Workbook chapter 3

Florida

 

Task 1       

Imagine that you are in a restaurant, looking at a menu and wanting to order. Work in pairs. A is the waiter, B is the guest. Make sure that the guest asks about the different dishes. The waiter tries to convince the guest that “today’s special” is a very good bargain.

                   Today’s special is “steak and lobster”.

                  

Vocabulary:

to convince = overbevise                                  bagain = godt kjøp

appetizer = forrett                                             onion = løk

chowder = tykk suppe                                      shrimp = reke

escargot = snile                                        garlic = hvitløk

salmon = laks                                                   entries = hovedretter

pan-fried = stekt                                               sole = sjøtunge

poached = avkokt                                            halibut = kveite

herring = sild                                                     lobstertail = hummerhale

curry = karri                                                     turkey = kalkun

lamb chop = lammekotelett                               sirloin = entrecôte

filé mignon = indrefilé                            assorted = blandet

peach = fersken                                                chocolate fudge = sjokoladekake

Appetizers

Onion soup                   $ 5,50

Fish chowder                $ 6,50

Shrimp cocktail            $ 7,00

Escargots (12) in

garlic butter                  $ 8,50

Smoked salmon

on toast                         $ 9,50

Drinks

Soft  drinks

Mineral water                 $ 2,50

Coke, diet Coke, Fanta,

Sprite, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper,

Ginger ale                       $ 3,00

Fish

Pan-fried file of sole      $ 13,00

Poached salmon            $ 15,50

Marinated halibut         $ 20,00

Fried herring                  $ 10,50

Lobstertails                   $ 25,00

 

Meat

Chicken in curry           $ 12,50

Baked turkey                 $ 13,00

Lamb chops                  $ 15,00

Sirloin steak                  $ 18,50

File mignon                  $ 24,50

T-bone steak                 $ 25,00

Beer

Coors                             $ 4,00

Budweiser                     $ 4,00

Tuborg                          $ 4,50 

Heinecken                     $ 5,00

Wine list

White

Chablis    dry                $ 25,00

Paul Mason  

medium dry                  $ 20,00

Sautern   sweet             $ 30,00

Red

Paul Mason                   $ 20,00

Cabernet Savignon       $ 23,00

Napa Valley red             $ 22,00

Jacob’s Creek               $ 27,50

Cape Pinotage              $ 28,50

Mouton Cadet              $ 31,00

Beaune de Village        $ 32,00

Deserts

Assorted ice-cream         $ 7,50

Peaches and cream        $ 6,00

Chocolate fudge            $ 6,50

Apple pie with

ice-cream                        $ 6,00

Coffee

Coffee                           $ 1,50  

Decaffeinated coffee        $ 2,00

Cappuccino                     $ 2,50

Espresso                        $ 3,00

 

Task 2       

What kind of weather do you expect if you travel to Florida? Discuss in pairs the differences in climate between Florida and Norway.

Useful words on Florida weather: high humidity, heat waves, hurricanes in the fall, rainfall, sunny days,

 

Task 3       

Write a story about a special day you spent on the beach.

 

Task 4       

Disneyworld is one of the main tourist attractions in Florida. Find out as much as you can about it. You can either look for their homepage on Internet or look it up in an encyclopedia.

A travel agency could also be helpful with information about this attraction. Present your findings in class.