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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!

We make (2) _______________

delicious Italian food.
We have (3) ________________
pizza and a lot of
(4) _____________________
differents kinds of pasta.
We’re open Monday through (5) ____________
sunday

for lunch and (6) ______________.

dinner

Our (7) ________________

address is
34 Milano Street.

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

• The name of the restaurant
• The type of food the restaurant serves
• The times when the restaurant is open
• The address of the restaurant

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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.

______________________________________________________________
Hamburger City makes seven different kinds of hamburgues.

2. The Rendez-vous Restaurant isn’t open for lunch.

______________________________________________________________
The Rendez-vous Restaurant is open everyday for lunch.

3. Hamburger City is on 972 Spring Street.

______________________________________________________________
Hamburguer City is on 479 High Street.

4. The Rendez-vous Restaurant serves Mexican food.

______________________________________________________________
The rendez-vous Restaurant serves French food.

5. The meals at Hamburger City cost $10.95.

______________________________________________________________
The meals at Hamburgues City cost $8.95.

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

I would like to have dinner at ___________________________________________

Denny's Restaurant

because __________________________________________________________.
There are different kinds of hamburgers.

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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
a. Well, they’re not as good as the
1. Are the hamburgers good here?___
c
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: _____________________________________________________
Is the food good here?

Your friend: _____________________________________________________

Yes, It's delicious.

You: _____________________________________________________
What's good?

Your friend: _____________________________________________________

The hamburgers are excellent.

You: _____________________________________________________
What about the cheese cake? Are they good too?

Your friend: _____________________________________________________

Yes. The cheese cake is very good.

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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
1. __________________________________________________________________
There is a man talking to coustomers.

2. __________________________________________________________________
There are a lot of people drinking tea.

3. __________________________________________________________________
There is one woman eating dessert.

4. __________________________________________________________________
There are some children listening to music.

5. __________________________________________________________________
There are any waiters reading a menu.

Negative sentences
1. __________________________________________________________________
There aren't any children eating dessert.

2. __________________________________________________________________
There isn't one man listening to music.

3. __________________________________________________________________
There aren't some waiters reading a menu.

4. __________________________________________________________________
There aren't a lot of people drinking tea.

5. __________________________________________________________________
There isn't a woman talking to customers.

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?

______________________________________________________________
No, there isn't.

2. Are there a lot of students?

______________________________________________________________
Yes, there are.

3. Are there any pictures on the walls?

______________________________________________________________
No, there aren't.

4. Is there a board?
______________________________________________________________
No, there isn't.

5. Is there a lot of noise?

______________________________________________________________
No, there isn't.

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

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

2. Come to ____
the Golden Apple Restaurant, where you can eat ____
the best

hamburgers in ____
the world.

3. ____
The Italian Chef Restaurant has ____
an excellent selection of pastas.

4. ____
The Sandwich Shop is ____
an only place to get ____
a really good sandwich.

5. Come to ____
the Perfect Pizza Parlor! We have ____
a pizza with ____
the most cheese!

6. At ____
the New Mexican Restaurant, we have ____a great menu, low prices, and

friendly waiters. ____

The manager is Mexican – so you know ____
the food will be good!

e. Write an ad for your favorite restaurant.

At the Kentucky Fried Chicken you can eat American food.

_____________________________________________________________
We have different knds of chicken and hamburguers.
_____________________________________________________________
This week the chicken come with mashed potatoes and free drink
_____________________________________________________________
for only $8.99.
_____________________________________________________________
Kentucky Fried Chicken is on main street, in front to the airport.
_____________________________________________________________
We are open for lunch and dinner. Everyday.
_____________________________________________________________

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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