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THIISE BLIDDY BRITS

British Food

Have you tried British food? What did you think of it? The truth is that British food doesn’t have the best

reputation in the world Why is this? And is it fair?

If you ask most foreigners what they think of British food, they'll use

words like “bland”, “revolting”, “tasteless” and “boring” They go

back to their countries with stories of truly horrendous dishes such as

boiled cabbage and tripe

And they are often amazed at some of the unusual British eating

habits and customs After all, Britain is the only country in the world

that has fruit juice as a starter, where the people throw salt onto

everything, and where a chip sandwich (otherwise known as a chip

butty) is a national delicacy

Traditions

Eating in Britain has traditionally been a functional necessity rather

than a pleasurable experience Potatoes are eaten with everything

(the average person gets through 100 kilos of them every year),

and the definition of a good restaurant is one that serves “hot food”

Britain is also home to the famous English salad, which consists of

half a tomato and a piece of lettuce, with earth and worms in-

cluded for free; and it’s the only country in the world where the

phrase, “I’m full” is the way you show you are satisfied with your

food In France, people often wish their friends or guests “bon

appetit” before a meal, and most other countries in the world have a

similar phrase except in Britain, where there is no equivalent ex-

pression

The Problem

Perhaps the best examples of bad food can be found in self-service

restaurants on the motorway In many other countries, most nota-

bly France, they take care to ensure that even this cheap, ready-

made food is of the highest quality But in England, this is where you

can find some of the worst food, with dry meat, cold chips and soggy

vegetables and everything covered in gravy to hide the taste A

waiter in France has to know about food and have an understanding

about service; and you'll find this excellent quality in even cheap

motorway cafes However, in Britain, you pay a fortune for service

and quality like that But is all British food like that? No, of course

not And things seem to be changing

For a Start, British desserts and cakes are some of the best in the

world In fact, they‘re so good that British school children are often ©

punished with “no puddings” if they don’t behave International

And apart from the desserts there are lots of fantastic traditional

British dishes, including the famous full-English breakfast, mouth- Language Academy

watering sandwiches, delicious soups, the wonderful Sunday roast,

amazing vegetarian restaurants and all the international food you

could possibly imagine including Italian pasta restaurants, Spanish English with British and Ameriean teachers

tapas bars, Indian curry houses and Japanese sushi bars Preparatory courses

for FCE,CAE, CPE, TOEFL, GMAT, IELTS

Times Change eGerman, Italian, French

These days, British food is even being recognised on an international

level In a recent survey of the top chefs and critics, Britain had

about 10 of the top 50 restaurants in the world British chef Heston ° Study abroad program

Blumenstal is probably the hottest chef in the world now; and an- ¢ Accounting courses IAS and GAAP

other British chef, Marco Pierre White (from Leeds) is the youngest © Corporate training

ever winner of a 3 Michelin star , ie

And that’s not all Bray, a tiny village in Berkshire, England has just International Certificate

5,000 inhabitants, but two 3-star restaurants; and Ludlow, another

small village in England, has three Michelin-starred restaurants

So, you see, there is good food in Britain You just need to know (+7 812) 314-69-73, 718-82-17, 315-76-04

where to find it

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In September 2000 an Afghan airplane was hi-jacked and ended

up in Britain Fortunately, no one was hurt and all the hostages

were released (and the hijackers were imprisoned) Most of the

passengers were American Afghanis who were returning to their

country Later on, journalists spoke to some of them to ask about

their experiences “What was it like?” they asked And one of the

passengers answers, “The weather was depressing, and the food

the stomach of a cow that is

cooked and eaten

a starter n

a small plate of food that you

eat before the main course

a national delicacy n

food that is considered typical

and traditional of a country

a small animal like a baby snake

that lives in the earth

a self-service restaurant n

a restaurant in which you serve

yourself, pay for your food,

a Sunday roast n food that is typically eaten on Sunday, it consists of roast lamb, pork or beef and vegetables

a survey n information about people's opinions

to end up phr vb

if you “end up” in a place, you eventually arrive at that place awful adj

terrible, horrible, very bad

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LESSON 1 — THE BRITISH CHIP

In the first of our series on British food, the renowned British chef, Marc Lebifstec will demonstrate how to make British chips (known as French Fries in the US) Chips, as

you know, form part of the staple diet of

the British, and knowing how to make one

that conforms to British standards is essential

STEP ONE To start you need one potato

and one knife Hold the potato lightly in

your right hand, with the chopping knife in

the left hand ready to cut the potato

STEP TWO Firmly holding the potato, cut thick slices (and we mean very thick)

STEP THREE Fry the chips in oil until golden

brown

STEP FOUR Put large amounts of salt and

vinegar on the chip

STEP FIVE Consume the chip Compare the British chip to the standard, thin American

“French Fry” (now known as a “Freedom

Fry”) Which one would you rather eat?

