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eating out in the UK read and listen read the following text carefully eating out the British

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have imported food from very different cultures for example the Indian the Chinese and Italian

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one reason for the popularity of these types of restaurant is that they are often much cheaper

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than the more traditional British ones, which serve a mixture of British and French cooking.

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In the larger cities there is a great choice of restaurants. A good example of this are the

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vegetarian restaurants which offer a different type of food. Takeaway food. Restaurants often

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have a takeaway service in which you buy the food cooked and take it to eat elsewhere. The

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most common are Indian, Chinese and Italian pizza takeaway and there are also the American fast food

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restaurants. The original British takeaway food is fried fish and chips, fried potatoes and there

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are still hundreds of fish and chips shops. Self-service. Another cheap way to eat out is to go

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to a self-service coffee where you serve yourself from a counter and pay for your food before eating

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it. Many self-service restaurants now offer a good range of salads and hot meals.

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Restaurants. Restaurants are usually more expensive than fast food restaurants or

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self-service coffees. Most restaurants show a menu outside the building so you can see the

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type of food served and the prices. Bye bye! Thank you for listening!

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Thank you.