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Some students have breakfast at the University too. As a rule,
they have porridge, ham, sausages, hard-boiled, soft-boiled or scramble
eggs, cream, curds, cheese, coffee or tea.
The tables are covered with table-cloths and seat six people.
There are salt-cellars, pepper-shakers, mustard-pots and paper-napkins
on them.

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Text 2

ENGLISH MEALS

The typical English meals are breakfast, lunch, tea, and dinner;
or in some homes, breakfast, dinner, tea, and supper. Englishmen are
very particular about their meal time. They usually have breakfast from
any time until 9 o’clock, lunch between 12 and 3, tea at 5 o’clock and
dinner between 6 and 9 p.m.
Breakfast. An Englishman’s day begins with his favourite
breakfast of cornflakes with milk and sugar, then an omelette with a tiny
slice of bacon or kippers or sausages. For a change he can have cold
ham. Then he drinks tea or coffee with buttered toast and marmalade
which is a kind of orange jam. Breakfast is generally a bigger meal than
they usually have on the continent. But now most Englishmen have such
a full breakfast only on Sunday mornings. On weekdays it is usually a
quick, light but nourishing meal: just cornflakes, toast and tea or coffee.
Some Englishmen like a “continental breakfast” of rolls and butter and
coffee.
Round about 11 in the morning those who work already feel that
they are ready to have a snack, and they have it during their tea or coffee
break. Tea or coffee is usually brought to the factory bench or office
desk and, in addition, they have a sandwich or a hamburger or some
cookie.
Lunch. At mid-day everything is stopped for lunch. Most offices
and small shops are closed for an hour, and the pavements are full of
people on their way to cafes and restaurants. Students, factory workers,
and employees have lunch in their canteens.
The usual lunch consists of two courses. First a meat course is
served with plenty of vegetables. It may be potatoes, peas, beans, cu-
cumbers, cabbage, or cauliflower, or tomatoes. Most Englishmen like

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