News of the world

1. Hotel restaurant

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Juan's workmate, Amy, works as a waitress at the hotel restaurant. She has a variety of specific tasks,including: taking food and drink orders, entering each item ordered into the restaurant register system,delivering bills to customers, accepting payment for the meals, communicating customer orders to kitchenstaff, removing empty plates and used napkins from tables,and training new food servers.

Put the sentences in the right order according to the video

The right order

1.1. Ready to order?

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Test your understanding of this lesson by answering these questions. Eating in a restaurant can be a fun thingto do with friends,

but if you are just learning English all the new words can be confusing. Watch and learn what an "appetizer" is

but if you are just learning English all the new words can be confusing. Watch and learn what an "appetizer" isand

how to change your "order". Remember that you do not need to understand everything. What is an appetizer?

Something to start your mealSomething to finish your meal

What is fast food?

Food you get a reservation forFood from McDonald's or similar places.

What is a reservation?

When the restaurant saves your table.When a server is rude to a customerWhen service is included in the bill

What is the main course?

The first thing you eatThe biggest part of the mealThe last part of the meal

What does "party of..." mean?

It's somebody's birthdayThe number of people you have with youThe political party you belong toA discounted price for alcohol

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Waitress: Good afternoon, sir. Do you have a reservation? Customer: No, I don't. But, I'd like a table for one, please. Waitress: Smoking or non-smoking? Customer: Smoking, please. Waitress: This way please. Your server will be with you in a minute. Customer: Thanks! Waitress: Would you like a drink while you're deciding on what toorder? Customer: Yes, please. Could I see the wine list? Waitress: Certainly sir. Customer: Could I have the Columbia Semillon? Waitress: Sorry sir but we don't have that one now. Customer: OK, then just a glass of still water, please. Waitress: Yes, certainly. I'll bring it right away. Customer: Thank you. Waiter: You're welcome.

As you could see in the conversation above between Amy, the waitress, and the customer, they need someproducts from the supermarket. Amy asks Juan to go and buy them. Help Juan to decide the kind ofpackaging.

Fill the gaps

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a slice of

a bar of

a spoonful of

a tub of ice

a bottle of

a jar of

a packet of

frozen peas cake soap jam olive oil sugar cream

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packaging.

You need 4 potatoes, 5 eggs, 1 onion, parsley, cumin, paprika, salt

First, the potatoes and cut them in small pieces.

Put two tablespoons of olive oil in the pan and add the .

Add a of salt. Let the onion cook for five minutes.

, add the potatoes to the pan. Add the spices and

two of oil.

When fried, mix them with the beat eggs.

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How to make a Tortilla

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STARTERS MAIN COURSE DESSERT

Recipe

STARTERS MAIN COURSE DESSERT

Soup of the day

Melon

Salads:

Egg salad

Ham salad

Seafood salad

£3.00

£4.50

£4.00

£5.00

£7.50

Roast beef with vegetables

Baked cod in lemon sauce

Mushroom risotto

SIDE DISHES

French fries

Green salad

£14.99

£16.55

£12.99

£1.40

£3.00

Apple pie with cream

Strawberries with cream

DRINKS

Soft drinks*

Tea

Coffee

£3.50

£4.00

£2.50 a bottle

£2.00 a pot

from £2.00

**Soft drinks= e.g. lemonade, cola

A

B

C

D

E

Are you enjoying your meal, madam?

Would you like a table by the window?

Are you ready to order?

Shall we leave a tip?

Could we have some more water, please

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For each item A-E write waiter or customer in the first column. Then put the sentences in the correct orderby writing 1-5 in the third column.