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Against British Food :

“No matter where you stop to eat in France, you are guaranteed Vo (CY

good food Even the more basic meals such as steak-au-poivre or ( 2 ff aly, ; 7 Sor,

and it's normally a surprise if any cheap meal in this country is de-

cent.” Graeme, England

"Traditional British food gives me indigestion.” Tina, Norway

“| don’t want to hurt anyone but English food is boring if you compare M 0 DERN S PO KEN EN G LI SH

it with French food There is a real lack of imagination and creativ-

ity.” Paula, Italy INTENSIVE MORNING

“| went to England for 3 months and | found that English products are

without any taste All foreigners complain about English food It's

famous.” Elena, Russia

“Im a Scotsman who is married to a French lady and | can honestly say

that there is not a lot of dif ference between everyday French food

and everyday British food However, the big difference is that most

motorway service stations in France serve better food than is served

in restaurants in Britain!” Jim, Scotland

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“Talking of British Cuisine is like talking about German humour; French

generosity; Italian self-control; and American modesty.” Mark,

“The service that is provided in restaurants and cafes must be the

1 world’s worst.” Lee, China

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In favour of British food

“Well, if British food is bland compared to the rest of Eu- rope - at least its safe to eat

The French for example have

an extremely bad reputation for hygiene.” Jim Brunton, Wales

“OK, so British food isn’t great, but what great contributions have other countries made?

Germany? Sauerkraut and

sausages! France? Horse

meat, snails and frogs’ legs!

Eastern Europe? Boiled meat and potatoes!” Sandra, Spain

“People’s opinion of British food is all based on ignorance They as- sume that we eat potatoes with everything But did you know, you rarely get a cheap meal anywhere in Europe that does not come with chips, especially France The difference is that we don't boast about our local cuisine.” Michael, England

“The British are much more adventurous when it comes to food - and that’s why they have one of the most varied selection of inter- national restaurants anywhere When | was in Britain, | once went toa pub in the East End of London that was serving Columbian tapas!”

Paula, Luxembourg

“British food is great When I’m in England | can wake up and have an

‘English’ breakfast, a slice of ‘Italian’ pizza at lunchtime, ‘Indian’

curry for dinner and a ‘Turkish’ kebab on the way home from the club What more could you ask for!” Kenneth, Mongolia

| first went to England as a student many years ago and | remember that all the food had no spices You had to put black pepper and salt

on everything However, all those cheap dinners of fish and chips and baked beans kept me alive and healthy during my days as a student, and I'll never forget it.” Bobby, USA

“There's no country like England for a good, healthy nourishing bowl

of thick soup.”

Crac, Ireland

“Having just finished a lunch of meat pies, | can honestly say that | enjoy British food Oh French cuisine is fine, but | just find it difficult

to hold my nose for any length of time.” Juice, USA

“The best thing about visiting the UK is traditional British food The best breakfast I’ve ever had is served at the bus station in Exmouth for 3.75 British pounds So to blazes with the French! And pass the brown sauce please.” Peter, USA

“Anyone who says they don’t like British food hasn't tried roast gammon in cider with fresh vegetables.” Shirley, Switzerland

“Who gives a damn what the French think of our cooking!”

to complain vb

to talk to someone about a situation that is making you angry

or unhappy everyday French food exp ordinary, common French food unappealing adj

food that doesn’t look good unappetising adj food that doesn’t look good

baked beans n white beans cooked in a tomato sauce sold in tins

to blazes with the French! exp this means: “who cares about the French!”

brown sauce n

a brown sauce made with spices that you can eat with meat roast gammon n

a piece of bacon that is cooked in the oven with oil

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Our mini-series on funny signs from English-speaking countries (© ) Ein ””””

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This month we are looking at some deliberately funny signs See if you can explain the humour

behind the message Then, check out “Humour Analysis” section for a full explanation

1 There are two implied meanings in this slogan, “Seven days (without pizza) makes one weak”:

a) There are seven days in a week (“week” is pronounced the same as “weak")

b) Seven days without eating makes you weak (not strong)

2 As women are about to give birth, the nurse will often say,

“Push, push, push!”

To open a door, you need to “push”

3 There are two subtle meanings of “see” in this sign:

a) To see = literally to perceive with your eyes

b) To see = to find something that may interest you and that you might buy

1 Apizza shop slogan (London, England):

“Seven days without pizza makes one weak.” 4 The expression “to pick your nose” has a double meaning:

a) To put your finger in your nose in order to take something out

2 Ona maternity room door (Brisbane, Australia): b) To choose a nose

“Push Push Push.”

