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.

Discussion

8. 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:

• Russia's market economy;

• capital;

• Moscow;

• one of the world's major cities;

• downtown;

• the best restaurant chain in town;

• at least 20 entrees daily;

• to cook to order;

• a leader in both seafood and Georgian-cuisine sectors;

• to cut customers' wait time in half;

• to offer a good selection of menu items;

• to work hard;

• kitchen staff;

• to make a good return on investment.

After having done the task describe this full-service restaurant in detail.

9. Work in pairs:

a)Look at the following words and phrases and think of a story that might combine them all. You may reorder them in any way you like using any form of the verb:

• busy office workers;

• could eat a quick meal;

• opened up a new fast-food restaurant;

• hamburgers;

• fries;

• cheeseburgers;

• Coke;

• stand-up restaurant;

• could order three or four different dishes;

• rice and noodles were usually included free;

• for the customers;

• it was fast and affordable;

• competition;

• was a winner.

b) When you have decided upon the story, tell it to your partner. Then listen to that of your partner. Ask each other as many questions as you can to learn further details or clarify some points.