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THE READING A restaurant in Italy won the 2016 World's 50 Best Restaurants award. The award is like the Oscars of food. Italian food is loved worldwide, but this is the first time an Italian restaurant won the prize. The chef and owner was very happy. He said: "I want to thank everyone.our job is all about art in the kitchen." The award is good for business. The restaurant is fully booked six months ahead. Customers will fly to Italy to eat at the restaurant. The chef won for his creative and original food. He makes amazing shapes with cheese. One of his desserts is called, "Oops, I Dropped the Lemon Tart". The chef drops it from half a metre onto a plate. Sources: http://www.thelocal.it/20160614/italian-restaurant-crowned-the-best-in-the-world http://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/news/osteria-francescana-first-italian-restaurant-tobe-named-worlds-best-restaurant/ http://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/14/foodanddrink/2016-world-best-restaurant-awards/ More free lessons at www.breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville 2016 2
PHRASE MATCHING PARAGRAPH ONE: 1. The award is like the Oscars 2. Italian food is loved 3. this is the first 4. an Italian restaurant won 5. The chef and owner 6. I want to 7. Our job is all about 8. in the a. the prize b. thank everyone c. of food d. kitchen e. worldwide f. art g. was very happy h. time PARAGRAPH TWO: 1. The award is good 2. The restaurant is fully 3. six months 4. Customers will fly to Italy to 5. creative and 6. He makes amazing shapes 7. One of his 8. The chef drops it a. eat at the restaurant b. with cheese c. original food d. booked e. desserts f. for business g. from half a metre h. ahead More free lessons at www.breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville 2016 3
LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS A restaurant (1) 2016 World's 50 Best Restaurants award. The (2) the Oscars of food. Italian (3) worldwide, but this is the (4) Italian restaurant won the prize. The (5) was very happy. He said: "I want to thank everyone.our job (6) in the kitchen." The award is (7). The restaurant is fully booked (8). Customers will fly to Italy to eat at the restaurant. The (9) his creative and original food. He makes (10) with cheese. (11) is called, "Oops, I Dropped the Lemon Tart". The chef (12) half a metre onto a plate. More free lessons at www.breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville 2016 4
PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE ArestaurantinItalywonthe2016World's50BestRestaurantsaward.Th eawardisliketheoscarsoffood.italianfoodislovedworldwide,butthisis thefirsttimeanitalianrestaurantwontheprize.thechefandownerwasv eryhappy.hesaid:"iwanttothankeveryone.ourjobisallaboutart in thekitchen."theawardisgoodforbusiness.therestaurantisfullybooke dsixmonthsahead.customerswillflytoitalytoeatattherestaurant.the chefwonforhiscreativeandoriginalfood.hemakesamazingshapeswit hcheese.oneofhisdessertsiscalled,"oops,idroppedthelemontart". Thechefdropsitfromhalfametreontoaplate. More free lessons at www.breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville 2016 5
RESTAURANT SURVEY From http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1606/160618-restaurants-4.html Write five GOOD questions about restaurants in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers. STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3 Q.1. Q.2. Q.3. Q.4. Q.5. Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often. Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings. More free lessons at www.breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville 2016 6
WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S) Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s). a) b) c) d) e) f) Italian restaurant named as best in the world 18th June, 2016 More free lessons at www.breakingnewsenglish.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S) Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s). a) b) c) d) e) f) More free lessons at www.breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville 2016 7
WRITING Write about restaurants for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner s paper. More free lessons at www.breakingnewsenglish.com - Copyright Sean Banville 2016 8