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Trattoria Romana ****
Trattoria Romana is an excellent Italian restaurant. It has a quiet and relaxing atmosphere, and the service Is very good. It’s always crowded, so make a reservation early. The menu is not very big. There are only four entrees on the menu, but everything is fresh. The chicken with pasta is wonderful. Desserts are their speciality rich and delicious! It’s a little expensive but very good. You’ll spend about $25 per person.
Dynasty **
Last Saturday, I was the only customer at Dynasty, a new diner on 57th street. It’s not a good place to go. The waiters are slow and unfriendly. The atmosphere is boring and so is the menu. It specializes in American food-mostly steak and potatoes but my steak was raw and the fries were greasy. It isn’t cheap, either. It cost me $22. If you go to Dynasty, you certainly won’t need a reservation. My advice, however, is “Don’t Go”
Beirut café ***
Beirut café is great new Lebanese restaurant. The specialty is meze-lots of different small dishes, some with meat or fish, others with vegetables. The atmosphere is lively and the service is very friendly. There’s live Lebanese music and dancing on weekends. Beirut Café is surprisingly inexpensive-about $18 a person, but You need to make a reservation.
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look at the text and answer these questions
How many texts are there?
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What are they about?
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Do the 3 restaurants serve the same dishes?
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On which menu are the desserts varied?
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Is the service good at Dynasty?
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- Trattoria Romana is **** restaurant.
- The service at Dynasty is ****
- In Trattoria Romana, there are **** entrees on the menu.
- In Beirut café, you’ll spend **** per person.
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Find in the texts words with the following definitions
- not boring:
- full of fat and oil:
- not well cooked:
- a list of food that you can choose in a restaurant:
- first part of a meal:
- Food that is cooked in a particular restaurant:
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A/ Find in the 3 texts words those are closest in meaning to the following:
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B/ Find in the 3 texts words that are opposites in meaning to the following:
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Find in the texts adjectives describing food
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Find in the texts 2 similarities between Trattoria Romana and Beirut café
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Find in the texts 3 differences between Trattoria Romana and Beirut café
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In which text is it mentioned that the restaurant isn’t worth going?
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Read the Three texts and add a word to complete each list.