5 This sign is playing with the homophones “tow” and “toe”:

3 On the door of an optician’s (Hong Kong): a) If you give someone a “tow”, you use your car to pull their car,

“If you don’t see what you're looking for, you've come to the which is attached by a rope

right place.” b) “Tow” is pronounced the same as “toe” (the large “finger” on

your foot)

4 On the door of a plastic surgeon’s of fice (Delhi, India):

“Hello, can we pick your nose?” 6 The implication here is that if you keep your eyes on the road,

you won't be able to read the sign

5 At a towing company (Nebraska, USA):

“We don't charge an arm anda leg We want tows.” 7 The word “shorts” has two meanings:

a) Short circuits = if there is a “short circuit”, an electrical system

6 A billboard on the side of the road (Oklahoma, USA): is damaged because electricity went along the wrong route It is

“Keep your eyes on the road and stop reading these signs.” more common to refer to these as “short circuits”, although

“shorts” is also acceptable

7 Onan electricians van (Birmingham, England): b) Shorts = clothing you wear over the top part of your legs It is

“Let us remove your shorts.” typical to wear shorts when it is hot or when you are doing sport

European Union Standards

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a slogan n an arm and a leg exp

a phrase or text that is to charge someone a lot used as publicity for a of mone

- General course Sprechen ME Áo ‘ a biliboard n

an optician's n a sign beside a road that is

- Business course a doctor who looks at advertising something

your eyes and decides to remove vb

- Mini courses what glasses you must to take off

wear a homophone n

- Culture Club a towing company n =a word that is pronounced

a company that pulls the same as another word

- KinoClub vehicles by attaching a even though the spelling

rope to them and pulling and meaning is different

them with another car For example, “tow” and

call: 0o8, to charge someone “toe” Ị 7710-23-01, 315-38-17,

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One day, a young farm boy accidentally overturns a wagon full

of corn The farmer who lives nearby hears the noise

“Hey, Jim!” the farmer yells “Forget your troubles

and come and have dinner with us

Then I'll help you get the

wagon back up.”

“That's nice of you,” Jim Cs

answers “But! don’t think Pa ——

would like it.”

“Nonsense, come on!” the farmer

insists

“Well, OK,” the boy finally agrees “But Pa won't like it.”

After a big dinner, Jim thanks his host “I feel a lot better now,

but | know Pa is going to be really upset.” “Don’t be stupid!” the

neighbour says with a smile “By the way, where is your Pa?” To

which Jim replies, “He’s under the wagon.”

The Frightened Patient

A man goes to see his doctor because he’s worried about an

operation he’s going to have the following week “Doctor, I'ma

little worried about the pain I’m going to experience during the

operation How much will it hurt?” And the doctor answers, “Well,

it varies from person to person; and besides, it's difficult to

describe pain.”

“| know, but can’t you give me some idea?” he asks, desperate

to find out what's in store for him

“OK,” says the doctor “Take your upper lip and pull it out alittle ”

“Like this?” the man asks

“No, alittle more ” the doctor replies

“Like this?” the man asks

“No, alittle more ” says the doctor

“Ah, like this?”

Crank Calls

Crank Call |: We want to book the trip so we can punish someone

Crank Call Il: We can’t speak to the people we want to talk with

because they’re dead

UK/US Words

1 Scratch paper=scrap paper / 2 Period=full stop / 3

Checks=ticks / 4 Bug=insect / 5 Closet=wardrobe / 6

Pantry=larder / 7 Parking lot = car park / 8 Popsicle=lollipop

Business Dialogues Questions

1 The property is in poor condition, with peeling paint, damaged

window frames, and a toilet that doesn’t work

2 The estate agent that Gordon is a rich and snobby client:

shementions the fact that there's no public transport as a benefit,

she assumes that Gordon doesn’t need a mortgage, and she

“assures” Gordon that only privileged people live in the area

Business Dialogues Exercise

1 There’s a major shopping centre about 15 minutes away

2 | can’t say I’m that impressed with the general condition

3 Nothing a lick of paint couldn't sort out

4 I'd like to draw your attention to the limited number of

windows

5 How many years are left on the lease?

6 This looks like something out of the 1950s

Discounts for students and schoolchildren

Modern materials and equipment

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CD track 5 - Englishman and US man

“Yes That's it Now, does that hurt?”

“Well, yes, a little bit, but not too much.”

“OK, now pull your lip over your head!”

Laziness

A man is having problems and decides to visit the doctor He

explains how he can't do all the usual jobs around the house, such

as cleaning, washing and cooking When the examination is complete, the man says, “Now, Doc, I can take it Tell me in

plain English, what is wrong with me?”

“Well, in plain English,” the doctor replies, “you're just lazy.”

“OK,” said the man “Now give me the medical term so | can tell

to get the wagon back up exp

to push the wagon so it is in its correct position with the top at the top

the part of your mouth that you use to kiss

I can take it exp

| can accept it tell me in plain English exp explain it to me without worrying about what | will think

lazy adj someone who is “lazy” doesn’t like

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Make pig of yourself

To eat too much

“| made a real pig of myself at the office dinner party.”

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Sqeal like a stuck pig

To make a long, high sound, usually because you are in pain, or have been injured

“He only scratched his arm when he fell down, but he squealed like a stuck pig.”

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Pig-headed (adj) Someone whois “pig-headed” will not change, even though they

are wrong Also, they never listen to advice

“He refused to do it in his usual pig-headed way.”

This month we are looking at some pig idioms

This is the first of a three-part series

Make a pig's ear of something

To do something very badly

“Gordon made a pig’s ear of putting those shelves up.”