Look at the pictures, they represent kinds of food. Then complete 1-7

Fill in gaps

Choose the best answer

1 Offer A to your friend

2 Ask your friend if he/she generally likes A

3 Offer B to your friend

4 Ask your friend if he/she generally likes C

5 Say that you dislike D

6 Offer D to your friend

7 Say that A is good and C isn't good

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A B C D

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restaurant

At the restaurant

1- chewy jewelry chewing

2- raw bore war

3- sour tower our

4- creamy steamy dreamy

5- shrimp rump crimp

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Let's see the different pronunciations:

short /o/ = lot /lɒt/long /o/ = war /wɔː/Three vowel sounds = hour /aʊə/

Write the word that you hear

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1.2. The quietest place

How come you're always such a fussy youngman?Don't want no Captain Crunch, don't want noRaisin BranWell, don't you know that other kids arestarving in JapanSo eat it, just eat it (prrr)

Don't wanna argue, I don't wanna debateDon't want to hear about what kind of food youhate oohYou won't get no dessert 'till you clean off yourplateSo eat it, don't you tell me you're full

Just eat it, eat it , eat itGet yourself an and beat it

Have some more , have some

more

It doesn't matter , it's broiled or friedJust eat it, eat it, eat it, eat iteat it, eat it, eat it, eat it, ooh

Your table manners are a cryin' young shameYou're playin' with your food like it's some kindof gameNow, if you starve to death, you'll just haveyourself to blameSo eat it, just eat it (prr)(burp)

You better listen, better do what you're told oohYou haven't even touched your casseroleoohYou better chow down or it's gonna get coldSo eat it

I don't care if you're fullJust eat it, eat it, eat it, eat itOpen up your mouth and feed itHave some more , have some more

It doesn't matter if it's or Just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat itDon't you make me repeat itHave a , have a whole bunchIt doesn't matter what you have for lunchJust eat it, eat it, eat it, eat itEat it, eat it, eat it, eat it(hoh hoh hoh hoh hoh)

Eat it, eat it, eat it, eat itIf it's gettin' cold, reheat itHave a , have a If you don't like it you can't send it backJust eat it, eat it, (woohoo) eat it, eat itGet yourself an egg and beat it (oh lord)Have some more ,(woohoo) have some

more (woohoo)It doesn't matter , it's broiled or fried Just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat itDon't you make me repeat it (oh no)Have a banana,(woohoo) have a whole bunchIt doesn't matter what you had for lunchJust eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it

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Complete the lyrics with the song

Eat it! by "Weird Al" Yankovic

2. Gastropubs

Amy is studying at cooking school. She is moving to a new apartment.The new apartment is in the city, and it is on the eighth floor so it'shigher than her old apartment. However, the new apartment is closer tothe cooking school than her old apartment. It is near a subway station.Amy is happy because the kitchen in her new apartment is bigger thanher old kitchen and she can do a lot of cooking there. But her newbedroom is much smaller than her old bedroom. She thinks she lives inthe nicest and safest neighbourhood in town. This is one of the bestareas in the city.Unfortunately, this part of the city is the farthest from her work. Amysays that this area has the biggest and quietest parks in the city.

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Review how to use comparatives and superlatives by watching this video:

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Which are the comparatives and superlatives in the text above?

Reading

Caso práctico

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The term gastropub, the result of gastronomy and pub,originated in the United Kingdom in the late 20thcentury. British pubs were places to drink. When pubsserved meals they were usually basic cold dishes suchas a ploughman's lunch.

"Pub grub" includes British food items such as steak andale pie, shepherd's pie, fish and chips, bangers andmash, Sunday roast, ploughman's lunch, and pasties. In addition, dishes such as burgers, chips, lasagne andchilli con carne are often served.

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Fish and chips is a hot dish of English origin, consistingof battered fish, commonly Atlantic cod or haddock,and deep-fried chips. It is a common take-away food.

This is typical English food. Look at the pictures and choose the name of the dish.

Select

3. Press and internet

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Mashed potatoes and sausages,sometimes served with onion gravy or friedonions.

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Battered fish, commonly Atlantic cod orhaddock, and deep-fried chips.

