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Two popular Paris restaurants like beautiful people. They give them good tables. Staff said good-looking customers and celebrities sit where other people can see them. Ordinary people sit in the corner. The waiters and waitresses could not be short or over 30. Only people with a model's body could work there.

The owners want a good image for the restaurants. One owner said: "There are good-looking people, you put them here; there are bad-looking people, you put them there." It was difficult for customers who telephoned for a table. After customers went to the restaurant, the staff checked their faces. Then they decided the table.

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Sources
  • http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/10431535/French-restaurants-where-your-looks-decide-your-seat.html
  • http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2489691/French-restaurant-group-seat-guests-according-good-looking-are.html


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

Two popular

a.

in the corner

2.

They give them

b.

people

3.

good-looking customers and

c.

good tables

4.

sit where other

d.

could work there

5.

Ordinary

e.

celebrities

6.

sit

f.

Paris restaurants

7.

waitresses could not be short

g.

people can see them

8.

nly people with a model's body

h.

or over 30


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

The owners want a good

a.

to the restaurant

2.

good-looking

b.

a table

3.

you put them

c.

people

4.

It was difficult

d.

faces

5.

telephoned for

e.

image for the restaurants

6.

After customers went

f.

there

7.

the staff checked their

g.

the table

8.

Then they decided

h.

for customers

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

(1) ___________________ restaurants like beautiful people. They give them good tables. Staff (2) ___________________ customers (3) ___________________ sit where other people can see them. Ordinary people sit (4) ___________________. The waiters and waitresses could (5) ___________________ or over 30. Only people with a model's body (6) ___________________.

The owners want (7) ___________________ for the restaurants. (8) ___________________: "There are good-looking people, you (9) ___________________; there are bad-looking people, you put them there." It was (10) ___________________ who telephoned for a table. After customers went (11) ___________________, the staff (12) ________________. Then they decided the table.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

TwopopularParisrestaurantslikebeautifulpeople.Theygivethemgo
odtables.Staffsaidgood-lookingcustomersandcelebritiessitwh
ereotherpeoplecanseethem.Ordinarypeoplesitinthecorner.Thewa
itersandwaitressescouldnotbeshortorover30.Onlypeoplewithamo
del'sbodycouldworkthere.Theownerswantagoodimagefortherest
aurants.Oneownersaid:"Therearegood-lookingpeople,youput
themhere;therearebad-lookingpeople,youputthemthere."It was
difficultforcustomerswhotelephonedforatable.Aftercustomerswe
nttotherestaurant,thestaffcheckedtheirfaces.Thentheydecidedth
etable.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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WRITING

Write about restaurant tables. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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