Pigs can fly; pigs might fly Something you say which means you think there is no chance at

allof something happening

A: I'll pay you back next week

B: Yeah, and pigs might fly

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A male chauvinist pig Aman who considers women to be inferior

“He is an old-fashioned, male chauvinist pig who thinks that

women should stay at home doing the cleaning and looking after

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DICTIONARY OF

Here we've got some examples of how to say things in different situations

Situation

You walk into your boss’s

office and see him sitting

there with no clothes

You were organising a

concert but have decided

to cancel it at the last

minute

You tell a friend that you will

keep her informed of any

A friend is singing loudly,

you ask her to stop

A friend wants to open a

new restaurant You think

it could be a good idea

Please note that the words in this glossary box are literal translations of parts of idiomatic expressions

a small rubber object you put

in the sink to stop the water

going out

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Formal

He was completely naked

We are going to halt the commencement of this

Please cease that singing!

| believe it is worth trying this new venture of yours

rhymes with “look”

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He was in the nude

We are going to call off the

project

We'll keep you up-to-date;

we'll let you know what's

going on

Take a look at this

Would you like a sandwich?

Stop that singing!

| think we should give it a

try

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cease vb

to stop an action venture v

a new undertaking or event;

something you plan to do in the future

He was in his birthday suit;

he was in the nod; he was starkers

Weare going to pull the plug

onthe project; we're going

to scrap it

We'll keep you in the loop

Have a butchers at this; get

a load of this; cast your eye over this; give this one the once over

You want a sarnie?

Give it a rest, would you? Cut it out, would you? Turn

it of f, would you?

| think it is worth a shot; |

think it is worth a go

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What do you have when you're hungry but you don’t have time to cook? A sandwich? An omelette? The British

are different, of course, and their favourite meal is a plate of baked beans on toast Why are the British so

obsessed with these little white beans in tomato sauce? And how can you enjoy your very own plate of

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baked beans beans?

Popularity

There’s no doubt that beans are popular in Britain Every day, hungry

Brits eat 1.5 million cans of them They eat them with their bacon for breakfast, they eat them over a jacket potato at lunchtime,

and they eat them on hot toast for diriner

So why are they so popular? Some say it’s the perfection: every

bean is the same shape, and the sauce always has that familiar

creamy consistency And there's always a perfect ratio of bean to

sauce (51% to 49%) that hasn't changed since baked beans were

first invented

Others say it’s the wonderful contrast between the bland bean and its sweet sauce And still others say it’s the attractive design of the black and turquoise label that has a sense of timelessness to it

British people love that: it’s traditional, changeless and it’s been with them for decades and hopefully won’t ever go away or

change This gives the British a sense of reassurance

Perfection in a Can

Of course, there’s so much more to baked beans than just that On toast they are pure heaven The best thing is to start eating just as the sauce starts soaking through the hot buttered toast, so that you get slightly soggy bread

Then there is the speed at which your meal will be on the table It’s just a question of opening the can, heating up the beans and there

you have it

Baked beans are healthy too For every 100g of baked beans, there

is 7.7g fibre, 0.4 percent saturated fat, and 4.7g of protein There are also no artificial colours, no flavourings, and no preservatives;

and they're OK for vegetarians, or those on a gluten-free diet And all that for a mere 33p a can (about 50 euro cents)

The Downside

Of course, as with everything else in life, beans have their disadvantages For a start, half-eaten cans of beans placed in the fridge have a tendency to “disappear” And they won't reappear until months later when you find them at the back covered in a layer of mould

In addition, beans have a habit of going missing Every time you open acan of them, one of two of them will certainly fall out and hide away in the carpet, or behind the sofa or even in your bag

You'll find them later, when they're dry and white, and have left a

reddish stain on your carpet Beans are notorious for producing

excess gas too In fact, schoolchildren love eating them for precisely this reason

Beans also have high sugar content (over 25 g in every can - which

is the equivalent of eight sugar cubes) Lastly, no matter how quickly you eat your beans, they're always cold by the time you get to the last forkful And there’s nothing worse than cold beans: only weirdoes eat cold beans oh, and beware of anyone who eats cold beans directly out of a can That's really, really weird The Start

So, what's the most popular brand? And how did it all start? For most Brits, the number one brand of beans is Heinz As the 1967 advertising slogan said, “beanz meanz Heinz” The British are more loyal to Heinz Baked Beans than they are to any other brand The company was founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1875 The founder, Henry James Heinz, made his first overseas sale in Britain

in 1886 He eventually established his first factory, in Peckham (southeast London) in 1905 In the Sixties and Seventies, the British subsidiary accounted for more than 50 percent of the firm’s business; and continues to do very well to this day

A Cultural Phenomenon Baked beans are considered an important part of British culture

They've been used to raise charity (someone once sat in a bathtub fullof them); and they’re even in the Guinness Book of Records for the “Number of Baked Beans Consumed in Five Minutes Using Only

a Cocktail Stick”

In a survey carried out in 1998, Heinz Baked Beans were chosen as one of the products that best represents Britain And in another survey, British people chose Heinz Baked Beans to put in a special

time capsule

The sight of a can of baked beans can create feelings of nostalgia for many Brits After all, baked beans have been part of their lives for so long As children they had them for tea, then as students they lived off them because they were so cheap and filling So, older generations often associate their childhood and student days with baked beans So, will you be having some baked beans next time you're in Britain?

