Учебное пособие Санкт-Петербург 2010

Exercise 3.3 Look at the following words and phrases and think of a story that might combine them all. You may reorder them in any way you like using any form of the verb:

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  a new upscale restaurant opened;
  
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  employed;
  
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  experienced restaurant managers;
  
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  kitchen and bar managers;
  
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  a chef from Marseilles;
  
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  created and maintained «curbside appeal»;
  
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  everything was to the guests's liking;
  
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  the parking lot and the bathrooms;
  
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  word soon got around to other districts;
  
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  worked at a profit;
  
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  proved to be the best restaurant in town.
  

When you have decided upon the story, tell it to your partner. Then listen to that of your partner. Ask each other as many questions as you can to learn further details or clarify some points.

4. 
   Discussion
   

1. 
   Make a list of different restaurant jobs by categories (management, production, merchandising) . What are the main responsibilities in each of these categories?
   
2. 
   What part does the manager usually plays in the daily operations?
   
3. 
   What management responsibilities does the chef ordinarily have?
   
4. 
   Think about the major attractions of the work in a restaurant.
   

5. 
   Role-play
   

Work in pairs. You are a journalist of a local newspaper. Your partner is a manager of a restaurant. Discuss with a manager what he or she likes or dislikes about the work in a restaurant.


VOCABULARY


volume amount produced by some kind of activity
responsibilities a duty to be in charge of someone or something, so
that you make decisions and can be blamed if
something bad happens