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ACTIVITY 1 Put the following words into appropriate category: bake bitter hot boil fresh Food quantities fry grill mild off overcooked warm Ways of preparing food portion raw roast salty slice Food adjectives describing taste Other food adjectives spicy spoonful sweet undercooked

ACTIVITY 2 Discuss the following questions. 1. Do you like eating out? How often do you eat in restaurants? 2. When was the last time you went out for a meal? 3. Who do you usually eat out with? 4. What is your favorite cuisine? Why? 5. Which is your favorite restaurant? Why would you recommend it?
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6. Do you like trying new dishes or do you usually order things that you know well? 7. Do you prefer simple or rather sophisticated dishes? 8. Do you usually tip waiters? 9. Have you ever complained about anything in the restaurant? 10. What do you expect from a good restaurant? Put the following elements from most to least important: reasonable prices good food convenient location live entertainment modern decor cosy atmosphere friendly staff

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11. Which dish from your country would you recommend a foreign visitor to try?

The article you are going to read is about a certain bankers visit to one of Londons club. Read the article quickly to find out why his visit was unusual. What is your reaction to what the banker did?

BANKER'S 41,000 BOOZE FUN

source: www.sky.com 18 August 2005 (abridged version of the article) A banker was handed a 41,000 booze bill after ordering more than 70 bottles of premium champagne and spraying them round a club. The flash financier spent more than 26,000 on bubbly at an exclusive London club and had to pay the 15,000 cost of clearing up. The Monaco-based banker ordered 49 normal bottles and six magnums of Cristal champagne as well as 13 bottles and two magnums of Dom Perignon for his private party. Not impressed by his bill, he even paid the optional 12.5% service charge of almost 3,000. But the spokesman for the lucky club said: "It might seem a tremendous waste but if someone is willing to pay the bill for the damage they are free to do what they want, as long as it's legal. "They booked a VIP room exclusively and we obviously wanted to make sure no other guests were inconvenienced." He said the trend for "champagne spraying" is quite common in Monaco and St Tropez but he
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ACTIVITY 4 Are these statements TRUE or FALSE? 1. The banker paid 41,000 for food and drinks. 2. The champagne was of very high quality. 3. The champagne cost 41,000. 4. The banker had to pay 12.5% service charge.

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5. The spokesman for the club doesnt think that what the banker did was wrong. 6. Champagne spraying is illegal in the UK. 7. The banker did not want to disturb other guests of the club. 8. Champagne spraying is becoming very common in London clubs. ACTIVITY 5 Find the words and expressions in the article. 1. slang term for alcohol (noun) - ______________________ 2. of high quality (adjective) - _________________________ 3. attracting attention (adjective) - ______________________ 4. slang term for champagne (noun) - ___________________ 5. money that is added to a bill in a restaurant to pay for the work of the staff (noun phrase) - ___________________ 6. very great (adjective) - ___________________

ACTIVITY 6 Who says the following sentences: a waiter or a guest? What do the sentences mean? Is service charge Are you ready to Does it come with a salad? Sparkling or flat? How would you Do you take
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included? order?
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like it done?

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plastic? Are you being Ill go for a steak. Its on the house. Compliments to Medium, please. Could I have the served?

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the chef.

bill, please?

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