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Vocabulary:

Beans

Baked beans in jacket potatoes

These two staples of English cuisine join forces to produce one of the star dishes of a traditional British pub

Some useful words for you to learn

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Here is a recipe for baked beans on toast

* Take a can of beans and gently spoon its contents into a

Saucepan

* Next, take some white bread and cut it to a thickness of exactly 1.56cm

* Now, gently cook the beans to a temperature of 64° C

+ Next, toast the bread under a grill Do not use a toaster Then

spread with unsalted butter chilled to exactly 16.8° C

* — Carefully spoon the cooked beans onto the toast

+ And “voila” the perfect baked beans on toast!

an omelette n food made with eggs and milk that

is cooked in a frying pan baked adj

that is cooked in the oven (an electrical or gas object in the kitchen)

a bean n food that comes from climbing plants The “beans” are the seeds acann

a metal container for food

that doesn’t have much taste turquoise adj

a type of blue/green colour

a label n

a piece of paper on a product with information about that product

a sense of timelessness exp

a feeling that something will be there forever

to go away phr vb

to disappear reassurance n

if something gives you a sense of “reassurance”, it gives you confidence heaven n

a green/grey substance that grows

on food that is old or bad

a stain n

a mark caused by food/drink, etc

a forkful n the food that you can put on a fork

a weirdo n

a strange person weird adj strange

a small, thin piece of wood with

a sharp point that is used for holding food

a time capsule n

a container that will be opened

in the future It contains things that represent a particular time

or period

to live off something exp

to survive by eating just one thing filling adj

that fills you up and stops you feeling hungry

staples n essential ingredients J

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The section that makes grammar easy, interesting and fun

Mustn”t vs Don't Have To

In this month’s grammar fun section we'll be looking at the difference between “mustn't” and “don’t have to”

any more muffins

I'm going to get

The use of “mustn't” expresses a

very strong negative opinion:

“You mustn't do that!”, which basically means, “| don’t want you todo that”

“She mustn't act like that!”,

which basically means, “| don’t

want her to act like that”

“They mustn't be rude to the teacher!”, which basically means,

“| don’t want them to be rude to the teacher”

Notice how “mustn't” is a very personal thing, and is something felt strongly by the speaker

When we want to say that something is prohibited because

of arule, regulation or a law, we

can use some of the following expressions:

“You can’t leave at six.”

“Itis prohibited to leave at six.”

“Leaving at six isn’t allowed.”

“No leaving at six!”

“Leaving at six is prohibited.”

a

You don’t have to finish the food | won't be offended

Don't

have to give me

| your seat because |

like standing here

| like this

You don't have to wash the car, but we'd appreciate it if you did

Don't have to

We use “don't have to” (or

“Haven’t got to”) to say that

something isn't necessary:

“You don't have to do it”, which means, “it is not necessary for your

to do it, but you canif you want to”

Let's see a few more examples:

“She doesn't have to get a hair cut’, which means, “It is not necessary for herto get a haircut, but she can if she wants to”

“They don’t have to come”, which means, “it isnot necessary for them

to come, but they can if they want

to"

In British English, this can also be expressed with the construction

“needn't”:

“You needn't do it.”

“She needn't get a haircut.”

“They needn't come.”

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Americans are fat, and that’s a fact More than half of adult Americans are overweight, and about 54 million of them

are obese, says a recent study Is it the genes? The inactive American lifestyle? The hamburgers and soda?

year because of dis-

eases related to obe- sity Medical experts make a distinction be- tween being over- weight and obese

Overweight people, they say, have a body weight that's too big in proportion to their height Obese people have an excessive amount of body fat in relation to their body mass

“Fat” people in general prefer to be called

“persons of size”,

which is the politically

correct term These

days, no one uses the term “fat,” except adolescent boys on the playground who throw dirt at fat girls

Haagen Dazs Ice Cream

Doctors are seriously worried about obesity After all, they see what

happens to obese people

Medical of ficials want obesity to be considered a public health crisis

If itisn’t, they say, the country will have a variety of problems, includ-

ing a decrease in labor productivity, high medical insurance costs and

a nationwide shortage of Haagen Dazs chocolate chip ice cream

The medical profession launched several marketing campaigns to

show Americans how to eat healthier In one advert, they explained

that ketchup is not actually a vegetable

Doctors spend a lot of time determining patients’ body fat They do

this by measuring a patient's waist and counting their folds of skin

“Every morning, | wake up eager to get to the office and measure

folds of skin,” says Dr Lionel Dunn of Buffalo, New York “I ask

myself, ‘how many will there be? Five, six, seven?’ Once, | found ten

folds on an Idaho woman That's the kind of day that makes me glad

to be a medical professional.”