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Bacon, sausages, beans, mushrooms andeggs, often served with a variety of sidedishes and a beverage such as coffee ortea.

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Cheese, chutney, and bread. Additionallywith boiled eggs, ham, and pickled onions.

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Newspaper As It Is

A newspaper contains news, editorials, interviews, cartoons,

3.1. Broadsheet and tabloids

A newspaper contains news, editorials, interviews, cartoons,information about sports, art, music, books and generalentertainment, including radio and TV programmes. There is abusiness section, a family page, comics, generaladvertisement, real estate and employment ads (classifiedads).

The front page usually has an editorial, this is an article aboutthe opinions of the editor or publisher on something that theyconsider important. The editorial is sometimes called theleading article, the leader. However the name "the leadingarticle" may also refer to the principal article in the newspaper.

Most newspapers carry a few cartoons, which, if political, mayappear on the editorial pages, and also comics.

Advertisements usually take up a large part of newspaperspace. A clever newspaper advertisement will cause thereader to stop and read it. They are called eye-catching ads.

Special mention should be made of newspaper headlines.Different headlines on different pages appear in various sizesof type. This helps differentiate the material carried by thepaper and draw the reader's attention to various kinds of newsas well as avoid monotony of format.

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While Juan was shopping, he saw some newspapers on display.

Suddenly he realized that there were different types of papers andhe decided to find out why.

Actividad

Previous knowledge

Definition

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Broadsheet is the largest of the newspapers and they have long verticalpages (typically 22 inches or more). The term derives from popularprints usually just of a single sheet, they sold them on the streets andcontained various types of articles and sections. The first broadsheetnewspaper was the Dutch Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c.published in 1618.

A tabloid is a newspaper industry term which refers to a smallernewspaper format. It is published weekly or semi-weekly. This type of newspaper focuses on local-interest stories and entertainment, oftendistributed free of charge; or to a newspaper that emphasizesensational crime stories, gossip columns, scandals about the personallives of celebrities and sports stars, and other so-called "junk foodnews". "tabloid" has become synonymous with low quality newspapers insome areas. Sometimes they are called "Compact" newspapers instead.So it's like a magazine newspaper (their sections are: "problem page"write for advice, "horoscope", "letters page" letters are published,"gossip column", "TV list" TV programmes for the week, "comic strips","paparazzi pictures" unauthorised photos of famous people).

Broadsheet and tabloid adapted from wikipedia

News are often about recent events. In cases where something has happened recently or in an unfinished time period,

we use the Present Perfect tense. For example; a robber has escaped with £6 million. The police have found the money.

Gerry Head has recently been seen at several London nightclubs with a tall, blonde, fashionmodelIf you are born under this sign, you can expect to receive some unexpected money in thenext week

The president of Chile has resigned

Dear sir, I'm writing to complain about a recent article

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Where would you expect to find these headlines? Select the right answer

Definition

Choose the right answer

3.2 Internet

Write these headlines as full sentences.

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On this page you can find the different papers and magazines that are normally available for people in the UK.

Choose

Periódicos de Reino Unido Toda la prensa de hoy

Prensa de Información General

Prensa Deportiva

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Gales

Irlanda del Norte

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4. Bitesize

Look at the conversation below and answer Juan's questions.

Dialogoprensa

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Throughout this lesson we have learned about restaurants, food, facts, and Britishgastronomy. We have also taken into consideration press and information indifferent media.

What else have you learned?

As far as vocabulary is concerned, we have studied vocabulary related tofood, restaurants, adjectives and press.

From a grammatical point of view, we have reviewed comparisons. Apartfrom that we have reviewed the present perfect tense and countability.

If we consider the language functions of this unit, we have studiedexpressions to use at a restaurant i.e. how to ask for something and the wayto interpret newspaper headlines.

With regards to pronunciation, we have introduced the difference betweenlong and short /o/ and a triphthong (three vowels together) /aυ∂/.