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”Fine, And you?”
”Yes, I've rented a comfortable flat for us. I've been living there
for a week already. It is very close to the Anconi Hotel. Are you glad,
Susan?”
”Of course, I am, but I'm also afraid. You know I can't cook.”
”It's all right. I'll cook our meals. And we won't have to eat at
home all the time. We can sometimes go to the Anconi restaurant and eat
out our favourite dishes there.”
It took them about an hour to get from the airport to their new
home.
”Well, you have a look at the flat,” Peter said, ”and I'll cook our
lunch. We are going to have fried meat, if you don't mind. It will be
ready very quickly.” And he went to the kitchen. Soon Susan came in
and looked at the meat.
”It looks very nice, but why are you cooking it without butter?”
”Never mind,” Peter said. ”It'll cook itself. We can go and have
some beer.”
In the room they sat down on the sofa and began to drink
beer and exchange news. Some minutes later Susan asked, ”Don't
you think the meat can burn?”
They came into the kitchen.
”It has burnt, after all,” Peter said.
”Have you ever cooked meat before?” Susan asked.
”As a matter of fact, I haven't':
”Neither have I," said Susan. ”You know what, let's go to the
Anconi restaurant. They serve delicious meat here.”

4. Listen to the story ”Mr Smith's Eating Habits” and ask as many questions
as you can. Let your groupmates answer them.

Mr.Smith's Eating Habits

Mr.Smith has either a small breakfast of juice, toast, and coffee or
a big breakfast of ham or bacon and eggs, toast and coffee. On weekends
Mrs.Smith tries to find time to make him waffles, pancakes, or French
toast with both butter and maple syrup.
Mr. Smith works in a large office from 9 to 5. At 10:30 every
morning he has a doughnut and coffee during the fifteen-minute ”coffee
break”. He usually takes an hour for lunch at noon. He goes to a coffee
shop and has soup and a ham and cheese or roast beef sandwich with

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