IN THIS LESSON, YOU WILL
2. Read comments on a restaurant review site.
3. Talk with your coworker about what you discovered on the site.
PRACTICE
STEP A EXERCISE
Rephrase the sentences using the expressions in the box.
1. The man would like to have another slice of cake.
2. All of the condos in that part of the city are really luxurious.
3. It’s way too old to drink.
4. I don’t buy fruit with bruises or black spots.
5. My son is a difficult eater. Right now, he refuses to eat anything but white food.
STEP B EXERCISE
Choose the best follow-up sentences.
1. The clerk at the fabric store is very meticulous about cutting cloth. __________.
- She often cuts it a few inches shorter than requested.
- She always cuts the exact length requested.
2. The boy claimed that he got an A on the test. __________.
- He showed everyone his score.
- He refused to show his score to anyone, though.
3. Ann discarded all her old dolls. __________.
- She donated most of them to a charity but threw away a few dirty ones.
- After playing with them yesterday, she put them all back in her closet.
4. Tom is really deceitful. __________.
- He sells his clients only the insurance that they need.
- He tricks his clients into buying insurance that they don’t need.
MISSION
Challenge 1
Your coworker looks worried. Find out why.
Remember?
- picky
- blemished
- high-end
- claim
Don't forget to speak your mind!
- As far as I know, …
- On the whole, …
- There’s no question that…
- There’s no reason to believe that…
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Challenge 2
You decided to help your coworker by looking up the restaurant online. Read the comments about it on a restaurant review site.
Remember?
- the expiration date
- discard
- meticulous
- have seconds
- claim
- subpar
THE MEDITERRANEAN KITCHEN
1/5 (293 votes)
Reviews…
Sara commented:
If I were you, I’d never set foot in this place. It’s THAT bad.
First off, the soup I ordered tasted like tomato sauce with oil, and I’m not sure that the salmon was actually fish. It may have been a chunk of pink rubber. The spinach salad had tons of brown spots. For over 1,000 yen, the staff should be more meticulous about how they choose fresh produce.
And don’t get me started on the dessert. They had glazed fruit for dessert, and even that was bad! I doubt the chef made it – it tasted like they bought a can of glazed fruit that was several years past the expiration date. It was absolutely disgusting! I love glazed fruit and almost always have seconds, but I couldn’t eat more than a few bites of what they served me.
Part of me really wants to give the restaurant 0 stars, but I think I’ll give it 1 because the decorations were cute.
Toshihiro commented:
There’s no question that this is the worst restaurant in town. The food is subpar, the service is so-so and yet they claim to be the best European restaurant in Japan! Ha! Their website describes their food as “classic Mediterranean dishes using the only finest ingredients.” There’s no reason to believe that that’s true, though. It wouldn’t surprise me to find out that they go trash diving for some of their ingredients. One or two of the appetizers aren’t bad, but on the whole, the food is disgusting. I wouldn’t recommend this restaurant to my worst enemy.
Challenge 3
It’s the next day at work. Talk with your coworker about what you discovered about The Mediterranean Kitchen.
Remember?
- the definitive source for something
- meticulous
- claim
- deceitful
- high-end
- the expiration date
Don't forget to speak your mind!
- There’s no question that…
- There’s no reason to believe that…
- On the whole, …
- As far as I know, …
FEEDBACK
Help your coworker find a good restaurant.
MISSION ACHIEVEMENT
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4
Very GoodCould complete the task with ease
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3
GoodCould complete the task with some clarifications
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2
FairCould complete the task with additional instructions
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1
PoorCould somehow complete the task with difficulty
PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK
- RANGE
the ability to use a wide variety of vocabulary - ACCURACY
the ability to speak correctly - FLUENCY
the ability to speak smoothly without pauses or fillers - INTERACTION
the ability to manage a conversation
