Basic 3 Unit 4

Unit 4
Eating Out

Food
a. Complete this dialogue between Gore May and the manager of the “Prima Vera”
restaurant.

clean • cold • expensive • food • fresh • ingredients • stone

Manager: Is everything all right, sir?

Gore May: No, it isn’t. I had to wait 45 minutes for my table and it wasn’t even
fresh
(1) __________________________.
Manager: Well, we are very busy at lunchtime. Your table looks clean to me. What
food
did you think of our (2) __________________________?
Gore May: clean
Everything is very (3) ________________________.
How can you explain charging $15 for strawberries and cream?
Manager: ingredients
We serve the best of everything and the best (4) ___________________
are very expensive.

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Gore May: Well, you certainly didn’t serve me the best rolls! They weren’t
(5) _________________
cold , the grilled fish was (6)___________________
expensive
and I found a (7) _____________________
stone in the chocolate nut cake.
Manager: Most people say our food is delicious. Perhaps you just don’t like Italian
food.

b. Your local radio station has asked you to write a review of a restaurant that you
visited recently. Include the following information in your review:

• Name of the restaurant

• Prices – Was the restaurant cheap/expensive or reasonable?
• Type of food – What did you eat? Was it fresh? Was it tasty?
• Service – Was the waiter polite and friendly?
• Waiting time for a table – Did you have to wait a long time?
• Cleanliness – Were the tables clean?
• Advice to listeners – Do you recommend this restaurant?

My Restaurant Review

the suho restaurant has a variety of sushi and its prices are passable, not
__________________________________________________________
so expensive, not so cheap depending on the dish, the dishes are
exquisitely
__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

c. Read your review to the class. Record your review and play it to the class.

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Pearl’s Party Service

a. Did you understand all the words in the reading text, “Pearl’s Party Service”? Put the
words below in the correct categories.

baked • cake • chicken • cream • delicious • fish • fresh

grilled • homemade • strawberries • rolls • salad • whipped

Words to describe food Kind of food

____________________________
baked ____________________________
rolls

____________________________
homemade ____________________________
cake

____________________________
grilled ____________________________
cream

____________________________
delicious ____________________________
chicken

____________________________
whipped ____________________________
salad

____________________________
fresh ____________________________
strawberries

b. Check the correct word in the sentences below.

1. I love the smell of fresh/ freshly baked bread in the morning.

2. She makes the most delicious/ deliciously food.

3. He runs a very successful/ sucessfully restaurant.

4. This restaurant is nice, but it's very expensive/ expensively .

5. The critic complained angry/ angrily about the bad service.

6. We are expecting important/ importantly guests for dinner.

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c. Imagine you are planning a dinner party with the help of “Pearl’s Party Service”. Fill
out the following form with the relevant information.

Pearl’s Party Service Reservation Form

Type of party: __________________

21 years old Number of guests: 2
_____________
Date and time: _________________
19 may,2022 Place: _______________________
centro america oeste
First courses: zona
___________________________________________________
1, bloque dd, home 233
Main courses: __________________________________________________
Desserts: ______________________________________________________
yes
Drinks: ________________________________________________________
yes
Other requirements: _____________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

d. Complete the dialogue between a customer for Pearl's Party Service and Pearl.

Customer: Hello, is that Pearl's Party Service?

Pearl: Yes, it is. (1) _________________?
how can i help you
Customer: I'd like to book a party service.
Pearl: (2) ________________________?
what kind of party are you into
Customer: It's a birthday party for my son.
Pearl: (3) ________________________?
number of guest you are expecting

Customer: I'm expecting about 50 guests.

Pearl: (4) ________________________?
when is the party
Customer: The party is next Wednesday.
Pearl: (5) ________________________.
what types of food do you want

Customer: We'd like lots of salads and fruit.

Pearl: OK. I'll send you a sample menu.

e. Take turns with a partner phoning “Pearl's Party Service” to order your party.

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Japanese Restaurant
a. Do you remember the dialogue “Japanese Restaurant”? Complete the dialogue for
another couple who are planning a meal out.

Man: Where do you want to have ( breakfast / lunch / dinner )?

Woman: Let’s go to the new ( Italian / Japanese/ Fr ench) restaurant on

( High Street / Fifth Avenue / Oxf ord Street ).

Man: Do you want to ( walk / get the bus / take a taxi )?

Woman: Oh, let’s ( walk / get the bus / take a taxi ).

Man: Would you like to ( see a movie / go to an art gallery / go to a rock

concert ) after we eat?

Woman: ( Yes, I would / No, not really ), thanks.

c. You are going out for a meal. Answer the following questions:

1. What meal are you going to eat out?

______________________________________________________________
i want a salad

2. What kind of restaurant do you want to eat in?

______________________________________________________________
a pizza restaurant

3. How are you going to get there?

______________________________________________________________
in a car

4. Are you going to do something after the meal?

______________________________________________________________
i m going to eat a pizza

d. Develop a dialogue with a partner. Use the phrases from activity a. to help you.

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Past Progressive: Progressive vs. Simple

a. Gore May went to review another restaurant. Number the pictures of what happened
in the correct order.

1 pay / come over 3 read / spill eat / break

enjoy / start wait / crash

b. Complete Gore May’s restaurant review.

Hello, listeners! This is Gore May with another restaurant review!

Last week I made a reservation for the new French restaurant, Le Vieux Chalet.
I was very disappointed. While I (1) _________________ for my table, the
manager of the restaurant (2) _________________ into me and didn’t even
apologize!

Then while I (3) _________________ the menu, a waiter accidentally

(4) _________________ soup all over me. And what about the food? Well, as
(5) ________________ my chicken, I suddenly (6) ________________ my tooth on
a stone. Dessert was more successful. I had delicious strawberries and cream, but
as I (7) _________________ my dessert, someone at the next table
(8) _________________ smoking. Finally, when I (9) _________________ the bill,
the manager (10) _________________ to apologize. But by then it was too late!

Listeners, if you want a good meal out, don’t go to Le Vieux Chalet!

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