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THE TAPESCRIPT

I love restaurants. I never get tired of going to them. I go to restaurants a lot. Maybe three times a week. I have my favourite restaurants, which I go to regularly. The waiters know me and I usually get very good service. But I also like trying new restaurants. It’s exciting to see what’s on the menu and how the food will taste. Most of the time a visit to a new restaurant is a great experience. But sometimes, I wonder why my friend recommended a restaurant. I’ve been to a few restaurants where the food was so bad, so tasteless, I didn’t want to pay. My favourite restaurants are Indian. I can’t get enough of Indian food. I love the smells inside Indian restaurants. And of course the tastes.

LISTENING GAP FILL

I love restaurants. I never _________________ to them. I go to restaurants a lot. Maybe three times a week. I have my favourite restaurants, _________________ regularly. The waiters know me and I usually get very good service. But _________________ new restaurants. It’s exciting to see what’s on the menu and how the food will taste. Most of the _________________ new restaurant is a great experience. But sometimes, I _________________ friend recommended a restaurant. I’ve been to a few restaurants where the food was so bad, _________________, I didn’t want to pay. My favourite restaurants are Indian. I _________________ of Indian food. I love the smells inside Indian restaurants. And of _________________.

CORRECT THE SPELLING

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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
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2.	________________________________________________________
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5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

STUDENT RESTAURANTS SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about restaurants in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITING

Write about restaurants for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about restaurants. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about restaurants. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. RESTAURANTS POSTER Make a poster about restaurants. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.

5. MY RESTAURANTS LESSON: Make your own English lesson on restaurants. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.

6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on restaurants. Share your findings with the class.

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