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

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STEP 3: Be a food critic

Reading and writing restaurant reviews

Ex. 1 p. 234

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

Use two different colour pens.

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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What is the name of the foodtruck that he visited?

Which dish did he order?

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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What is the name of the foodtruck that he visited?

Which dish did he order?

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: 7'

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

Ex. 4, p. 240

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

Ex. 5, p. 240

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

Ex. 6, p. 240

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

bland

drenched

fresh

huge

plain

poor

sizzling

soggy

spicy

stale

superb

undercooked

yummy

Ex. 7, p. 241

 Now make a sentence with the three words you could not fill in:

huge / superb

undercooked

fresh

Ex. 8, p. 241

Rate your visit to the Grilled Cheeserie food truck. Go to their website.

a Preparation: read the information on the note pad (next slide): divide A and B between you and your eye partner.

b Action: write your own review.

– Use the keywords from the notepad.

– Describe food (taste and texture), staff and service, pricing, portion size and overall experience.

– Add at least 5 descriptive adjectives or phrases from exercise 3 b on p. 239.

– Don't forget to give the food truck a rating.

Your teacher will give you some feedback.

Ex. 9, p. 242

Sit together with eye partner (who wrote a review based on the other notepad). Discuss your

reviews: where do you agree and where do you disagree? Check the useful expressions in the

Summary of Unit 2, page 97.