Food safety and hygiene

En en link de abajo tenéis una guía sobre la legislación que hay en UK en cuanto a seguridad e higiene alimentaria. Os recomiendo que le echéis un vistazo. Son frases cortas y un tema que conocéis así que no resulta muy complicado de entender.
http://multimedia.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/publication/hygieneguidebooklet.pdf

Online exercises Conditionals and Food vocabulary

Exercises to be done on April 24th:

Explicación de los condicionales en español: (leedlo solo si lo necesitáis)
http://menuaingles.blogspot.com.es/search?q=condicional

Conditional exercises
1.  http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.con1.1.i.htm  (pinchad en la flecha, hay 3 frases)
2.  http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.con2.1.i.htm (pinchad en la flecha, hay 3 frases)
3.  https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions1stedition/preint_unit_page/unit6/grammar/exercise2?cc=cz&selLanguage=cs
4.  http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/first-conditional-exercise-1.html
5. http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/second-conditional-exercise-1.html

Food vocabulary
1. http://www.prof2000.pt/users/tereza_n/fruits-vegetables_1.htm
2. http://www.prof2000.pt/users/tereza_n/fruits-vegetables_2.htm
3. http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/meat-and-fish (no hagáis todos los ejercicios, sólo image matching and hangman)
4. http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/travelenglish/travel-phrases-fastfood1.html
5. http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/meals-and-cooking
6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=931_food 
7. http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading-skills-practice/restaurant-menu

Easter Homework - Menu

This is the homework you have to do during the holidays (deberes para las vacaciones):

This is the set menu of the Angler Fish restaurant, which is located in London.

1) Classify all the ingredients under the following categories  (clasifica todos los ingredientes en las siguientes categorías):

Fruit:
Vegetables:
Meat:
Fish:
Seafood:

Cereals:
Herbs:
Others:

2) Copy the dishes that are suitable for vegetarians (copia los platos que sean aptos para vegetarianos)

Happy Holidays!!!!!!

Grammar Review online exercises

Do the following exercises to review for the exam:


http://www.nonstopenglish.com/exercise.asp?exid=910  (much/many/a little/a few)
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-4.html
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-exercise-3.html
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-exercise-7.html
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-present-perfect-1.html

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-past-continuous-exercise-1.html

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-exercises/present-perfect 
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-exercises/past-continuous-and-past-simple
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/time-prepositions-exercise-1.html
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/45.html (comparatives and superlatives)


Explicación en español:

Contables e Incontables
Pasado simple verbo "to be"
Pasado simple
Pasado continuo
Presente perfecto

Dialogue - Receiving guests

Jan: Good evening madam. Good evening sir. Do you have a reservation?
Mr Kerrigan: Yes, we do.
Jan: Could I have the name, please?
Mr Kerrigan: Mr and Mrs Kerrigan.
Jan: One moment, yes, Mr and Mrs Kerrigan - table for two. Shall I take your coats?
Mr Kerrigan: Yes, please. Can I leave my hat, too?
Jan: Certainly. Would you prefer to sit indoors or outdoors?
Mrs Kerrigan: I think we'd prefer indoors. What about the small table near the piano?
Jan: I'm very sorry madam. I'm afraid that table is not available. But the round one near the window is free.
Mr Kerrigan: Perfect. That's fine.
Jan: Follow me, please. I'll show you to your table.
Mr Kerrigan: Thank you.
Jan: Here's the menu.

Online exercises - Useful expressions and vocabulary in the catering industry

Do the following online exercises. Use a dictionary if necessary.

http://www.englishformyjob.com/english-politeness-training-restaurant1.html
http://www.englishformyjob.com/english-politeness-training-restaurant2.html
http://www.englishformyjob.com/english-politeness-training-restaurant3.html
http://www.englishformyjob.com/english-politeness-training-restaurant4.html
http://www.englishformyjob.com/english-politeness-training-restaurant5.html
Visual English: Food & Beverage industry vocabulary 1
Visual English: Food & Beverage industry vocabulary 2
Visual English: Food & Beverage industry vocabulary 3
Visual English: Food & Beverage industry vocabulary 4
Visual English: Food & Beverage industry vocabulary 5

Practice your listening skill

Listen and do the exercises:

http://www.esl-lab.com/pie1/pierd1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/fastfood/fastfoodrd1.htm
http://www.esl-lab.com/pizza/pizzard1.htm
http://www.english-test.net/toeic/listening/waiter_welcomes_guests_and_informs_them_about_the_nights_specials.html

Gramática inglesa básica explicada en español

Como os prometí, os dejo un par de links de páginas en las que podéis leer la explicación de diferentes aspectos gramaticales en español y hacer ejercicios para practicar.

http://www.mansioningles.com/gramatica.htm
http://menuaingles.blogspot.com.es/2006/04/lessons.html

Buscad los siguientes apartados:

Artículos / Articles
Pronombres personales / Personal pronouns
Verbo ser o estar / Verb to be
Verbo tener / Verb to have
Presente simple / Present simple
Presente continuo / Present continuous
Futuro / Future
Comparativos y Superlativos / Comparatives and superlatives

Happy Holidays!!!

