McDonald's restaurant to offer all-you-can-eat fries

McDonald's restaurant to offer all-you-can-eat fries (19th April, 2016)

The Reading / Listening - Level 1

There have been many recent changes at McDonald's. The new boss has tried many things to make more profit. Some of these include an all-day breakfast menu and touch-screen ordering. People have different views about the all-you-can-eat fries. Health campaigners say it will create more obesity. They say McDonald's should have healthier food. One customer said endless fries are a great idea. She wants to go to McDonald's more often.

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Sources

http://www.inquisitr.com/3005569/st-joseph-missouri-to-open-the-McDonald's-of-the-future/
http://www.dailydot.com/lol/future-McDonald's-all-you-can-eat-fries/
http://www.businessinsider.com/McDonald's-new-restaurant-offers-all-you-can-eat-fries-2016-4

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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	It will open	a.	fillings
2.	many new	b.	choices
3.	a large play space	c.	features
4.	order food from	d.	of your dreams
5.	choose their own	e.	waiting staff
6.	The restaurant	f.	in July
7.	hundreds of different	g.	owner
8.	build the burger	h.	for children

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	There have been many	a.	screen ordering
2.	The new boss has	b.	views
3.	make more	c.	tried many things
4.	Some of these include an all-	d.	are a great idea
5.	touch-	e.	recent changes
6.	People have different	f.	campaigners
7.	Health	g.	profit
8.	endless fries	h.	day breakfast menu

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

A McDonald's restaurant (1) ___________________ all-you-can-eat French fries. It (2) ___________________ July. McDonald's called it the restaurant "of the future" because of many new features. The (3) ___________________ have armchairs and a large play (4) ___________________. Customers will also be able to order food from waiting staff (5) ___________________ own fillings. The restaurant owner said: "There are hundreds of different choices to build the burger (6) ___________________."

There (7) ___________________ recent changes at McDonald's. The new boss has tried many things to (8) ___________________. Some of these include an all-day breakfast menu and (9) ___________________. People have different (10) ___________________ all-you-can-eat fries. Health campaigners say it will (11) ___________________. They say McDonald's should have healthier food. One customer said endless fries (12) ___________________. She wants to go to McDonald's more often.

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

AMcDonald'srestaurantwillsoonofferall-you-can-eatFrenchfri
es.ItwillopeninJuly.McDonald'scalledittherestaurant"ofthefuture"b
ecauseofmanynewfeatures.Thenewlocationwillhavearmchairsandal
argeplayspaceforchildren.Customerswillalsobeabletoorderfoodfro
mwaitingstaffandchoosetheirownfillings.Therestaurantownersaid:"
Therearehundredsofdifferentchoicestobuildtheburgerofyourdreams
."TherehavebeenmanyrecentchangesatMcDonald's.Thenewbossha
striedmanythingstomakemoreprofit.Someoftheseincludeanall-day
breakfastmenuandtouch-screenordering.Peoplehavedifferentv
iewsabouttheall-you-can-eatfries.Healthcampaignerssayitwillcr
eatemoreobesity.TheysayMcDonald'sshouldhavehealthierfood.One
customersaidendlessfriesareagreatidea.ShewantstogotoMcDonald'
smoreoften.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

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

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

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

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

WRITING

Write about French fries for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

Answers

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