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Language Arts
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Chapter 2: Sushi or spaghetti?
*Types of restaurants
*Restaurant reviews
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*Choosing a restaurant
*Discussing types of restaurants
*Expressing preferences
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Write down the name of the restaurant on the whiteboard, the daily specials, and some menu items and prices.
Choose an assistant manager and ask them to pick some waiters.
Give your waiters a quick reminder on their initial greeting to give guests and send them out to their tables.
Have your assistant manager help with any slow or bad service complaints and wander around to make sure the students are participating and help pacify customers who are upset with the cold food and bad service. My students love this activity because they love to complain about the bad service, etc. and see the manager reprimand the waiter for being rude or slow. Also, most of the tables end up not having money to pay for the bill and have to wash dishes or the police have to be called.
This activity may degenerate if some of the tables have gotten their checks and these students start to play or kick-box with their waiters. At this point you can promote your best waiter to be the assistant manager and pick some new waiters. Usually I let the assistant manager pick but I also pick students who aren't participating or are causing a ruckus.
