A) Look at the pictures and say in which places you could

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People choose to eat out for any number of reasons. Whether they've run out of food, have a celebration or just don't feel up to cooking. As long as there are places to eat out, people will find any excuse to do so.

II VOCABULARY

I WARMING UP

LESSON 1 WHERE TO EAT?

CHAPTER 3 EATING OUT

UNIT 3 IT IS THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS

1. How can you translate/*explain the following idioms?

· to spend money like water

· to get one's money worth

· to be made of money

· to be in the money

· enjoy a quiet and formal atmosphere?

· meet with other people for a burger?

· try traditional food?

· have some light refreshment while out shopping?

· have lunch with business colleague?

· celebrate a special occasion?

· gain prestige?

· escape from routine?

· get exciting experience?

· feel togetherness?

fast food bar

restaurant cafe

snack bar

b) How do these places compare with places to eat in your country?

E.g.We have a lot of cafes and fast food restaurants but not many snack bars.

3. You are recieving your friend from another country. Using the table, choose two places to eat and say what you do or don't find appealing about them.

	ADVANTAGES	DISADVANTAGES
Cafe	comfortable, good place to socialise, sit outside in good weather, reasonable prices	can be noisy and crowded, very limited menu
Fast food resaturant	cheap, quick service, informal atmosphere	unhealthy food, limited choice of food, noisy, no towels in the toilets
Snack bar	conveninet location, quick service	limited choice of meals such as sandwiches, and also drinks, cannot sit down
Restaurant	suitable for special occasions, varied menu, cosy atmosphere, posh character of the place	charged a fortune/extremely expensive, reservations sometimes necessary, quite formal, loud music

E.g.In daytime, I would invite my friend to a fast food restaurant. What I like about it is that you get quick service and food is quite cheap. However, they can get noisy and crowded, and I must admit the food is rather unhealthy.