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A restaurant scene

A WebQuest for 9th grade ESL class

Designed by Justin Casareno Copy Right 2021 Justin Casareno

[email protected]

Found in https://jcsciences1.weebly.com/a-restaurant-scene.html

Retrieved from thoughtCo.com

Introduction
Restaurants are available all over the world and each will be different from one
another. The goal of this project is to prepare yourself for the task of ordering food
at a restaurant while knowing what food you are getting. Very often you will need
to talk with the restaurant staff to know what food you are getting. So do not miss
out on that dream meal because you are unprepared.
The Task
For this task you will be in pairs creating a restaurant scene and uploading it to
youtube. The restaurant needs a menu so you will also create a menu. The menu
must have at least 10 items with descriptions. You must use as many words from
the vocabulary list as possible to describe the food. The video itself must have at
least 5 of the item mentioned and asked about or recommended by you or your
partner

The Process
1. You find your pair and start making your menu.
2. Use this link and make a copy of it to get your own menu template
3. There must be at least 10 items on the menu with descriptions that use
words from the vocabulary link below. Additionally if you are having trouble
writing your menu take a look at the link below
4. Watch the example video to get an idea of what to say in your video:
https://youtu.be/sIWm5Fi8Z7Q
5. Create a script for the video remember you want to talk about at least 5
items and give me the description of them
6. Lastly use your macbooks to record a scene of you and your partner acting
out your script

Materials
● Vocabulary words: How does it taste? Food Adjectives | Learn English
● Tutorial for recording with you macbook cameras Take a photo or
record a video in Photo Booth on Mac
● Upload guide for youtube: How to Upload a Video to YouTube and
Customize Its Settings
● Menu guide: How to Write Enticing Restaurant Menu Descriptions

Evaluation
Below Meets Above
Expectations Expectations Expectations

Few different types Many different Many different


Menu: Writing of food are listed types of food are types of food are
with poor listed with good listed with vivid
descriptions of the descriptions of the descriptions of the
food that contain food that contain food that contain
little to no several vocabulary all of the
vocabulary words words vocabulary words

Script is poorly Script is well Script is well


Script: writing formatted with the formatted with the formatted with the
roles being unclear roles clearly roles clearly
and has many marked. Has little marked and has
grammar or to no grammar or grammar or
spelling errors. The spelling errors. The spelling errors. The
script has no script has some script has many
transitions and transitions and useful transitions
does not flow well attempts to flow and flows well
well

Lines are spoken Lines are spoken Lines are spoken


Video: flatley. Little to no energetically. energetically. Is a
Performance Test attempts to have a Attempts to have a fluid conversation.
acting
fluid conversation. fluid conversation Eye contact and
Eye contact and but is inconsistent. body language
body language Eye contact and were appropriate
were inappropriate. body language and varied to the
were appropriate. situation.

Conclusion
By the end of this section you should have learned how to order food and to ask for
descriptions. Also you will have learned several vocabulary words and how to write
descriptions for food. Also we will have practiced fluent speaking through your video

Credits & References


Project designed for 9th grade ESL classrooms

Restaurant video provided by:Social Media Video Test on youtube

Youtube guide provided by: Business insider

Macbook tutorial provided by: Apple support

Vocabulary list provided by: English Language Centers

Images retrieved from thoughtCo.com

Menu guide retrieved from: get.chownow.com

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