Virgins & Cheese Products

So why are Americans so fat? Some say it’s because they spend too

much time on the sofa watching television and playing video games

When given the choice between exercising and lying on the couch

throwing potato chips in their mouths, most Americans choose the

latter

Health groups think that junk food is the main culprit Processed

foods and snacks, which are high in preservatives, chemicals and

unhealthy fats, form the basis of the American diet In other coun-

tries people eat lots of fresh fruit and vegetables But in the US this is

rare Take American cheese as an example The most popular kind is

a glowing orange tube full of chemicals and strange fats Ameri-

by Laura Warrell (US English spelling)

cans put this “cheese food” on everything including hamburgers, piz- zas and ice cream

In 2004, Americans spent $110 billion in restaurants like McDonalds, Burger King and Wendy's In fact, studies show that McDonalds’

logo, the yellow M-shaped french fry known as the “golden arches,”

is more recognizable to American children than the Christian cross

Some children have even been seen wearing the arches on a gold chain around their necks

Fat People Unite Inthe US, no oppressed or minority group exists without an organiza- tion to support it For obese people it’s the “American Obesity Asso- ciation” This group aims to change public perceptions about obesity

The American Obesity Association wants people to realize that fat- ness is a disease, not a lifestyle choice

“Fatness is all about genetics,” says Mara Shell “We were just born that way Many people think we choose to stuff ten bags of choco- late cookies into our mouth and wash it down with a liter of Coca

a politically correct term n

an expression that is accepted because it is not offensive dirt n

earth

a shortage n

if there is a “shortage” of something, there is not enough of that thing

if you are “eager” to do something, you really want to do that thing

a couch n

a sofa

a potato chip n US pieces

of fried potato that are in a plastic bag Crisps in British English

to pressure people in Congress in

order to change a law or create a new one

a lawsuit n

a legal process

to sue vb

to start a legal process against

someone in order to get

with a lot of fat

to wreck vb

to destroy

a plaintiff n the person who is trying to get compensation in a legal process

a little cart where a baby sits A

“pram” in British English

a wheelchair n

a chair with wheels for people

who can’t walk

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OUR

Cola But this isn’t true By the way, are you gonna eat that choco-

late cookie?”

Obesity organizations have lobbied congress about obesity issues

They want to focus on the following areas:

Fat People Fight Back

Years ago, there were lawsuits against the tobacco industry These

days, fat Americans are suing the companies they think are respon-

sible for obesity They argue that McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's

and Kentucky Fried Chicken misled them by enticing them with

greasy, salty and sugary food and not admitting how unhealthy it

was

“The fast-food industry has wrecked my life,” said Caesar Barbar,

125 kilos, one of the plaintiffs Mr Barbar said he regularly ate fast

food until 1996 when his doctor said if he continued, he would ex-

plode He had had two heart attacks and suffered diabetes by the

time the lawsuit came to court

“Of course | thought it was good for me,” said Jennifer Mackie, 150

kilos, another plaintiff “Besides, why would McDonalds lie?”

Crying Infants

In June 2002, Southwest Airlines, a major American airline, caused a

national scandal They announced that they would start forcing fat

people to buy two seats on airplanes Obesity advocates protested

Pacific Islanders According to the BBC, Pacific Islanders, especially the women from these islands, are the fattest people in the world Some experts say it's because of the diet of fatty tish and a lack of exercise One is- lander defended himself saying: “What else are gonna do on this is- land but eat?”

There were publicity campaigns and the protesters lobbied congress

to change the rule Overweight Americans admitted that a “passen- ger of size” can inconvenience other people, but argued that people using cell phones, crying infants, old people and people with disabili- ties can also cause inconvience to other passengers

In apress release, the American Obesity Association said, “the airline industry and its passengers have a history of accommodating the elderly, parents with strollers and persons with wheelchairs So why not accommodate fat people?”

“It's very easy,” said an anonymous airline employee “Old ladies don't take up two seats.”

Both cases are still in court

And The Winners

So what does the future look like for overweight people? Many people are fighting hard to eliminate obesity discrimination And these days obesity is being seen as a disease, and fat people as the victims

Whether this is true or not remains to be seen Either way, “persons

of size” have nearly succeeded in making Americans see them as ordinary people who are just a bit larger

