Module: Class Gathering Activities Unit: Class Annual Dinner Task: Choosing a restaurant

Theme Choosing a restaurant

Level S2

Major Skills Writing

Forms - Comparatives (e.g. Pizza Hut is better than Genki Sushi)

Functions - to make comparisons

Part 1: Webpage Information You are the class committee chairperson. The committee is going to hold a class annual dinner at the end of the term. Your class teacher, Miss Wong, has given you some information of two restaurants from the web (e.g. food directories). The committee decided to choose one restaurant from the two. Read the following information.

Pizza Hut
New Town Plaza Phase III, Shatin Tel: 2699- 2910 Opening Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m Cuisine: Italian Menu: Pizza Salad Pasta Rice Special Delicacies Bread Desserts Soup Drinks Average expense per head: $60 Rating:
(5 ---Full)

Environment: tranquil, carefree and soft lighting Customers Review: The environment is very cozy. The new Halloween special is very good, for example, The Spell (Black Pepper Drummets).
(Adapted from: http://www.foodeasy.com.hk & http://www.pizzahut.com.hk/cn/index.htm)

Genki Sushi
New town Plaza Phrase III, Shatin Tel: 2608- 9322 Opening hours: 11.30a.m 11.00 p.m. Cuisine: Japanese Menu: Sushi Sashimi (raw seafood) Barbecued meat Noodles Rice Salad Soup Drinks Average Expense per head: $100 Rating:
(5 ---Full)

Environment: bright, energetic and Japanese setting Customers Review: Nil

(Adapted from: http://www.foodeasy.com.hk & http://www.genkisushi.com)

Part 2: Class discussion notes Your committee held a class meeting for the annual dinner. The classmates showed their views on the restaurant options. The secretary jotted the ideas down in her notebook. Read the following notes. Class Meeting for Annual Dinner Many classmates prefer western food. It is agreed that the budget should be under $80. A lot of students think it would be good to hold the annual dinner in Shatin, which is near our school. We are looking for a cozy restaurant environment.

Part 3: Worksheet The following table may help you find the suitable restaurant. Check the boxes below. You may refer to the webpage information and the discussion notes. Pizza Hut Number of food types Taste (Suitable for the class) Price (Average expense per head) Place Environment Rating Genki Sushi

Part 4: Email Write an email to your class teacher. Tell her which restaurant you have chosen and why you have chosen the restaurant, rather than the other one. The following adjectives may be helpful to you. cheap suitable good high cozy

To: mlw@kowloonsch.com.hk From: sandy@yahoo.com.hk Subject: Class Annual Dinner Dear Miss Wong, Thank you for your information. Im writing to tell you that we are going to choose Pizza Hut for our class annual dinner. It is because Pizza Hut offers more types of food than Genki Sushi. ________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Lastly, I would like to invite you to join our annual dinner on the 20th July.

Best regards, Sandy