5TSO, Unit 5, Step 3: reading and writing reviews

• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

Restaurant review apps

Can you match the logos to the apps? (apps to look up ratings for restaurants or snack bars) 

Yelp

Takeway.com

Foursquare

Tripadvisor

ex. 2, p. 235

You will watch 2 fragments from  Hungry as F**k L.A. Food Truck Review. 

• Fill in the information grid: which phrases did Juan use?
• Which dish / which food truck did he prefer?

p. 235

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How many phrases from the grid did he use to describe the Terra & Mar Bowl?

1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 7

Which phrases did he use to describe the Terra & Mar Bowl?

1. would recommend - really, really good - would come here again - wow - appeals to the eye
2. would recommend - little messy - would come here again - toasted perfectly
3. would recommend - little messy - would come here again - done in a unique way - appeals to the eye
4. would recommend - little messy - would come here again -soft and tender chicken

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How many phrases from the grid did he use to describe the Pork, Bean and Cheese Pupusa?

1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 7

Which phrases did he use to describe the Pork, Bean and Cheese Pupusa?

1. they did the job right - wasn't too overwhelming - very fresh
2. they did the job right - a new favourite - wasn't too overwhelming - little messy
3. they did the job right - wasn't too overwhelming - little messy - appeals to the eye
4. they did the job right - a new favourite - really excellent- little messy

ex. 2, p. 236-238

In a food review, people will often give a rating (going from 1 star - very bad to 5 stars - superb or excellent)

• Look at the underlined words and phrases used to describe the food (p. 236-238)
• Mark them in 3 different colours to match the three categories: positive, neutral and negative.
• timing: 10'

Which restaurant/food truck from p. 236 comes out worst?

1. Arepazo Bros.
2. Rupert's Street
3. B.O.B's Lobster
4. Turkish Kozleme Company

Which restaurant/food truck from p. 237 comes out worst?

1. Patty & Bun
2. Sawadee
3. Sub Cult

Which restaurants/food trucks got the best ratings (from p. 236-238)?

1. Arepazo Bros - Rupert's Street - Turkish Kozleme Company - The Carnival Truck - Halal Guys
2. Arepazo Bros. - Turkish Kozleme Company - Sawadee - Sub Cult - Waffles de Liège
3. Patty & Bun - Turkish Kozleme Company - Sawadee - Sub Cult - Halal Guys
4. Patty & Bun - Rupert's Street- Sawadee - Sub Cult - Halal Guys

Positive adjectives to
describe food (e.g. wonderful)

Negative adjectives to
describe food(e.g. horrible)

p. 239, ex b

Words to describe
staff and service

Words to describe
pricing and portion sizes

Add a couple of examples on p. 239

p. 240

Ex. 4 Match a word/phrase from the left-hand column to a word/phrase in the right-hand column to form collocations.

only

proud and friendly

The food offerings are

I have not been able to

a delight

reasonable

It is

It is being

Highly

I won't be

recommended

overwhelming

returning here

staff

minus

pricing

find an adequate replacement

until the last bite

cooked right in front of you

to die for

p. 240

Ex. 5 Which word is the odd one out? Tick the box of the word that does not fit the list. Explain why.

Which is the odd one out?

1. dry
2. stale
3. awesome
4. plain

Which is the odd one out?

1. proud
2. friendly
3. nice
4. flavourful

Which is the odd one out?

1. unique
2. reasonable
3. expensive
4. low

Which is the odd one out?

1. superb
2. poor
3. excellent
4. astonishing

Which is the odd one out?

1. fluffy
2. soggy
3. crispy
4. bland

p. 240

Ex. 6 Read the sentences below. Fill in the words from the list. Watch out: three words cannot be in.

bland – drenched – fresh – huge – plain – poor – sizzling – soggy – spicy – stale – superb – undercooked – yummy

Complete:
1) English food is too ... for my taste. I prefer ... food, like Indian curry or Thai spring rolls.

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2) The service there was ... . The waiters are quite unfriendly and slow.

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3) That chocolate cake you served last night was so ... ! Fingerlickingly good!

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4) Food truck designs should really jump out. A ... design will not attract many new customers.

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5) There’s nothing better than waking up in the morning to the smell of fried eggs and bacon ... in the pan.

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6) The variety of choices they serve there is just ... . I always go for seconds.

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7) My pancakes this morning were ... in syrup. Next time I’ll try not to be so greedy.

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8) I left my cereal in milk to answer the doorbell and now my Frosties are all ... . Yuck!

Complete:
9) ... bread is only fit for toasting.