Hamburger Nation

There was once a time in the United States when people didn't

eat hamburgers US president Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

never had the pleasure of eating a double bacon cheeseburger

But then in 1904 something happened that would change the

world forever On a warm Saturday morning, at the 1904 World

Fair in St Louis, Thomas Puckerbutt arrived at his hot dog

stand at 10:06 AM to prepare for the day's hungry crowd

of visitors To his horror, he was informed that there

was a transport strike, and that no hot dogs would be

delivered for at least another week He was horrified,

shocked and desperate He would be ruined! He sat

down in front of his stand, crying inconsolably Then,

all of a sudden, Puckerbutt began to smile as he devel-

oped a plan to save his business At 11:23 AM the first

“hamburger” was born The crowd went wild over

this delicious creation By the late 1930's, the ham-

burger had become one of the most popular foods in

the country

38 Billion Burgers

Americans eat an incredible quantity of hamburgers Ac-

cording to a leading hamburger researcher, the average Ameri-

Hamburger Heaven

Hamburgers! Mm Delicious! The hamburger is one of America’s favorite foods and has helped make the USA

one of the fattest countries in the world Hamburgers are everywhere in America and no matter where you go,

you'll probably be no further than 100 meters from somewhere that sells these tasty pieces of cow meat This

month, Hot English’s very own Jeff Fenyo takes a look at America’s insatiable appetite for burgers

can eats nearly 14 kilos of hamburger a year This means that around 38 billion burgers are eaten annually At- tempts by mathematicians to calculate how many cows must be sacrificed each year to make all these ham- burgers have ended in failure The problem is that no one is certain what percentage of the cow actually goes into making the hamburgers served in fast-food restaurants

Do the hamburgers include the cows’ tongues? The tails?

The ears? The organs? Or are they 100% top-quality meat? Until the big fast-food restaurants reveal their secret recipes, the true number of cows used to make hamburgers will remain a mystery

Hamburger Eating Contests Americans love sport, and they've invented some re- ally strange sports that hardly anyone knows about

One of these is “Hamburger Eating” and “Hamburger Eating Competitions” These competitions are normally organized by hamburger restaurants or meat manufac- turers and attract contestants from all over the country

It's aserious sport and the professional contestants spend months training their stomachs to absorb huge amounts of cow meat in very short periods of time

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The competition itself is as tactical as a chess match and as spirited

as a game of American football Here’s how it works: the contest- ants slowly take their seats at the eating table and carefully observe their opponents, searching for any signs of weaknesses or nervous- ness As the piles of hamburgers are placed in front of them, it isn’t unusual for the competitors to laugh in a sinister way in order to intimidate the other competitors When all is prepared, the compe- tition judge points the starting gun in the air Ready, set go! The gun is fired, and the contestants dive into their hamburgers and shove as many down their throats as possible before the judge signals the end of the competition The contestant who eats the most hamburgers, and is still conscious and breathing at the end of the event, is the “Hamburger Eating Champion”

Spectators

It’s an exciting event, but it’s also disgusting Just imagine these sights and sounds: competitors stuffing their faces with so many burgers that the grease flows out of their mouths and trickles down their hands, arms and necks; loud and objectionable sounds coming from the competitors’ abused bodies; participants turning green from hamburger overdose and becoming violently ill in front of the spectators And the contestants aren't exactly the sort of people you get on Baywatch! It's vile, it's repulsive, but the people love it

There's still no television contract to broadcast these contests, but the demand for quality television is so high in America that the or- ganizers are confident that millions of viewers will soon see the competitions live on TV

Hamburger Consequences Hamburgers are popular, but they're also making the United States one of the fattest countries in the world Americans give the im- pression that they're obsessed with health and fitness, but the truth

is that most people are in terrible shape and have no interest in taking care of themselves These days fitness magazines conduct surveys each year to see which city will earn the title of “America’s

Fattest City” It’s an award that no city wants In case you’re curious,

the cities selected in 2005 as America’s fattest were: Detroit, Hou- ston, Dallas, San Antonio and Chicago Big cities with very big bellies

No matter what the health consequences, Americans will never stop eating hamburgers - they are too addicted to them In fact, we at Hot English Magazine are addicted to them as well For all of our readers who are hamburger lovers, here’s the recipe for the Hot English Burger: pan fry a half kilo of hamburger meat with onion and top it with Tabasco sauce (lots), bacon, ketchup, red onion, tomato, fried egg, mayonnaise and pig feet Place the mixture in a lightly toasted bun Give it a try, we're sure you'll love it!

to shove something down your throat exp

if you “shove something down

your throat”, you eat it very

a hot dog stand n disgusting adj

a place in the street where you can horrible buy hot dogs to stuff your face exp

a strike n to eat too much

when workers refuse to work to trickle n

to go wild exp if a liquid “trickles”, it falls slowly

to become very excited about vile adj something horrible

if you “dive into” food, you

suddenly start to eat it

abunn

a round piece of bread

if you carry out a “survey”, you ask

questions to discover information

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by Laura Warrell (American English spelling)

Soda Americans are well-known soda drinkers Pepsi and Coca-Cola domi- nate the soda industry, though there are smaller companies trying

to compete There's the basic brown cola, plus an endless supply of other flavors, including orange, lime, grape and cherry Then there are crystal-clear drinks like Sprite and 7-Up, and a lesser-known product called Crystal Pepsi

