables is almost always potatoes.

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Check Yourself
1. How many times a day do British people eat?
4 times.
2. What are the mealtimes called?
Breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner.
3. What do British people eat for breakfast?
Hot meal (eggs, bacon and sausage), simple cold foods (fruit,
yogurt, cereal with milk, toast with butter, jam or
marmalade).
4. What is the most common lunch in Britain?
Sandwiches, crisps, apples and a coca-cola.
5. What tea do British people like?
They like strong and fresh made tea with sandwiches, scones,
cakes and pastries.
6. What do British people eat for dinner?
Soup, meat and vegetables.

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