Restaurant tales (1)
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| University | Dr. Tahar Moulay |
| Faculty | Letters, Languages and Arts |
| Target audience | First Year Students. |
| The course title | Culture and people |
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SUBJECT: Culture and people
LISTENING SKILL: Sequencing actions/events
LISTENING TASK: Phone conversation about bad restaurant service
A. What is your favorite restaurant? Discuss your answers.
LISTENING SKILL : SEQUENCING ACTIONS / EVENTS
When speakers talk about past actions or events, they do not always tell them in the order (first, second, third, etc) they happened. You need to listen for key words such as then, before that, after that to know when the actions happened.
B. Listen to the dialogue and number the actions in the order they happened. ( Audio 50)
a. They brought out a huge ice-cream cake.
b. They served nachos with cheese.
c. They brought out a big steak with fries.
LISTENING
C. Imagine eating in a restaurant and having a bad experience. Write a sentence using the words.
D. Listen to the phone conversation and take notes. ( Audio 51)
PRACTICE
E. Circle true or false, using your notes to guide you. Then listen again to the phone conversation to check your answers. ( Audio 51)
1. The waiter spilled lemonade on Jane before the soup was served | True | False |
2. The family moved to the new table after the soup was served | True | False |
3. The family moved to new table after the waiter spilled lemonade on Jane | True | False |
4. The cake was served after the waiter brought out the soup | True | False |
5. The family ordered their food after they moved to a new table. | True | False |
Tip: underline the actions in the statements and number them in the correct order.
PRONUNCIATION FOCUS
MISSING “t” SOUND
When people speak fast they often do not say the t sound, especially of the contracted words in their negative form. For example, don’t = don’
F. Listen ( Audio 52)
The restaurant was so bad. I don’t want to go back there again.
G. Listen to the statements and check (√) if you hear a t sound for the underlined words. ( Audio 53)
1. You really shouldn’t pay if the food is so bad.
2. We haven’t eaten yet.
3. I don’t know why the service here is so slow.
4. They couldn’t have dessert.
INTEGRATION
H. Listen to the class report and write the details for each event. Then number the events in the order they happened. ( Audio 54)
