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Unit 3
At The Restaurant

Food
a. The International Café is organizing its menu. Help by matching the correct titles to
the foods below.

ITALIAN MEXICAN CHINESE AMERICAN

FOOD FOOD FOOD FOOD

CHINESE FOOD AMERICAN FOOD MEXICAN FOOD ITALIAN FOOD

chow mein hamburgers salsa pasta

egg roll hot dogs tacos pizza

green tea French fries beer lasagna

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b. Complete this restaurant ad with the words below.

address • delicious • different • dinner • pizza • restaurant • Sunday

Are you
looking
for a good
restaurant?
Then the Italian café is the (1)restaurant
_______ for you!
delicious
We make (2) _______________ Italian food.
pizza
We have (3) ________________ and a lot of
different
(4) _____________________ kinds of pasta.
Sunday
We’re open Monday through (5) ____________
dinner
for lunch and (6) ______________.
address
Our (7) ________________ is
34 Milano Street.

c. Write an ad for a restaurant. Include the following information in your ad:

At the La Mena Cafe you can eat a lot of different
• The name of the restaurant
• The type of food the restaurant serves You can choose from Manaba, Esmeraldeña or
Serrana food
• The times when the restaurant is open
They're open Thursday through Sunday
• The address of the restaurant
Our addres is S19 -22 Angamarca Street.

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New Mexican Restaurant

a. Read the restaurant ads and answer the questions which follow.

A B

Visit
Hamburger City! Visit the
It’s the restaurant for you. Rendez-vous
We have seven different kinds of Restaurant!
hamburgers. We make delicious French food.

This week the hamburgers come We have fresh fish, salads and great

with French fries French bread.

and a free drink This week all meals come with a free

for only $8.95 drink!

All meals are $10.95
Hamburger City Restaurant is on
479 High Street. The Rendez-vous Restaurant is
We are open for lunch and dinner, open everyday for lunch on
Monday - Friday. 972 Spring Street.

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b. Correct the sentences below according to the ads in activity a.

1. Hamburger City makes three different kinds of hamburgers.

No, we have seven different kinds of hamburgers
______________________________________________________________
2. The Rendez-vous Restaurant isn’t open for lunch.
Yes, he Rendez-vous Restaurant is open everyday for lunch
______________________________________________________________
3. Hamburger City is on 972 Spring Street.
No, Hamburger City Restaurant is on 479 High Street
______________________________________________________________
4. The Rendez-vous Restaurant serves Mexican food.
No, they make delicious French food
______________________________________________________________
5. The meals at Hamburger City cost $10.95.
No, the hamburgers at Hamburger City cost$8.95
______________________________________________________________

c. Which restaurant would you like to have dinner at tonight? Discuss with a partner.

JW Marriot
I would like to have dinner at ___________________________________________
the buffet is excellent, there is a lot of variety at a good price
because __________________________________________________________.

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Delicious Salads
a. A man is taking his girlfriend to lunch at an American restaurant. Match the answers to
the questions she asks.

Questions Answers
c a. Well, they’re not as good as the
1. Are the hamburgers good here?___
hamburgers.
a
2. Are the hot dogs good? ___ b. I don’t know, I only drink tea.
d
3. What about the French fries? ___ c. Yes, they’re very good.
b
4. How is the coffee? ___ d. Yes, they’re excellent! The fries are my
favorite.

b. You are visiting the International Restaurant with a friend. Your friend knows the
restaurant but you don’t. Write a dialogue asking your friend about the food on the
menu below. Use the words and phrases from activity a. to help you.

International Restaurant Menu

Hamburgers $3.55 French Bread $0.75
Hot Dogs $3.25 Tacos with beans, chicken or beef $3.55
French Fries $1.90 French Onion Soup $2.95
Mexican Beer $1.50 Dessert – Chocolate Ice Cream $2.25
Chinese Tea $1.00 Dessert – Cheese Cake $1.95

You: Are the Soup good here?

_____________________________________________________
Your friend: Yes, they’re excellent!
_____________________________________________________
You: What about the French fries?
_____________________________________________________
Your friend: Yes, they’re very good
_____________________________________________________
You: How is the tea ?
_____________________________________________________
Your friend: I don’t know, I only drink coffee
_____________________________________________________

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Nouns: There Is/There Are, Articles

a. Look at this picture of a busy restaurant. Use the words in the table to write five positive
sentences and five negative sentences about the picture.

any waiters listening to a menu

one children eating to customers
There is / isn’t some people reading tea
There are / aren’t a lot of man talking dessert
a woman drinking music

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Positive sentences
There is a woman drinking tea
1. __________________________________________________________________
There are some children listening to music
2. __________________________________________________________________
There is a man reading a menu
3. __________________________________________________________________
There are a lot of waiters talking to customers
4. __________________________________________________________________
There is a man eating a dessert
5. __________________________________________________________________

Negative sentences
There aren't any waiters eating
1. __________________________________________________________________
There aren't any people talking to children
2. __________________________________________________________________
There isn't a woman eating dessert.
3. __________________________________________________________________
There isn't a man listening to music.
4. __________________________________________________________________
There aren't any waiters
5. __________________________________________________________________

b. Close your book and tell your partner what you remember from the picture.

c. Answer the following questions about your English classroom. Use full sentences.

1. Is there a computer in your classroom?

Yes, there is a computer for each student
______________________________________________________________
2. Are there a lot of students?
Yes, there are many students in my course, we are 25 who take the class
______________________________________________________________
3. Are there any pictures on the walls?
No, there are no pictures on the walls, there are only windows
______________________________________________________________
4. Is there a board?
Yes, there is a chalk board liquid
______________________________________________________________
5. Is there a lot of noise?
No, there is not much noise the classroom is on the third floor
______________________________________________________________

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d. Look at the restaurant ads below. Complete the sentences with the correct article
- a/an/the.

the International Restaurant you can eat food from all over ____
1. At ____ the world.

the Golden Apple Restaurant, where you can eat ____

2. Come to ____ the best
the world.
hamburgers in ____
The Italian Chef Restaurant has ____
3. ____ an excellent selection of pastas.

A
4. ____ the only place to get ____
Sandwich Shop is ____ a really good sandwich.
the Perfect Pizza Parlor! We have ____
5. Come to ____ a the most cheese!
pizza with ____
the New Mexican Restaurant, we have ____
6. At ____ a great menu, low prices, and
the manager is Mexican – so you know ____
friendly waiters. ____ the food will be good!

e. Write an ad for your favorite restaurant.

The best place to have a meat is Burguer King.

_____________________________________________________________
It is an international franquice where you can find hamburguers and fried chicken.
_____________________________________________________________
The prices are very expensive but the quality is excellent.
_____________________________________________________________
It is open until late at night, every day on the week.
_____________________________________________________________
There you can get an unlimeted refill cup to recharge your drink.
_____________________________________________________________
It is not very healthy, but it is so tasty.
_____________________________________________________________

f. Exchange ads with a partner. Suggest how he/she can improve his/her ad. Read your
ads to the class.

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