Сборник тренировочных упражнений 9

READING

1. a) Read the text. Match the titles to the paragraphs of the text. One title is extra.
1. A SENSORY [ʹsens(ə)rı] сенсорный,чувствительный CULINARY [ʹkʌlın(ə)rı] EXPERIENCE E
2. AN EXOTIC DINNER A
3. DINING ON THE ICE - 0
4. A THEATRE EXPERIENCE C
5. AN UNUSUAL SETTING [ʹsetıŋ]окружение,оформление D
6. A RESTAURANT WITH A VIEW [vju:](вид,пейзаж,панорама) B

Adventurous Dining

Tired of eating at the same boring restaurants? Looking for a change? Here are some restaurants that offer original menus, original locations, and original service for an ... yes, you guessed it, original restaurant experience. See for yourself which ones you fancy.

1. Looking for something adventurous? The Archipelago [͵ɑ:kıʹpeləgəʋ]архипелаг in London is just the thing for you. At £10.50, the most popular meal in this restaurant is crocodile. Yes, you read it correctly, crocodile. It is served with a yellow plum(сливовый) dip [dıp]соусом. If that is not daring [ʹdeərıŋ] (смелый,отважный,бесстрашный) enough for you, there are plenty of other dishes on the menu [ʹmenju:]. If you are feeling brave, try the “Love Bug [bʌg] жук Salad” or a delicious plate of locusts [ʹləʋkəsts] and crickets[ʹkrıkıts] (саранча и сверчки) for just £7.50. Good luck.
2. Want to enjoy the sights [saıt]вид while you’re eating? Try The Top of the World restaurant. At 800 feet (244 m) above Las Vegas, diners can enjoy a spectacular view of Las Vegas in this revolving [rıʹvɒlvıŋ] вращающийся restaurant. However, the real adventure starts at the end of the meal. That’s when the customers are taken from their seats at the ground level to the observation [͵ɒbzəʹveıʃ(ə)n]смотровые rooms in elevators [ʹelıveıtə] that travel at a remarkable [rıʹmɑ:kəb(ə)l] удивительной speed. Hold on [ʹhəʋldʹɒn] держитесь to your stomach!

C. Longing [ʹlɒŋıŋ](жаждите,стремитесь) for dinner with some drama? Dine with mimes [maımz]пантомима at Mim in Barcelona. The service is unique. Your waiter will take your order in mime (жестикляция,мимика,пантомима) and keep you entertained with performances in between courses. The location is also special. Customers eat in theatrical [θıʹætrık(ə)l]театральный surroundings [səʹraʋndıŋz] среда,окружение,окрестности). Now the question is how do you mime “I’ll have the lobster [ʹlɒbstə] омар,лангуст, большой речной рак, please.”?

D. Don’t care about presentation? You’ll be fine at The Toilet [ʹtɔılıt] Bowl [bəʋl] in Taiwan. [taıʹwɑ:n] The theme of this restaurant is the toilet, and you would be surprised how many people queue [kju:] up (стоят в очереди) for the experience of eating on toilet seats. Don’t be put off by the bowls which are shaped like westernstyle toilets - it’s all part of the scenery!

E. Welcome to Dans Le Noir restaurant, London! You are about to live an unbelievable experience: eating and drinking in the complete darkness. With the help of our blind guides you are going to re-evaluate [ıʹvæljʋeıt]переоценить the notions[ʹnəʋʃ(ə)n] представление of taste and smell through our gastronomic [͵gæstrəʹnɒmık] and pedagogical [͵pedəʹgɒdʒık}(ə)l] process. Our food, mostly organic, is based on first quality ingredients, making this experience as interesting and tasty as possible.

So these were just some easy and crazy ideas about how you could get a special travel destination that will give you some unique experiences and exciting journeys. The road is endless!