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Foreigners in the States are often surprised when they sit down to

dinner with an American family and are offered milk But this is

perfectly normal as many Americans, especially children, have milk

with nearly every meal

At present, there’s an aggressive campaign to get Americans to drink

even more milk It’s healthy, they say, and prevents bone diseases

such as osteoporosis The milk industry also scares consumers by say-

ing 88% of women and 60% of men aren't getting enough calcium

in their diets, and how 28 million people already have bone diseases

Then, they push old ladies to show how easy it is to break a limb when

you're not drinking enough milk

For a long time, there was a series of television ads as part of the

“Got Milk” campaign They showed famous people wearing a “milk

mustache” (a line of milk above their upper lip) and saying something

meaningful about the drink Some of the people who have appeared

in the videos include Britney Spears, director Spike Lee and Sarah

Michelle Gellar

Coffee

Coffee is the number-one hot drink in the US Apparently, 52 per-

cent of Americans over 18 drink a cup of joe (coffee) regularly The

average coffee drinker drinks 3.3 cups every day; and many Ameri-

cans can’t start their day without it Regular coffee is basically a

weak coffee with hot water that some say tastes like mud

“Gourmet” coffee is what they drink in European countries such as

France, Spain and Italy, and has become more popular in the States

with the rise of cafes like Starbucks These cafes have introduced

the average American to things like cappuccino and espresso, as well

as exotically flavored coffees They have also managed to convince

Americans to spend four dollars, instead of the 50 cents they used to

pay, on coffee mixed with things like chocolate syrup, caramel and

whipped cream For many, sitting in a Starbucks is like sitting in a

McDonalds except that it’s green, the chairs are more comfortable

and it smells like coffee instead of meat

Alcohol

Americans have a poor attitude towards alcohol They don’t drink for

pleasure as the French, Spanish or Italians do They drink to get

wasted, trashed, annihilated, bombed, wrecked or just plain

drunk

Although 21is the legal drinking age in most states, many Americans

begin drinking in high school because of pressure from their friends

University is the place where most Americans start their relationship

with booze At fraternity parties, young people like to drink until

their blood is replaced by alcohol and they can no longer speak or

walk The real fun comes the next morning when they can complain

about their massive hangovers and entertain their friends with sto-

ries about how they “got totally wasted and puked all over the place”

Once they leave school and enter the workforce, Americans can en-

joy “Happy Hour” During Happy Hour, restaurants and bars offer

cheap drinks and food between five and nine, when the workday

ends Business executives and other professionals think of Happy Hour

as an opportunity to relax after work, get thoroughly drunk and start

casual relationships with colleagues

Spirits & Cocktails

More sophisticated Americans enjoy cocktails There are thousands

of fancy names for them, but some of the most popular are Bloody

Marys (vodka and tomato juice) and Screwdrivers (orange juice and vodka) Also popular are Daiquiris, which are made with ice and rum,

and come in strawberry, lime and other flavors Pina coladas are

coconut flavoured, and mudslides are made with rum, kahlua, choco-

late and ice cream

Americans also love to “do shots” A shot is a small glass of alcohol

that you drink in one quick gulp Typical shots are made with tequila,

Beer

The most popular alcoholic drink in America is beer In fact, the average American drinks about 100 litres of beer

a year Americans are as loyal to their beer brands as they are to their foot- ball teams There are “Beer of the Month” clubs, beer collectibles and even a beer cookbook, which has reci- pes with beer, and recipes for foods that go well with beer Beer compa- nies attract customers with provocative

in bikinis, or gorgeous girls who decide

to sleep with dorks simply because of the beer they’re drinking

One of the most successful beer com- mercials was from Budweiser In it, a group of friends greeted each other by happily yelling, “Whassup?”

There were many versions of the ad, including one in a karaoke club and another with Italian mafiosos This helped Budweiser sales, and led to an increase of idiots crying “whassuuuuup” every time some- one said hello to them So what will you drink on your next visit to the

States?

Ten soda n to get wasted, trashed,

a bubbly drink with sugar, such as_ annihilated, bombed, Coke, Pepsi, Fanta, etc wrecked exp lime n to get very drunk

a small, green fruit similar to a booze n lemon alcohol grape n a fraternity party n US small fruit that is used to make wine a party organised by a social

cherry n organisation at a university or

a small, red fruit college in America crystal-clear adj a hangover n transparent the terrible pain in your head the lesser-known adj morning after a night of drinking not as well known as other things — alcohol

to blame vb to puke vb inform

to say that someone is responsible to vomit for something fancy adj acann sophisticated

a small, cylindrical, metal contai- agulpn ner for beer, coke, etc a quantity of liquid that you drink

to scare vb car upholstery n

to frighten the material on the seats in the in-

a limb n terior of a car

an arm or a leg beer collectibles n anadn objects that you can collect and

a piece of publicity about a product that are related to beer alip n foods that go well with beer exp the part of your mouth that you _ food that is good to have with beer use to kiss a dork n US inform

meaningful adj an idiot significant to greet vb mud n to say hello

a mixture of water and earth to yell vb the rise of exp to shout

if there is a “rise of” something, whassup? exp there is an increase in that thing colloquial expression meaning

a cafe n what is up, what is going on

a bar where you can have hot drinks and food i eet 7

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