1Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
1 How often do you eat in restaurants?
2 What's your favourite restaurant? Why?
2Read the review. Did the writer enjoy the food?
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★☆☆☆☆
Reviewed 20 March 2021
Don't eat at Angelo's!
I went to Angelo's for dinner last week with my son, and I'm never going to go again. We did not have a very good time! The restaurant is in a beautiful building next to the river, but it was very dark inside and the tables were really dirty. The waiter was nice, but he forgot our drinks twice. The restaurant was quiet, but the service was very slow. We arrived at 7 o'clock and waited until half past 8 for our food. When it finally arrived, it was really bad. I had chicken and salad, but there wasn't any salad, and my chicken was cold. My son's fish and chips were cold too and there weren't many chips — only about five or six. The dessert was OK, but it wasn't very interesting. I ordered coffee and waited another 30 minutes for it. It wasn't nice and I didn't drink it. Angelo's isn't a cheap restaurant, and I wasn't happy paying a lot for really bad food. I'm definitely not going to eat there again!
Did the writer enjoy the food? Choose your answer:
Yes
No
3Read the review again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
Select T or F. For false sentences, correct them in the box below.
1
The restaurant is in an old building next to the river.
T
F
2
The restaurant was dark, and the tables weren't clean.
T
F
3
The waiter forgot to bring their food.
T
F
4
The fish and chips weren't hot.
T
F
5
There weren't any chips with the chicken.
T
F
6
Angelo's is an expensive restaurant.
T
F
4Watch the video. Answer the questions.
1 Where does Nigel go in this video?
2 Who is Madi?
3 What are Madi's plans for the future?
5Watch the video from the start to 03:00. Choose the correct answers (a or b).
1 What type of food does Trangallén serve?
a Italian
b Spanish
2 How many restaurants in London close in their first year?
a 60 percent
b 70 percent
3 When did Trangallén open?
a 2001
b 2011
4 What do they have in the evenings at Trangallén?
a events
b parties for return customers
5 What is Madi going to do at Trangallén this month?
a change the whole menu
b introduce some new dishes
6 Which dish does Madi hope is going to be very popular?
a the bean stew
b the fish dish
6Watch the video from 03:01 to the end. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
dining room
fresh ingredients
fruit and veg
home
plants and lights
tables and chairs
1 Trangallén sells products like , olive oil, eggs and drinks.
2 A lot of people come in to buy food from Trangallén on their way .
3 Madi is going to start selling boxes of online.
4 At the moment, they keep extra in the storeroom.
5 Next year, Madi would like to turn the storeroom into a private .
6 Madi's going to put new in the storeroom as well as tables and chairs.
7Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
1 Would you like to go to Trangallén? Why/Why not?
2 Do you think the private dining room is a good idea? Why/Why not?
3 Why do you think it's difficult for restaurants like Trangallén to stay open?
8aWork in pairs. Read the information about The Village Pizzeria. Talk to your partner about what you can change to make it better.
🍕 The Village Pizzeria
Great service — friendly waiters
Good food — fantastic pizzas
Beautiful restaurant — next to the lake
Location — on a very quiet street
Price — customers say it's very expensive
Food — customers say the portion sizes are very small
8bWork in groups. Tell your group about your plans for The Village Pizzeria.
💬 Example plan:
We're going to move to a busier street. We're going to make the portions bigger. We're going to have a special offer on Tuesdays — buy one pizza, get one free!
We're going to move to a busier street. We're going to make the portions bigger. We're going to have a special offer on Tuesdays — buy one pizza, get one free!