College English Lesson three

Western Breakfast

成都师范学院 外语系 刘天勤 讲师

1. Can you name some popular western breakfast and dishes?

2. Which breakfast do you like best and why?

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Warming -up Questions

Types and contents of western breakfast:

Types :Continental breakfast 欧式早餐 American breakfast 美式早餐Buffet breakfast 自助早餐

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When we are asleep. The word "breakfast" When we are asleep. The word "breakfast" comes from an old saying comes from an old saying "breaking the "breaking the fast,"fast," which sleeping basically is. We wake which sleeping basically is. We wake up and break the fast by eating something. up and break the fast by eating something.

Most hotels supply breakfasts to the guests, Most hotels supply breakfasts to the guests, usually there are three different types of usually there are three different types of breakfasts:breakfasts:

CBF (Continental Breakfast), CBF (Continental Breakfast), ABF (American Breakfast) ABF (American Breakfast) BBF (Buffet Breakfast).BBF (Buffet Breakfast).

About BreakfastAbout Breakfast

There is a reason why Continental There is a reason why Continental breakfasts are so breakfasts are so small.small.

In Europe, they eat dinner very late. In Europe, they eat dinner very late. Restaurants do not begin serving dinner Restaurants do not begin serving dinner until 8pm, so people are starting much until 8pm, so people are starting much later than the average American to have later than the average American to have dinner. dinner.

So when you wake up in the morning, you So when you wake up in the morning, you are not going to be that hungry.are not going to be that hungry.

1.Continental 1.Continental breakfastbreakfast

Continental BreakfastContinental Breakfast

In America, for the most part, we eat early In America, for the most part, we eat early and families usually go to sleep relatively and families usually go to sleep relatively early. So, their fasting period is a long time, early. So, their fasting period is a long time, and they wake up hungry; that's why the and they wake up hungry; that's why the bigger bigger breakfasts.breakfasts.

In Europe, where they can't start eating In Europe, where they can't start eating until late, they have a much shorter fasting until late, they have a much shorter fasting time; so they naturally have atime; so they naturally have a lighter lighter breakfast.breakfast.

2.American Breakfast2.American Breakfast

American BreakfastAmerican Breakfast

The Buffet Breakfast includes The Buffet Breakfast includes more more abundantabundant kinds of food, kinds of food, Chinese breakfast, American Chinese breakfast, American breakfast, Continental breakfast, breakfast, Continental breakfast, and even Japanese breakfast, and even Japanese breakfast, Cantonese breakfast and so on. Cantonese breakfast and so on. It almost has the same amounts It almost has the same amounts as the buffet lunch and supper.as the buffet lunch and supper.

3.Buffet Breakfast3.Buffet Breakfast

Buffet BreakfastBuffet Breakfast

 

1. Cereals ( 谷类 ) 玉米、燕麦等制成的谷类食品， 如 corn flakes ( 玉米片 ), 麦片粥 (oatmeal) 或玉米粥

(cornmeal)2. Egg( 蛋－早餐的主食 ) , 通常为两个蛋，可以分为：

fried eggs ( 煎蛋 )boiled eggs( 水煮蛋 )Poached eggs( 去壳水煮蛋 )

scrambled eggs3. 每种蛋皆可选择配火腿 (ham) 、腌肉 (bacon) 、腊肠

(sausage) 作为配菜 . 芝麻街英语 早餐.flv 23/4/2011

contents

1. How would you like the eggs done ， fried or boiled?

鸡蛋要什么火候？煎蛋还是煮蛋？ boiled egg ( 煮鸡蛋带壳的 ) ： hard/soft

boiled( 煮老一些的 ),poached egg( 水煮鸡蛋，荷包蛋 ) ，

scrambled egg ( 炒蛋 ) ， tea-flavored egg ( 茶叶蛋 ) 。

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Language points

2. It consists of chopped carrots, French beans, potatoes, …

Consist 不及物动词 vi. 1 ） . 组成 , 构成 [(+of)]

2 ） . 在于 , 存在于 [(+in)] 3 ） . 一致 , 符合 [(+with)]

Eg: Today’s breakfast consists of ……..

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Language points

Guest: You’d like to have breakfast in your room. You’d like bacon, boiled egg, toast and a cup of coffee. You’d like your eggs boiled. Your room number is 321.

Housekeeper: it’s 8 in the morning. Answer the phone. Ask what the guest would like to have. Find out how he would like his eggs done. Find out the guest’s room number.

Activity Role-play

Sum-up

1.Continental breakfast 欧式早餐

American breakfast 美式早餐Buffet breakfast 自助早餐

2.Some Language points

1.Please remember the related words .1.Please remember the related words . 2. Role-play 2. Role-play The guest wants to have American The guest wants to have American breakfast. You ask what juice he likes, breakfast. You ask what juice he likes, what bakery he wants, if he likes what bakery he wants, if he likes bacon, ham or sausage, how he likes bacon, ham or sausage, how he likes his eggs cooked and if he likes coffee or his eggs cooked and if he likes coffee or tea.tea.

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Homework