- •Unit 3 full-service, specialty, and fast-food restaurants
- •1. Read and translate the following international words:
- •2. Read and translate the following groups of words derived from a common root:
- •3. Read the text and translate it. While reading the text try and find answers to these questions:
- •Full-service Restaurants
- •Specialty Restaurants
- •Quick-Service/Fast-Food
- •4. Match the words and phrases on the left with the correct equivalent on the right:
- •5. Match the synonyms:
- •6. Match the antonyms:
- •7. Match the words on the left with the correct definitions on the right:
- •8. Answer the questions on the text:
- •9. Complete the sentences using proper words and phrases in the box.
- •10. Say whether the following statements are true or false.
- •11. On the basis of the following information about a full-service restaurant try to determine whether its operation is successful. The following words and phrases will come in handy:
- •12. Work in pairs:
- •Case Study le cirque 2000 restaurant
- •2. Identify key points in the text and extract information from it to pass on to your partner.
- •3. Let your partner see whether key points identified by you are the same as those covered in the text. Let him agree or disagree with you. From time immemorial...
8. Answer the questions on the text:
1. Why are classifications of restaurants so numerous?
2. How often do Americans eat out?
3. What are the most popular days for eating out in the United States?
4. What is the most popular meal eaten away from home?
5. What kind of restaurant is called a full-service one?
6. How many entrees are cooked to order in a typical full-service restaurant?
7. What ingredients are used in dishes cooked to order?
8. What further categories do full-service restaurants fall into?
9. What cuisine do many of full-service restaurants serve?
10. What does the French term haute cuisine mean?
11. Why is it becoming increasingly more difficult to make a profit in this segment of the business?
12. What restaurants come under the general heading specialty restaurants'!
13. What sector of the restaurant business really drives the catering industry? Why?
14. Where do customers order their food in fast-food restaurants?
15. Why are customers of quick-service restaurants encouraged to clear their own trays?
9. Complete the sentences using proper words and phrases in the box.
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color photographs; full-service; eats out; small portions;
business; food dollars; entrees; Northern Italian_
1. The average American________about four times a week.
2. Many of the fine restaurants in the United States are based on
cuisine.
3. The restaurant________is exciting and challenging.
4. In Chinese restaurants, patrons select menu items and receive ___ for one dollar.
5. Brightly lit menus feature________of food items.
6. Americans are spending an increasing number of________away
from home.
7. There are two main categories of restaurants:________and specialty.
8. In a full-service restaurant, different ________ are generally
cooked to order.
10. Say whether the following statements are true or false.
Comment on the true statements and correct the false ones.
1. Full-service restaurants open where busy office workers can eat a quick meal.
2. There are two main categories of restaurants: full-service and specialty.
3. In full-service restaurants, customers order their food at a counter under a brightly lit menu.
4. Generally at least fifteen or more different entrees are cooked to order in a fast-food restaurant.
5. Some restaurants are both specialty and full-service, like Red Lobster.
6. The most popular meal eaten away from home is breakfast.
7. Restaurants may fall into more than one category.
8. The customers can have a taste of three or four different dishes with chicken and meat usually included free.
9. Strong competition from other restaurants makes it easier to make a profit.
10. Many western connoisseurs consider Chinese cuisine to be one of the finest in the world.
11. A quick-service restaurant is one where a good selection of menu items is offered.
12. Restaurants may be both ethnic and full-service.
13. Full-service restaurants offer limited menus featuring food such as hot dogs, hamburgers, and fries.
14. The full-service sector is slightly ahead of the quick-service segment by dollar volume.
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