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Ketchup commercial with
a celebrity
A2 Level Duration: 1 hour
1 Warm-up
Look at the picture. What do you see here? Do you know this person?
Where is he?
2 Pre-listening
Do you like eating out? Look through these sentences and divide
them into two lists: advantages and disadvantages.
Fast-food restaurants typically offer limited choices.
Expensive compared to cooking at home.
No need to prepare meals or clean dishes afterwards. advantages
Opportunity to experience new tastes.
Can save time on a busy schedule.
Variety of foods offered without shopping
Restaurant help may be unprofessional.
disadvantages
Shared meals provide more opportunities for conversation.
Healthy options are often available in restaurants.
No control over what ingredients are used.
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Match the words with their definitions.
a. expensive and of high quality.
chandelier posh
b. a picture painted by an artist.
c. a hanging light with branches for several lights.
fork painting
d. used to pick up food, consisting of a handle with two or more
narrow points.
hostess fancy
e. a woman who greets guests at a party or dinner.
f. relating to the best and most expensive type of something.
classical sauces
g. liquids served with food, especially meat, to add flavour.
h. a man whose job is to serve people in a restaurant.
waiter dining
i. traditional and from an earlier period in history.
3 Listening
Watch the video and answer the question:
What is this commercial for?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keOaQm6RpBg
Look through the statements. Watch the video again and say what is true and
what is false.
1. The restaurant had chandeliers and paintings on the wall.
2. The hostess asked if it was the first time dining with them.
3. The waiter described the food as fancy.
4. The food looked good.
5. The waiter was screaming.
6. The waiter was surprised when the guest took something out of his bag.
7. The guest took out a fork from his bag.
Read the extract from the video. Fill in the gaps.
there was something missing the whole world came to a stop reach into my bag
looked good take out
Y ________________________( ),
ou know the food 1
________________________( )
I just thought 2 .
S ________________________( )
o, I 3
________________________( )
and I 4 the only thing that can complete me.
________________________( )
And at that point, 5 .
Now let’s watch and check.
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4 Speaking
Answer the questions: Do you like ketchup? What other sauces do you like?
Let’s think about other food that we can make a commercial for. What ideas
do you have?
Here is a list of facts about different kinds of food. Can you guess the food?
chewing gum hamburger fizz y drink chocolate bar noodles
1. The average person drinks about 44 gallons of 9. One 12-ounce can of this contains 40 to 50g
this each year.
of sugar.
2. McDonald’s sells 75 of these every second.
10. The most popular flavor of this snack is mint.
3. In some cultures, they are eaten with 11. This is the second most popular drink in the
chopsticks.
world, after water.
4. Adding marshmallows, nuts and other 12. This food originated in Hamburg, Germany in
ingredients is a common way to make different the late 19th century.
flavors of this snack.
13. The largest snack weighed 5,792 lbs and was
5. This snack has been around since ancient times.
made in Italy in 2017.
6. In the U.S., the most popular form of this food is 14. The average adult consumes 11.7 kg of this per
macaroni and cheese.
year.
7. This helps improve focus and concentration.
15. They have been part of Chinese culture for
thousands of years.
8. The US consumed over 50 billion of this kind of
food in 2011.
What else do you know about these kinds of food?
5 Homework
Now let’s prepare your commercial. Choose a partner you want to work with.
Choose the food you want to advertise. W hat makes it special ? The facts from the lesson can help
you
P repare a script for your commercial. Use the phrases from the lesson
Choose a format. Do you want to make a poster, a presentation, a short video or maybe a podcast ?
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Correct answers
Pre-listening
Match the words with their definitions.
e. hostess
a. posh
f. fancy
b. painting
g. sauces
c. chandelier
h. waiter
d. fork
i. classical
Listening
Look through the statements. Watch the video again and say what is true and
what is false. (for weaker students you can slow down the video to 0.75)
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. False (the waiter was screaming through his eyes)
6. True
7. False (the guest took out a ketchup bottle)
Read an extract from the video. Fill in the gaps.
1. looked good
2. there was something missing
3. reach into my bag
4. take out
5. the whole world came to a stop
Speaking
Here is a list of facts about different kinds of food. Can you guess the food?
fizzy drink - 1, 9, 11
hamburger - 2, 8, 12
chewing gum - 5, 7, 10
chocolate bar - 4, 13, 14
noodles - 3, 6, 15
