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Describe a restaurant you enjoyed going to. v.1

Describe a restaurant you enjoyed going to. v. 1
Describe a restaurant you enjoyed going to. You should say: where the restaurant was who you went with what type of food you ate in this restaurant and explain why you thought the restaurant was good. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ] Sample Answer 1: I do not dine in a restaurant very frequently. In fact, I prefer to eat homemade foods. However, there are some occasions when I prefer meeting people at a restaurant and like to taste the delicious menus the restaurants offer. One such restaurant is ‘Plaza de Capita Foods’ that I really like and I would like to thank you for the opportunity to talk about my favourite restaurant that I enjoyed going to. I went to this restaurant a couple of weeks ago with my parents and siblings. The restaurant is situated in a large shopping mall in the city we live in and it is almost 30 minutes away from our home. The restaurant is on the 18th floor and offers a nice open sky view. It was my younger sister’s birthday and we planned prior to the occasion to celebrate this special day outside. As part of our whole day plan, we ate the dinner at this restaurant. My father also like the way the restaurant offers an excellent dining experience at a moderately cheaper price. We ate the buffet and that included almost 40 items in total. I remember eating around 8-9 items while my parents less. But my younger brother John enjoyed more than 20 items. Side note: He did not eat all the items. He just tasted many of them! The common items we ate included fried rice, sandwiches, fried chicken, curry chicken, cheese and onion rolls, seafood platter, garlic bread, prawns and ice cream. The restaurant offers an excellent view as well as a nice decoration. It was a perfect place to enjoy our dinner and they offered a free birthday cake! I loved the way they served the foods and the overall price was reasonable. It was my younger sister’s birthday and the dinner could not have been better!   Sample Answer 2: I am not a foodie but I do not miss the chances of having some delicious meals when I am in travel. In January last, I went to Yangon for some business purposes and had my meals at a restaurant named Le Planteur, a gorgeous restaurant. It was a nice experience for me. This is a posh restaurant. Le Planteur is located at the University Avenue under Bahan Township in Yangon. This is a large fine restaurant in the city and comes with a great number of delicious food menus. Besides, the representation of the foods was another impressive aspect of this restaurant. Pricing is comparatively reasonable than the other contemporary restaurants in the city. It is accessible by all available means as it is located in the city centre. I took my lunch and supper in the restaurant during my stay in Yangon and I am highly glad about their service. I am a sales manager for a multinational computer hardware manufacturer and I work mostly in Malaysia. The authority has opened a new branch in Yangon and I was sent from Malaysia to diagnose a test about the success rate of our products. So, it was a business trip for me. But I was also accompanied by some other colleagues of mine from a different department. In fact, we were seven in number altogether. The regional manager was with us in line with the other managers. Actually, the managers of various departments, including me, participated in the tour. The accommodation was good but the foods were great. I have a habit of homework before moving to a new place. I try to learn about the best living arrangements, foods, convenient routs and other issues. Accordingly, I was asked to sort out a standard restaurant for dining purposes. The restaurant offered a wide number of courses including lobsters, fish menus, desserts and more others. But I liked the traditional meal of Yangon most than any other things in the restaurants. Besides, I loved the dessert prepared with some local ingredient. On the other side, my other companions took some of the foreign dishes available in the restaurant. The bistro menu was the top quality dish that they highly praised. The restaurant also had the opportunity to take candle light dinner in a romantic environment which was really appealing to us all. We wanted to have a candle light dinner but discarded the idea because that was unsuitable for us. Instead of such ideas, we concentrated on having the best quality meals in the restaurant and really enjoyed our foods. This was a very good restaurant for many aspects. Firstly, it is located at a convenient location. The restaurant is accessible from any parts of the city. This is splendid restaurant considering the foods it offers to the visitors. There are a large collection of foods and you can have it based on your taste. Pricing is not an issue here. In fact, the food prices are far cheaper than the other restaurants while the service belongs to the top class. I also loved the interior decoration and seating arrangements. The restaurant authority is highly efficient and serves the foods shortly after ordered. So, I was in love with the restaurant and took all of my meals excluding the breakfast in that place.     Part 3 – Two-way discussion: Restaurants: Q. Why do you think people go to restaurants when they want to celebrate something? Q. Which are more popular in your country: fast food restaurants or traditional restaurants? Why do you think that is? Q. Some people say that food in an expensive restaurant is always better than food in a cheap restaurant – would you agree? Producing Food:   Q. Do you think there will be a greater choice of food available in shops in the future, or will there be less choice? Q. What effects has modern technology had on the way food is produced? Q. How important is it for a country to be able to grow all the food it needs, without importing any from other countries?   Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to talk about this Cue Card would enable you to talk about the following Cue Cards as well: Describe a restaurant you often visit.   Describe a popular restaurant in your hometown. Describe a place you often go to. Describe a place where you meet your friends often.
Describe
a
restaurant
you
enjoyed
going to. You should say: where the
restaurant
was who you
went with
what type of
food
you
ate
in this
restaurant
and
explain
why you
thought
the
restaurant
was
good
. [You will
have to
talk
about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
think
about what you are going to say. You can
make
some
notes to
help
you if you wish.
]
Sample Answer 1:

