Work on language for food, ingredients, prices and description.  Here is a project that allows students to make their own restaurant.  They can choose the restaurant's name, exterior, theme, menu, layout and more. 

The target language for this activity is:

• food and ingredients
• language for ordering - I'd like ...  I want ...
• pricing and how much
• present tense and there is.../There are...
• When... and If... clauses
• comparative/superlative

Time:  2 periods: 30-45 minutes each class

The Project Downloads: project file, write-up .doc  (extra: role play script)

Projects Completed and Submitted: submit your students projects to be posted below!

Materials to prepare:

• MES-Café menu, and advertisement for each group or student
• One MES-Café picture for class discussion
• enough of the �gchoose your restaurant sheet�h as required
• paper for write-ups and creating menus
• final draft sheet for each group or student

Steps:

• Show the MES-Café picture as introduction.
• Ask questions such as what it is a picture of, what kind of food do they serve, what�fs the inside like, where they think the restaurant is located�c to start discussion.
• Ask what they would serve, where they would like to open a restaurant, what would be the best thing they serve.
• Hand out the MES-Café menu and have the students look it over. Answer any questions they may have (but I don�ft explain everything, just what they ask about.)
• Ask them what they want to order from this restaurant and how much their order is.
  
• Brainstorm a list of ideas for appetizers, drinks, main dishes, side dishes, and desserts.
• Give out the �echoose a restaurant sheet�f and have the students start to make their own restaurant.
• They must decide a name, place, and make a menu with prices.
• Have the students visit other restaurant and choose their order.

For more advanced students
Follow ups:

• List the ingredients for each of the items on the menu.
• Write up a description/advertisement for the restaurant to pass around town. Use the MES-Café advertisement as an example.
• Create a role-play to act out.
• Create a commercial for the restaurant.

Finally:

• Use the word doc. file or a form of your choice to write up their reports and send them into MES-English.com for everyone to use and share. I will post them on the website and add the students restaurant to the International Restaurant Boulevard.

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