Meals in Britain

Meals in Britain

What do you know about how British people eat?

Breakfast

The first meal of the day is breakfast. The traditional English breakfast is called Full Breakfast and it is a cooked meal which nowadays is mainly eaten in British hotels and cafés. It consists of eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread, mushrooms, baked beans and tomatoes, with toast and a cup of coffee.

Multiple Choice

The traditional English Breakfast or Full Breakfast is eaten at British homes every day.

• True

• False

What do British have at breakfast?

Today, a typical English breakast is a bowl of cereal with milk or a slice of toast with jam. Coffee or fruit juice are popular breakfast drinks.

Multiple Choice

What kind of drink do British usually have at breakfast?

• Coffee

• Fruit juice

• Both are correct

Lunch

Lunch is the midday meal. Many children at school and adults at work have a packed lunch. This is often a sandwich, a piece of fruit, a packet of chips and a drink, which they bring from home. People usually have lunch between midday and two o'clock.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT included in a typical English packed lunch?

• A packet of chips

• A drink

• A packet of biscuits

• A sandwich

• A piece of fruit

Tea Time

The afternoon tea (between 4:00 and 5:30 pm) is a small meal, not a drink. It consists of tea (or coffee) served with freshly baked scones served with cream and jam, afternoon tea sandwiches - thinly sliced cucumber sandwiches - or pastries.

Multiple Choice

What time do British people have the afternoon tea?

• From 5:30 to 6:00

• From 3:30 to 4:00

• From 4:00 to 5:30

Dinner

The evening meal is usually called "dinner" or "supper". A typical British meal for dinner is meat and "two veg". One of the vegetables is almost always potatoes.

Multiple Choice

What's the vegetable usually served in "two veg"?

• Carrot

• Pea

• Broccoli

• Potato

Another Choice

Take aways and ready meals are very popular in Britain nowadays. People buy them at the supermarket, heat them in the oven or microwave and then sit down to eat them in front of the TV. People who prefer to eat out have a lot of choice as different restaurants offer menus which cover the needs of the country's multicultural population.

Multiple Choice

Restaurants in Britain only serve British food.

• True

• False