Online exercises

Click on the links below and do the following exercises. You can use an online dictionary such as Cambridge or WordReference

http://www.englishformyjob.com/english-restaurants-general1.html
http://www.englishformyjob.com/english-restaurants-general2.html
http://www.englishformyjob.com/english-restaurants-general3.html
http://www.englishformyjob.com/english-for-restaurant-staff1.html
http://www.englishformyjob.com/english-for-restaurant-staff2.html
http://www.englishformyjob.com/english-for-restaurant-staff3.html


http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/vocabulary/esl-vocabulary-restaurant1.html
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/vocabulary/esl-vocabulary-restaurant2.html
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/vocabulary/esl-vocabulary-restaurant3.html

Photocopies to be printed

As some of you requested, these are the worksheets that we are going to use next week. 

                                             

 Have a good weekend!!

Comparatives and Superlatives

If need more practice on comparatives and superlatives, I recommend you to do the exercises below. 

Explicación en español de los comparativos y superlativos:

 http://www.inglessencillo.com/comparativo-y-superlativo

Exercises

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/english-grammar/adjectives/comparative-and-superlative-adjectives 

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/45.html

http://www.english-in-chester.co.uk/e-learning/lesson/superlatives-comparatives/

Answers to the exercises on page 54.

Answers to the exercises on page 54.

Exercise 2.
b) more famous than
c) more expensive
d) happier
e) more confident
f) nicer than

Exercise 3.
b) busiest
c) thinnest
d) more modern
e) the most generous
f) as good as

Exercise 4.
b) thinner than
c) taller than
d) sorther than
e) not as thin as / not so thin as
f) the shortest
g) not as heavy as / not so heavy as
h) not the thinnest
i) not as tall as / not so tall as
j) the heaviest
k) shorter than

Make or Do

More practice about MAKE or DO:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/youmeus/quiznet/newquiz111.shtml?Question1=on&Question2=on&Question3=on&Question4=on&Question5=radiobutton&Question6=on&SUBMIT=Check+answers

USDA Food Pyramid

Watch this short video and answer the questions below.

Si os resulta muy difícil de entender (intentadlo primero un par de veces) podéis activar los subtítulos. No funcionan bien en todos los vídeos de Youtube pero en este sí. Para hacer esto, tenéis que ver el vídeo desde Youtube. 

Paso 1

Paso2

1) Who is speaking?
2) What are the USDA recommendations?
3) Write at least 5 different foods that you can see in the video.

Listening exercises

Click on the links below to practice your listening skill.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/london/unit6/listen1.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/london/unit6/listen2.shtml
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/eating-out

Future Will/Be going to

If you need some more practice with the future you can do the exercises on the following sites:

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/will_or_be_going_to.pdf

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/future-plans

How to lay the table

Watch these two videos on how to lay the table.

The first one is subtitled so you can listen and repeat to learn the correct pronunciation (American English).
 

The second is not subtitled. Remember that you don't need to understand ALL the words. Pay attention to the prepositions and also the pronunciation (British English).
Write down on your notebook all the items that they use (cutlery, crockery = dishware, glassware and others).
 

Visual Dictionary

I strongly recommend you to use this visual dictionary to learn the vocabulary you need for your job:

visual.merriam-webster.com/food-kitchen.php 

¡¡¡¡¡Prohibido usar traductores online para escribir en inglés!!!!!

Podéis usar un traductor online de inglés a español para haceros una idea de lo que trata un texto del que no entendéis nada. Pero NO lo uséis para traducir de español a inglés porque el resultado es un texto que no tiene sentido en su mayoría. Una lengua es algo demasiado complejo (y de ahí la dificultad que supone aprender cualquier lengua extranjera) como para que una máquina entienda el significado que queremos darle a una cadena de palabras. Usad las estructuras que conozcáis y buscad las palabras que no sepáis en un diccionario, por ejemplo:

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
http://www.wordreference.com/

Para ilustrar lo anterior podéis comprobar cómo traduce al español parte de una carta de presentación:

I have had several similar jobs serving customers in different types of restaurant. My work has been mainly fast paced and demanding and I provide excellent service to my customers at all times. I have a friendly but efficient manner and have developed solid working relationships in all of the staff teams in which I have been placed.
I believe that my knowledge of restaurant operations and hospitality expertise make me a highly suitable candidate for the role. In addition, I am able to handle cash and process card payments efficiently and perform inventory checks.
I enclose my CV for your consideration. I would be keen to tell you more about my suitability for the role at interview and would be pleased to meet with you. I can be contacted on (phone number) or (e-mail address) and I hope that you will take my application forward.

(Source: http://icover.org.uk/waitress-cover-letter-example/)

Traducción al español con el Traductor de Google:

He tenido varios trabajos similares que atienden a clientes en diferentes tipos de restaurante. Mi trabajo ha sido principalmente de ritmo rápido y exigente y ofrecer un excelente servicio a mis clientes en todo momento. Tengo una manera amistosa, pero eficiente y han desarrollado relaciones de trabajo sólidas en todos los equipos de personal en la que se han colocado.

Creo que mi conocimiento de las operaciones del restaurante y la experiencia hospitalidad me hace un candidato muy adecuado para el papel. Además, yo soy capaz de manejar dinero en efectivo y el proceso de los pagos con tarjeta de manera eficiente y realizar controles de inventario.

Adjunto mi CV para su consideración. Yo estaría dispuesto a decirle más sobre mi idoneidad para el papel en la entrevista, y estaría encantado de reunirse con usted. Se me puede contactar en (número de teléfono) o (e-mail) y espero que usted tomará mi aplicación hacia adelante.

Looking for a job

To learn more about the topic of Jobs:

Bartender Resume example
Waitress Cover Letter example
Job Profile: Waiting staff
Preparing for a job interview
Job Ads UK

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