Main Topic 6: Business Trips Lesson 41: Dining Out (20-25 minutes) Today, you will: 1. Learn useful vocabulary related to DINING OUT. 2. Review Adverbs of Frequency with Be. I. VOCABULARY Exercise 1: What s the meaning? (5-6 minutes) A. Choose the meaning of the underlined words from the choices that follow. 1. This restaurant offers discount for dinner orders. a. increase in price b. decrease in price c. increase in quantity d. decrease in quantity 2. Let s discuss our business plans during supper tonight at a popular restaurant in town. a. light meal b. morning meal c. evening meal d. afternoon meal 3. He usually eats in fast food restaurants because it is more affordable. a. clean b. cheap c. formal d. expensive Page 1
4. The meal that I ordered was so delicious. a. awful b. tasty c. spicy d. special 5. This restaurant is famous because of its world-class chef. a. professional cook b. professional singer c. professional waiter d. professional assistant B. Sentence-Making Practice (3-4 minutes) Practice using the words you ve learned in your own sentences. 1. Discount 2. Supper 3. Affordable 4. Delicious 5. Chef Page 2
Exercise 2: What s the word? (4-5 minutes) Read the following dialog with your tutor and try to use context clues to fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word. You can find the missing word from the pool of words at the bottom. Two business men were having dinner in a restaurant: Mr. Williams: Did you enjoy your meal, Mr. Jones? Mr. Jones: Oh yes. This restaurant was a very good choice for our meeting. Mr. Williams: Thank you, Mr. Jones. This restaurant is very popular because of the delicious of their meals. Mr. Jones: Do you often eat here? Mr. Williams: Yes. I eat here all the time. In fact, the owner is a very good friend of mine. Mr. Jones: Oh I see. I ate so much tonight and I am so. Please tell your friend that I love the food in his restaurant very much. Mr. Williams: (Laughs) Sure, Mr. Jones. I will definitely tell him that. I m so glad you liked it. Mr. Jones: Ok then. Let s just continue discussing our business plans next time. Would that be alright? Mr. Williams: Yes. That would be fine. Before we proceed, I have here the of our meal. Would you like to keep it? Choices: a. receipt b. taste c. enjoy d. full Page 3
II. GRAMMAR REVIEW: Topic: Adverbs of Frequency with Be (5-6 minutes) General Description: Adverbs of frequency are types of adverbs that tell how often an action/event happens: Examples: always, usually, sometimes, rarely, seldom, never constantly, occasionally, repeatedly Be is a verb that has many forms (am, is, are, was, were, etc.). It can be used as a main verb or as an auxiliary verb. Examples: (as main verb) (as auxiliary verb) I am happy. She was eating at her favorite restaurant. Remember: When using adverbs of frequency with the different forms of be, the adverb is placed after the be. Examples: Subject Form of Be Adverb of Frequency She is usually at the bakery every Saturday. My client is always on time for our meetings. I am never going to resign. You are always welcome at my restaurant. They were constantly reminded to organize their workplace. Comprehension Check: Arrange the words to form a correct sentence: happy always She is Page 4
Exercise 1: Incomplete Sentences (3-4 minutes) Choose the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. 1. My clients and I eating lunch at the famous Italian restaurant near our office. a. is always b. always is c. are always d. always are 2. The manager is available for meetings at night because he has to go home early. a. rarely b. always c. usually d. now 3. The chef for our company parties. a. is hired always b. always is hired c. hired always d. is always hired Page 5