Welcome to my restaurant.
Objectives :
-to improve students’ listening and speaking skills;
-to focus students on talking about food and meals
-to develop students’ writing ;
-to engage students in discussion;
-to broaden students’ outlook
Warm-up
What is your favourite Ukrainian dish ?
Have you ever tried English/ Italian dishes. Share your impression if yes
Reading.
Hello! Welcome to my restaurant. Am I Mike and we serve traditional Italian meals. My parents opened this place when they came to the USA and they brought with them their secret recipe for the best pizza. And not just that !Sit down on the table and look around. There is a big map of Italy on the Wall and a small one on the every napkin and tablecloth. On each plate you can find a picture of a different type of pasta. The wine list tells you what region your wine comes from. .And the menu, which offers typical Italian starters, main courses side dishes and desserts, gives you a lot of information about Italian culture and cuisine as well.
Answer the questions :
1.Who is Mike ?
2.Who opened the Italian restaurant ?
3.What did Mike’s parents bring with them to the USA ?
4.What is special about the napkins and tablecloth in the restaurant ?
5.What does the wine list tell you?
6.What food does the menu offer?
True or False.
1.Mike opened his restaurant when his grandparents came to the USA .
2. His parents brought with them a secret recipe for pizza.
3. There is a map of Italy on each menu.
4.The napkins and tablecloths are small.
5.The wine list shows pictures of different types of pasta.
6.The menu offers information about Italian culture and cuisine.
Listening
Hello, my name is Cindy and I work as a waitress in Mike’s restaurant. It is very popular place with all the customers! They come here to have either the Italian house specialties or just some other tasty food that our chef prepares .You can get almost anything here-from seafood and delicious smoked salmon to fantastic grilled steak, roast beef or fried pork chops. Apart from the great food, I enjoy working here because of the friendly atmosphere .So did the other- Mike, the owner, Joe, the barman, Patrick, the head waiter, and Janet, the cook. And with all the Italian flags, souvenirs and maps-even on the salt cellar and white glasses-we feel as we are in Italy !
Answer the questions :
1.Who is Candy?
2.Do Mike’s customers come to his restaurant to have only Italian food?
3.What other meals does the chef also prepare ?
4.Why does Cindy enjoy working here ?
5.Who are the other people working in the restaurant ?
6.Why do they feel as if they are in Italy ?
Writing.
Complete the sentences with the following words.
Whisk slice add fry mix serve chop pour
HOW TO MAKE AN ITALIAN OMELETTE
You need 400g of potatoes, 1 large onion , 5 eggs, 100ml of vegetable oil, 4 tablespoons of , salt and pepper.
1.First _______ the potatoes and_________the onion .
2. Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan. Add the potatoes and onions and________them for about 15 minutes. Remove the mixture from the pain.
3. _______the eggs in a bowl with salt and pepper,
________the potato and onion mixture and _______well/
4. Heat the olive oil in a smaller frying pan and ________ in the mixture. Cook over a medium heat for about 5 minutes. Then turn the omelette and cook it on the other side as well.
5._________hot or at room temperature with a green salad.
Speaking.
Look at the menu and answer the questions bellow.
1.Starters Main Courses Dessert
Potato soup Roast pork with sauerkraut and dumplings Strawberry with cream
Vegetable soup Breaded and fried pork chops with mashed potatoes Stewed fruit
Fish soup Chicken with potato salad Pancake with ice-cream
2.Startes Main Courses
Olives Spaghetti Bolognese Ice-cream
Chilled melon Pizza Quattro Stagione Tiramisu
Avocado pear Homemade ravioli with cheese Chocolate cake
3.Starters Main Courses Dessert
Prawn cocktail Barbecued ribs in Kansas City-style barbecue sauce Cheesecake
Onion rings Hamburger and French Fries Lemon pie
1.If you had been there, which items could you have eaten ?
2.Which items would you have eaten ?
3.Do you know which countries they are popular in ?
4.What unusual things are eaten in our country ?
Homework :write a composition about your favourite dish.