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ffi Work in pairs. Compare and contrast the ln pairs, thinl< of words which have the same core meaning
restaurants in the photos. Which would you prefer to eat at, as the words betow, but a less negative connotation. Use a
and why? d ictionary if necessary.
1 bossy - a*rr\ivo 5 scrawny
2 stubborn 6 arrogant
3 tacttess 7 ftip pa nt
4 out-dated 8 abnormal

A report shoutd be laid out in the clearest possibte
form. Unlike other forms of writing, it is fine to use
subheadings in a report.

Read the Writing trp. Then, in pairs, read the tasl< and decide
what headings to use for sections 2 and 3 of the plan below.
Divide the venues according to size, style of food, price, or
your own idea.

A group of foreign students are visiting your town for a
Read these two descriptions of the same restaurant mea[. week. Write a report giving information about the range
of cafds and restaurants. lnclude at least one personal
Which is more positive about the experience?
recommendation.
A Lunch was a relaxed affair. I began with a light starter
of gartic prawns. This was followed by 'Creole Gumbo',
1 lntrod uctio n (th e a im of th e re p o rt)
a noveI combination of pork, chicken and seafood 2 (first type of ven ue)
which came with a side dish of succutent vegetables.
3 (second type ofvenue)
For dessert, I opted for the mango sorbet, which was
4 Recommendation
particutarty sweet.
B Lunch was a long and drawn-out affair. I began with a ffiffiffi,ffiffi Work in pairs. Tatk about caf6s and restaurants
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meagre starter of garlic prawns. This was followed by you know (or invent them ifyou don't l<now any). Add notes to
'Creole Gumbo', an odd concoction of pork, chicl<en the plan in exercise 6. Decide which venue to recommend.
and seafood which came with a side dish of soggy
vegetables. For dessert, I opted for the mango sorbet, Working individua[[y, write a report of 200-250 words
which was particularty sickty. fotlowing your plan from exercise 6. Remember to write in
an appropriate style for your audience. lnclude at least one
example of periphrasis or euphemism.
Words with the same core meaning can have very
Checl<your worl< using the list below.
different connotations: these give us information about
the writer,'s attitude.
Have you:
Read the Writing tip. Find words in the texts in exercise
fottowed the ptan?
2 which share the same core meaning but have different
written the correct number of words?
connotations.
included at [east one exampte of periphrasis or
eu phem ism?
Find pairs of words with similar core meaning below. Decide:
used words with positive/negative connotations?
a whether each pair is most til<ety to be used when
used correct grammar and vocabulary?
describing a restaurant's food, staff or interior.
b which word in each pair has a more positive connotation.

atiantivo - intrurive. da*ribing steff atientive.' in more poritivo

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