Reading Comprehension (Term IV) Form 6
Spotlight
“The Bombay Palace”
Are you tired of going to the same restaurant all the time? Well, come to visit us at Bombay Palace on Willow Avenue. The Bombay Palace is an Indian restaurant with a difference!
The Palaces starters are the best in the town. Try hot spicy soup or chef’s salad. For your main course choose between the beef curry with rice or the Punjab baked chicken with vegetables. But save room for dessert! It’s very tasty! How about apple pie? No? Then why not try the fruit salad? Or homemade pudding, chocolate cake and trifle? They are all delicious and very popular.
At the Bombay Palace the food is great and the prices are fantastic. A meal for two people costs about £40. People visit our restaurant for special occasions like birthdays or business meetings. Indian food is good for all occasions.
The waiters at the Bombay Palace are very friendly and helpful. The music is very enjoyable. Local people and tourists love to visit our restaurant.
We can make packed lunches for you and your children. This is a sandwich, a packet of biscuits, a piece of fruit and a drink. These packed lunches are very popular among children. Many British order takeaways as well. Fish and chips are England’s traditional takeaway food. We serve fried fish with fried potatoes.
We are open Monday to Saturday from 7 pm to 12 pm. Welcome to “Bombay Palace”!

I. Are the sentences T (true), F (false) or N (not stated)?
1. The Bombay Palace is an Indian restaurant.
2. Indians visit this restaurant very often.
3. You can have salad for a starter.
4. The chicken comes with rice.
5. There is only one kind of dessert in the restaurant.
6. You can always buy chocolate cake for a dessert.
7. A meal for two costs more than £50.
8. The Bombay Palace is not open on Sundays.
II. Read the text again and answer the questions.
1. Where is the Bombay Palace situated?
2. What does the Punjab baked chicken come with?
3. Is food cheap or expensive in the Bombay Palace?
4. What is England’s traditional takeaway food?
5. What do they serve fried fish with?
III. Think and explain.
1. Why should you save room in your stomach after a starter and the main course?
2. Why do people visit the restaurant for special occasions?
3. Why do local people and tourists love to visit the Bombay Palace?

Every family has problems because there are no ideal relationships. conflicts usually appear between parents and their teenage offsprings. wise parents try to decide such problems without insulting or pressurizing children. teenagers are rather sensitive. they are going through a difficult period, when they have to choose future occupation, friends, interests. it’s also the time of first love and tears. so, parents should understand this and try to help them instead of useless moralizing. one of the most difficult problems among adults and youngsters is the struggle for independence. at some point children realize that they want to be independent, they don’t need help or advice from parents. they want to be left alone and to decide for themselves. that’s when family conflicts start. the only solution is to hear each other and to talk about it. unfortunately, teens don’t understand that some things or situations can be dangerous and can have unwanted effects. this is the time when many youngsters try alcohol, cigarettes or drugs, not knowing that this one try can ruin all their life. they don’t understand that parents have gone through this and know how behave in certain situation. meanwhile, adults should understand that their children are no longer kindergarten kids. they have grown and they need special attention. family conflict is not a disaster. it can be solved if treated sensibly. there are many family therapists and psychologists nowadays, who help to solve such problems. the main condition is not to let it become too deep.  переклад у кожній родині бувають проблеми, тому що ідеальних відносин немає. конфлікти зазвичай виникають між батьками та їхніми дітьми-підлітками. мудрі батьки намагаються вирішити подібні проблеми, не ображаючи і не чинячи тиску на дітей. підлітки дуже чутливі. вони переживають важкий період, коли їм доводиться вибирати майбутню професію, друзів, інтереси. це також час першої любові і сліз. тому батьки повинні розуміти це і намагатися їм замість марних моралей. одна з найскладніших проблем серед дорослих і молоді - це боротьба за незалежність. у якийсь момент діти розуміють, що вони хочуть бути незалежними, вони не потребують або радах від батьків. вони хочуть, щоб їх залишили в спокої і щоб вони самі все вирішували. ось тоді починаються сімейні конфлікти. єдиним рішенням є можливість почути один одного і поговорити про це. на жаль, підлітки не розуміють, що деякі речі або ситуації можуть бути небезпечними і можуть призводити до небажаних наслідків. це період, коли багато молодих людей пробують алкоголь, сигарети або наркотики, не знаючи, що тільки одна спроба може зруйнувати їм все життя. вони не розуміють, що батьки пройшли через це і знають, як вести себе в певних ситуаціях. тим часом, дорослі повинні розуміти, що їхні діти вже не в дитсадку. вони виросли і потребують особливої ​​уваги. сімейний конфлікт - це не катастрофа. він може бути вирішене, якщо до цього підходити розумно. у наші дні є безліч сімейних терапевтів і психологів, які вирішити таку проблему. головне, не допустити, щоб вона погіршилася.

When we see a man or a woman we look at the faces and clothes. if we see a beautiful face we consider them beautiful too. but when our acquaintance is continuing we begin to notice another things. we can see good or bad character, good or bad deeds. and when a deeds are constantly bad, we do not see a pretty face now. for example, the pretty boy beats a dog or a cat. do you look at his face in that moment? i am sure he is ugly. and mother teresa was not pretty, but her heart was really beautiful like her soul. so we respect her much more than any of hollywood's cuties.