L18 - F3 (Writing)

Learning Standards

Explain simple content from what they have read or heard
Understand specific details and information in longer texts on an increased range of familiar topics

Warmer

How would you describe a perfect meal?

Pre-Writing

Learning Focus

Ordering adjectives

When you have two or more adjectives before a noun, remember to put them in this order: opinion (delicious), size (tiny), age (old), shape (square), colour (purple), origin (German) and material (silk).
When you have two adjectives of the same kind before a noun, put and between them and put them in alphabetical order (black and white).

A - Tick (/ ) the correct sentences and then correct the order of adjectives in the wrong ones.

1 The waiters were wearing blue nice uniforms.

2 We sat at a big round table by the window.

3 Have you been to the Chinese fantastic new restaurant?

4 Please change this dirty old tablecloth!

5 The walls are decorated with modern interesting pictures.

6 There were lovely fresh flowers on the table.

7 I recommend our tasty little pizzas.

8 It's worth a try if you're thirsty and hungry.

В - Read the writing task below and then decide if the statements are T (True) or F (False).

1 You should write about some food you enjoyed.

2 The review is for people the same age as you.

3 The review can be either positive or negative.

4 You should say why you liked or didn't like the food.

5 You need to say if you think other people should go to the restaurant.

You recently had a meal in a new restaurant. Write a review of the restaurant for your school magazine giving your opinion and saying why you would / wouldn't recommend it. (100 words)

С - Read the example review and complete it with the adjectives in brackets in the correct order.

Gino's: a good choice for hungry shoppers

Are you bored with (1) (grey / tasteless) ___________________ fast-food? Next time you are hungry, why not pay a visit to the (2) (Italian / new) ____________________ restaurant, Gino's? I was shopping last weekend when I saw the (3) (colourful / modern) ____________________ restaurant in the city centre, so I decided to try it. I had a (4) (healthy / small) ___________________ starter of grilled aubergine and chicken pasta for my main. The aubergine was (5) (tasty / sweet) ____________________ and the pasta was delicious. Gino's is a(n) (6) (easy-going / small) ___________________ restaurant with (7) (red / lovely / cotton)___________________ tablecloths, trendy pictures, and (8) (young / friendly) _____________ waiters. It's the perfect place for lunch for everyone!

While Writing

Gino's: a good choice for hungry shoppers

Are you bored with (1) (grey / tasteless) ___________________ visit to the (2) (Italian / new) ____________________ restaurant, Gino's? I was shopping last weekend when I saw the (3) (colourful / modern) ____________________ city centre, so I decided to try it. I had a (4) (healthy / small) ___________________ fast-food? Next time you are hungry, why not pay a and chicken pasta for my main. The aubergine was (5) (tasty / sweet) ____________________ was delicious. restaurant in the starter of grilled aubergine and the pasta Gino's is a(n) (6) (easy-going / small) ___________________ tablecloths, trendy pictures, and (8) (young / friendly) lunch for everyone!

D - Read the example review again and answer these questions.

1 Is the title a good one for this review? Why? / Why not?

2 How does the writer attract the reader's attention in Paragraph 1?

3 What adjectives does the writer use to describe the food?

4 What other descriptions does the writer give?

5 Who does the writer think the restaurant is good for?

Reflection

Share ONE expression you have learned from this lesson.

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