I do not dine in a
restaurant
very
frequently
. In fact, I prefer to eat homemade
foods
.
However
, there are
some
occasions when I prefer meeting
people
at a
restaurant
and like to taste the delicious
menus
the
restaurants
offer
. One such
restaurant
is ‘Plaza de Capita
Foods’
that I
really
like and I would like to thank you for the opportunity to
talk
about my
favourite
restaurant
that I
enjoyed
going to. I went to this
restaurant
a couple of weeks ago with my parents and siblings. The
restaurant
is situated
in a large shopping mall in the city we
live
in and it is almost 30 minutes away from our home. The
restaurant
is on the 18th floor and
offers
a nice open sky view. It was my younger sister’s
birthday and
we planned prior to the occasion to celebrate this special day outside. As part of our whole day plan, we
ate
the
dinner
at this
restaurant
. My father
also
like the way the
restaurant
offers
an excellent dining experience at a
moderately
cheaper price. We
ate
the buffet and that included almost 40
items
in total. I remember eating around 8-9
items
while my parents less.
But
my younger brother John
enjoyed
more than 20
items
. Side note: He did not eat all the
items
. He
just
tasted
many
of them! The common
items
we
ate
included fried rice, sandwiches, fried chicken, curry chicken, cheese and onion rolls, seafood platter, garlic bread, prawns and ice cream. The
restaurant
offers
an excellent view as
well
as a nice decoration. It was a perfect
place
to enjoy our
dinner and
they offered a free birthday cake! I
loved
the way they served the
foods
and the
overall
price was reasonable. It was my younger sister’s birthday and the
dinner
could not have been better!
 
Sample Answer 2:

I am not a foodie
but
I do not miss the chances of having
some
delicious
meals
when I am in travel. In January last, I went to Yangon for
some
business purposes and had my
meals
at a
restaurant
named Le
Planteur
, a gorgeous
restaurant
. It was a nice experience for me.

This is a posh
restaurant
. Le
Planteur
is located
at the University Avenue under
Bahan
Township in Yangon. This is a large fine
restaurant
in the city and
comes
with a great number of
delicious
food
menus
.
Besides
, the representation of the
foods
was another impressive aspect of this
restaurant
. Pricing is
comparatively
reasonable
than the
other
contemporary
restaurants
in the city. It is accessible by all available means as it
is located
in the city
centre
. I took my lunch and supper in the
restaurant
during my stay in
Yangon and
I am
highly
glad about their service.

I am a sales
manager
for a multinational computer hardware manufacturer and I work
mostly
in Malaysia. The authority has opened a new branch in
Yangon and
I was
sent
from Malaysia to diagnose a
test
about the success rate of our products.
So
, it was a business trip for me.
But
I was
also
accompanied by
some
other
colleagues of mine from a
different
department. In fact, we were
seven in number
altogether. The regional
manager
was with us in line with the
other
managers
.
Actually
, the
managers
of various departments, including me, participated in the tour. The accommodation was
good
but
the
foods
were great. I have a habit of homework
before
moving to a new
place
. I try to learn about the best living arrangements,
foods
, convenient routs and
other
issues.
Accordingly
, I
was asked
to sort out a standard
restaurant
for dining purposes.

The
restaurant
offered a wide number of courses including lobsters, fish
menus
, desserts and more others.
But
I liked the traditional
meal
of Yangon
most
than any
other
things in the
restaurants
.
Besides
, I
loved
the dessert prepared with
some
local ingredient. On the
other
side, my
other
companions took
some of the
foreign dishes available in the
restaurant
. The bistro
menu
was the top quality dish that they
highly
praised. The
restaurant
also
had the opportunity to take candle light
dinner
in a romantic environment which was
really
appealing to us all. We wanted to have a candle light
dinner
but
discarded the
idea
because
that was unsuitable for us.
Instead
of such
ideas
, we concentrated on having the best quality
meals
in the
restaurant
and
really
enjoyed
our foods.

This was a
very
good
restaurant
for
many
aspects.
Firstly
, it
is located
at a convenient location. The
restaurant
is accessible from any parts of the city. This is splendid
restaurant
considering the
foods
it
offers
to the visitors. There are a large collection of
foods
and you can have it based on your taste. Pricing is not an issue here. In fact, the
food
prices are far cheaper than the
other
restaurants
while the service belongs to the top
class
. I
also
loved
the interior decoration and seating arrangements. The
restaurant
authority is
highly
efficient and serves the
foods
shortly after ordered.
So
, I was in
love
with the
restaurant
and took all of my
meals
excluding the breakfast in that
place
.
   
Part 3
Two-way discussion:
Restaurants
: Q. Why do you
think
people
go to
restaurants
when they want to celebrate something? Q. Which are more popular in your country:
fast
food
restaurants
or traditional
restaurants
? Why do you
think
that is
? Q.
Some
people
say that
food
in an expensive
restaurant
is always better than
food
in a
cheap
restaurant
would you
agree
? Producing
Food
:
 
Q. Do you
think
there will be a greater choice of
food
available in shops in the future, or will there be less choice? Q. What effects
has
modern technology had on the way
food
is produced
? Q. How
important
is it for a country to be able to grow all the
food
it needs, without importing any from
other
countries?
 
Similar Cue Card Topics Your ability to
talk
about this Cue Card would enable you to
talk
about the following Cue Cards as
well
:
Describe
a
restaurant
you
often
visit.
 
Describe
a popular
restaurant
in your hometown.
Describe
a
place
you
often
go to.
Describe
a
place
where you
meet
your friends
often
.
14Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
124Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
24Mistakes
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1125 words
5.5
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Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
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