Reviews • Module9B1.3 Restaurantreview
Restaurant reviews use the same struct ure.
A Readthe review and choosethe bestphrasegiven below to fill each of the
blanks. Writeoneletter (A-J)in each gap (1-6).The exercise begins with an
example (0).STIR CRAZY
31 CamdenHigh St,London.
The Co nciseOxfordDictionary
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head.Theonly clue thath e m ight
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tablecloth s w e re justirres is ti bly
c h e ap.
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terrible of Ca mden c u i si n e. But h e
ha s go ta tricklip his sleeve : a
Mo ngoli a n ba r be cu e.Anat,se m i-
circ u la r hotpl ate th e size of a s m a ll
so fa ador n sOL..........--.Diners pi ck
lipa howl an dch ooseraw
ing re d ie n tsfromth ebuffet:
bamboos h oots, ch ick pea s,
mushrooms, pin eappl e a nd
peppers lie ad ja cen t to (2)__.
He rbs, s p icesandch o p pe d nuts sit
illtiny pots, w hile tallvesse lshold
ladlesanda selectio nof sauces.
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re co m me n dswhatgoes with what- an d Da ve s la ps th e se lectio no n to
th e barbe cu e. Intwominute s
yo u' vego t as ti r fry. Onetripu p
and d owncosts£4.95, w h ile£8. 95
buys you(5)~_.
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cr i s pness,is re all y tas tya ndfor
somereason fe els h ealthy .The
s ta r te rs(a ll£1.75)arc m edi ocre,
but(4)__. Dave' smummake s
th e pancake s w ith hotch errie sand
ice cream. Thec h e r riesa re n ot t oo
s w e et,th evanillaice cream is a s
good as Il a a gen -Daz sand(5)__.
T here'ssometh ing 10 he said fo r
p ic k ing ra wingre d ients, se eing
th e mcoo ked be fore you a nd
(6.L _.\\' h a tDa vela ck sinta s te
h e ' sm ad e lip fo r incommo nsense.
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d iners of Camden. He ' se m powered
th e pe ople. •Ath e hack01"the re stauran t
B th atsort of t hi ng
C the re s tau ran t's glaringly taste lessde cor
Dc ilIT)ingthe mback to you r table
E more th anhalf~L~much
F thede sserts aresome thi ng else
G finelysliced rawbee f andchicken , p rawns and fish
Hunlimited servi ngs
I the pancake sare fres h
J th eymademefeel sleepyB Read therev iew againthen answer thesequestions.
1 Why do youth inkt he restaurantis called'StirCrazy'if thephrasemeans
'mad frombeingin prison'?
2 Whatkindof opening and whatkindof closingdoesthe reviewer use?
3 How doessheexpressher opinionsw ithoutusingthe wordsIor me?1.4 Writing
Part 2 writingtask
For an Engl ish- language magazine for students in your country, write areviewof
one of the following (about250 words). Make use of the three models you have
just studied.
a book (either fiction or non-fictio n)that you haveread recently
a film, play,danceperformance or othershowthat youhave seen recently
a restaurantw hereyouhave eaten recently
a record or CD you have heard recent ly
Taskbank:Tasks16, 42,43 and 44Tasktypes • 131