Lifestyle in Britain. Дворжец О.С. - 131 стр.

opportunity of returning it within 16 days of            out the ‘fry-up’ and just have the cereal,
purchase, for a full refund or exchange. We              tea and toast. The rest have even less.
simply ask that it is returned in its original           What the vast majority of British people
and unspoilt condition, with its original wrap-          have in the mornings is therefore much
ping and your receipt. Please note this prom-            closer to what they call a ‘continental’
ise does not apply to earrings for pierced ears,         breakfast than it is to a ‘British’ one.
food products, camcorders, prerecorded music             ‘Elevenses’ is, conventionally, a cup of tea
or videos, computer software, fresh flowers              or coffee and some biscuits at around
and Christmas decorations. This guarantee                eleven o’clock. In fact, people drink tea or
does not affect your statutory rights.                   coffee whenever they feel like it. This is
                                                         usually quite often.
Tapescript 26                                            Lunch is typically at one o’clock (any
                                                         shops which close for lunch close from one
Summer at Past Times!                                    to two). But it is often a bit earlier for
There’s nothing quite like sitting in the gar-           schoolchildren and those who start work at
den, dreaming of an Edwardian summer with                eight o’clock.
croquet and tea on the lawn. So we’ve made               For the urban working class (and a wider
sure our Summer Past Times catalogue is full             section of the population in Scotland and
of unusual gifts, ornaments, furniture and ac-           Ireland) tea is the evening meal, eaten as
cessories for you and your family to enjoy               soon as people get home from work (at
outdoors.                                                around six o’clock). For other classes, it
You’ll find our charming Alice in Wonder-                means a cup of tea and a snack at around
land figures, modeled on the famous 1865 il-             four o’clock.
lustrations by Sir John Tenniel. Our exclusive           ‘Supper’ is another word for the evening
canopied hardwood garden chair is covered in             meal among those people who do not call
a fabric recalling William Morris’s Willow               it ‘tea’.
design. And there are lots more treats for you           ‘Dinner’ is also commonly used for the
and your garden throughout the rest of our               evening meal. It suggests something rather
new catalogue.                                           grander and eaten comparatively late (at
As you know, our items are generally authen-             around eight o’clock). It is associated with
tic replicas or, based on period designs – most          relative formality (many people talk about
are exclusive to Past Times. We deliver to               ‘Christmas dinner’, even if they have it in
your door in 7 days or less, and everything              the middle of the day). It is also sometimes
you buy is guaranteed without question. We               used to refer to the midday meal in
hope you find lots in our Summer catalogue               schools.
to help you make the most of your summer-
time in the garden.                                      Tapescript 28

Tapescript 27                                            What people drink.
                                                         As well as large amounts of hot drinks
When people eat what: meals.                             such as tea, coffee and cocoa, British peo-
Generalizations are dangerous. Below is de-              ple – especially children – drink squash (a
scribed what everybody knows about – but                 sweetened fruit concentrate that has to be
this is not necessarily what everybody does!             diluted with water) and brand-name ‘soft’
Breakfast is usually a packeted ‘cereal’ (e.g.           (nonalcoholic) drinks. They also expect to
cornflakes) and/or toast and marmalade. It               be able to drink water straight from the tap.
isn’t usually a ‘traditional’ British breakfast          Before the 1960s, wine was drunk only by
which is a large ‘fry-up’ preceded by cereal             the higher social classes and was associ-
with milk and followed by toast, butter and              ated in most people’s minds with expen-
marmalade, all washed down with lots of tea.             sive restaurants. Since that time, it has in-
In fact, only about 10% of the people have cut           creased enormously in popularity.

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