- •Unit 2 restaurant concept and ambiance
- •1. Read and translate the following international words:
- •2. Read and translate the following groups of words derived from a common root:
- •Reading
- •3. Read the text and translate it. While reading the text try and find answers to these questions:
- •Restaurant concept and ambiance Restaurant Concept
- •Restaurant Ambiance
- •Vocabulary focus
- •4. Match the words and phrases on the left with the correct equivalent on the right:
- •5. Match the synonyms:
- •6. Match the antonyms:
- •7. Match the words on the left with the correct definitions on the right:
- •8. Answer the questions on the text:
- •9. Complete the sentences using proper words and phrases in the box.
- •10. Say whether the following statements are true or false.
- •11. On the basis of the following information about a theme restaurant try to determine whether it makes a good return on investment. The following words and phrases will come in handy:
- •12. Work in pairs:
- •Сомелье - кто это?
- •Case Study corporate profile: red lobster(part 2)
- •1. Read the supporting article and provide detailed answers to the case questions below.
- •A Commitment to Quality
- •2. Identify key points in the text and extract information from it to pass on to your partner.
- •3. Let your partner see whether key points identified by you are the same as those covered in the text. Let him agree or disagree with you.
Vocabulary focus
4. Match the words and phrases on the left with the correct equivalent on the right:
1) kind а) обеспечивать
2) noticeable b) тот, кто добился успеха
3) location с) разновидность
4) provide d) сотрудник
5) employee e) мебель
6) winner f) расположение
7) local g) заметный
8) furnishing h) положительный
9) positive i) освещение
10) lighting j) местный
5. Match the synonyms:
1) winner a) guest
2) patron b) loser
3) influence c) simple
4) thought d) idea
5) vital e) search
6) easy f) major
7) about g) important
8) look for h) approximately
9) main i) impact
6. Match the antonyms:
1) fail a) open
2) enter b) particular
3) silent c) leave
4) negative d) major
5) difficult e) succeed
6) minor f) noisy
7) wrong g) right
8) close h) positive
9) general i) easy
7. Match the words on the left with the correct definitions on the right:
1) local a) an amount that is equal to a particular part
of total that you have divided by 100
2) professional (pro) b) not connected with or joined to anything else
3) plain c) the way someone is feeling, for example
whether they are happy, sad, or angry
4) mood d) related to the area you live in, or to the par-
ticular area you are talking about
5) percentage e) simple in design, with no decoration
6) viable f) someone who has special skills and qualifications
7) independent g) able to be done, or worth doing [6]
Comprehension
8. Answer the questions on the text:
1. Is it difficult to create a restaurant concept and bring it into being?
2. Whom do restaurant managers have in mind creating its concept?
3. Why is creating and operating a restaurant business fun for the winners?
4. Why can restaurants' management get their adrenaline flowing in positive ways?
5. What should the restaurant business do to attract the market and make a good return on investment?
6. Why does creating a restaurant concept and bringing it into being pose a serious challenge to its owner?
7. Why aren't the odds in favor of being a big restaurant winner very good?
8. Why do thousands of new restaurants close?
9. Why is the restaurant business easy to enter?
10. Why is the restaurant business deceptively difficult to succeed in it?
11. Why are some restaurants looking for a concept?