IELTS Expert User A1 Term 4 subject 3 lesson 14
PART 1
Voicino 1
Listen and repeat.
LISTEN FOR DETAILS Listen to the conversation. What food does Mara want to eat?
LISTEN FOR SUPPORTING DETAILS (Circle) the reasons for each statement. Sometimes, there is more than one answer.
1 Eric wants to eat at a restaurant near where they are.
a He likes to eat in the car. b His favorite restaurants are in the area. c He’s hungry.
2 Mara and Eric don’t go to Fish Around.
a Mara doesn’t like fish. b Mara ate there in the past. c Eric had a bad meal there.
3 They don’t go to Kayla B’s Kitchen.
a The food was bad. b It took a long time to get food c The restaurant isn’t new.
4 They go to Tio’s Tacos.
a It has good reviews..
b Mara had a good meal there before.
c It’s Eric’s favorite restaurant.
PART 2
Pronunciation 1
PRONUNCIATION: Listening for Do you want to… ……?
Listen and repeat. Focus on the underlined words. How is the pronunciation different than the written words?
1 Where do you want to eat?
2 Do you want Chinese, Mexican, or Italian food?
Pronunciation 2
Listen to three speakers. How do they say want to? Match the speaker (1-3) with the pronunciation (a-c).
a wanna
b/ d3u/want
c/d3u/ wanna
PART 3
Write it
WRITING
A Read two reviews of the restaurant Fish Around. What did Frank and Julieta eat? What was their favorite thing?
Fish Around
Frank B.
Los Angeles, USA This is a nice restaurant. It’s big, and it has a lot of windows, so it’s very light. There are some tall plants in the dining area, but it isn’t a “forest.” I had vegetable soup, fish, and rice. The soup was
good. I love fish, and the fish was great! My brother had fish and vegetables,
and he liked his meal, too. We both had dessert. He had cake and I had ice cream. The servers were so friendly. We were really happy with our meal, and it wasn’t expensive.
Julieta F.
Buenos Aires, Argentina I think this is a good restaurant, but I didn’t choose it. My friends like fish, so they wanted to eat here. I like meat, but there wasn’t any meat on the menu. Was the food good? Well, my friends liked it. They had fish, vegetables, rice, and dessert. I had fish and potatoes. The potatoes were OK. The fish was… well, it was fish! For dessert, I had pineapple cake and coconut ice cream. Wow! It was so good! I’m giving this restaurant three stars because the dessert was so great. The servers were nice. The price was OK – not cheap, but not expensive.
B PAIR WORK THINK CRITICALLY Did Frank and Julieta like their meals? Why or why not?
C Read the sentences from the reviews. Underline the things the people ate.
My brother had fish and vegetables.
I had vegetable soup, fish, and rice.
D WRITING SKILLS Read the rules about writing lists, below. Circle the correct answers. Use the sentences in exercise 3C to help you. Then underline all the lists of food in the reviews.
1 To list two things, you can join them with and. Do / don’t use a comma (,) between two things.
2 To list three or more things, you can use a comma () between the things. Use and before/after the last thing.
WRITE IT
E Write a review of a restaurant you like. You can write about:
the restaurant’s appearance
the food you ate
your opinion about the food
your opinion about the servers
the price of the food
F GROUP WORK Read other people’s reviews. Would you like to eat at any of the restaurants?
PART 4
Practicino 1
LISTEN FOR DETAILS Listen to Mia and Seb talking about hotels. Which hotel do they choose – Astoria Hotel, Capital Hotel, or White Doors Hotel?
LISTEN FOR SUPPORTING DETAILS Listen again. Match the hotels (1-3) with the correct information (a-f). You can use some information two times.
1 Astoria Hotel
2 Capital Hotel
3 White Doors Hotel
a It’s expensive.
b It’s near the ocean.
c It’s on a quiet street.
d People need a car for this hotel.
e The reviews of the hotel restaurant are good.
f The hotel always has great reviews.
Practicino 2
Add commas to the sentences when necessary.
1 We stayed at the hotel on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
2 The room was noisy and small.
3 We had lunch and dinner at the hotel.
4 The hotel is near popular restaurants cafés and stores.
5 The busy months at my job are May June and July.
6 I went with my brother my sister and my cousin.
B Read the questions and answers. Check (✔) when the speaker answers his or her own question.
1 Where did you stay? At a hotel near the beach.
2 Am I happy? Of course, I’m happy.
3 Did I like the chocolate cake? I loved the chocolate cake!
4 Do you want some pizza? No, thank you. I’d like a sandwich.
Imagine you stayed at a hotel in your town. Write a review of the hotel. Describe the hotel and where it is. Say what is good (or bad) about the hotel.