Lesson 4A: Reading and Vocabulary
(Student’s Book, pages 52–53)
1. In pairs, discuss which of the following restaurants you would like to eat at and why.
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A restaurant where you can fish for your own dinner.
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An underground restaurant 5 metres below sea level.
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A restaurant inside a volcano.
(Student's own answer)
2. Read the article quickly and match the headings 1–4 with the paragraphs A–D.
Headings:
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Cook it yourself
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Dining in the dark
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Wild Dining
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Zero waste
Answer:
A – 2, B – 3, C – 1, D – 4
3. Read the article and for questions 1–8 choose from paragraphs A–D. Each paragraph may be chosen more than once.
| Question | Answer |
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| 1 □ a meal that she could see the chef cook? | B |
| 2 □ a type of restaurant that could be more common in the future? | C |
| 3 □ an eating experience that was better than she expected? | A |
| 4 □ a restaurant where the process has to be explained to diners? | A |
| 5 □ a restaurant that wants to help the environment? | D |
| 6 □ a restaurant where the staff were more impressive than the food? | B |
| 7 □ a restaurant that would like others to follow their example? | D |
| 8 □ a meal that was not good value for money? | C |
4. Read the article again and answer the questions.
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What did the writer think she would miss when eating in the dark?
She would miss seeing the people, the design of the restaurant and the presentation of the food. -
What’s interesting about the waiters in Dining in the dark?
They are all blind or partially sighted. -
What new skill did the writer learn during her wild dining experience?
How to identify and prepare forest foods. -
What do people like least about preparing their own food?
Shopping for ingredients and clearing up after making a meal. -
What does the Zero waste restaurant do to help the environment?
They find and use ingredients that are ethical, they try to use all parts of every product, they recycle anything they can’t use, and they use recycled materials in their packaging.
5. Which restaurant from the article would you most like to visit? Explain your answer.
(Student's own answer)
6. Check you understand the highlighted words and phrases in the article. Then, use them in the correct form to replace the underlined phrases in the questions below. In pairs, ask and answer the questions.
Highlighted words/phrases from the article:
fill me up, on the house, eating out, go for, ate up, to go, a bite to eat
| Question | Answer |
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| 1. What food always stops you from feeling hungry? | fills you up |
| 2. When was the last time you got something for free? | on the house |
| 3. How common is having meals in restaurants in your country? | eating out |
| 4. Do you always choose the same dishes when you eat in restaurants? | go for |
| 5. Do you always finish your vegetables? | eat up |
| 6. Do you prefer getting food packaged to take home or eating at a restaurant? | to go |
| 7. Where do you like to go when you want a light meal? | a bite to eat |
7. REFLECT Are restaurants in your country becoming more sustainable? In what ways? What changes would you like to see in the future?
(Student's own answer)
