2016-02-11 Core: 5 caffeine and restaurants

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: read the article on page 75 and do parts 3, 4, 5 on p. 74
part 3
1 chocolate
2 drug
3 energy
4 food, drinks
5 sleep cycle
part 4
Beneficial effects: makes you less tired, makes you more alert, relieves pain, reduces asthma symptoms, increases reaction speed
Harmful effects: is mood-altering, is habit-forming, raises blood pressure, increases the risk of heart disease
part 5
1 People’s schedules are now based on clocks, not the sun.
2 Artificial (electric, gas, candle) light and caffeine.
3 You don’t function at your best, physically, emotionally, or mentally.
4 People need caffeine to stay awake, they need help to stay awake because they don’t sleep well, and they don’t sleep well because of caffeine. (We call this a “vicious cycle”.)
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widespread = ubiquitous (very common, easy to find everywhere)
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part 7 and 8 - find words introducing these things and find the contrasting ideas in part 7 number 1
1 contrast: however, on the other hand, despite (“nevertheless” also signals contrast)
2 consequence: one result, thus, therefore, consequently
however - people don’t think twice about their caffeine intake / caffeine raises blood pressure
on the other hand - many canned energy drinks carry warnings / caffeine may have health benefits
despite - Studies have shown...reaction speed. / a study in Ireland...energy drinks
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Form/grammar of these signals:
[idea one]. However, [idea two]. (There is a possibly surprising contrast between the ideas.)
[idea one]. On the other hand, [idea two]. (The ideas are different, but possibly not with a surprising contrast.)
Despite [noun one], [idea two]. / [idea one] despite [noun two]. (“despite” is for unexpected results)
([idea one]. Despite this, [idea two]. - this is how it is used in the article)

It’s raining right now. However, I still want to eat outside.
It’s raining right now. On the other hand, it’s too hot in here, so I still want to eat outside.
Despite the rain, I still want to eat outside. / I still want to eat outside despite the rain.
(It’s raining right now. Despite this, I still want to eat outside.)
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http://www.wordandphrase.info/analyzeText.asp - type a list of words in the box on the left, click “search”, and then click on the words in the box on the right to see examples in sentences
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part 11 - complete these sentences with the words from the box
1 close
2 today
3 all
4 day
5 night
6 on
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parody = a work of art that makes fun of something else by imitating it
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BREAK
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What is the strangest food you have eaten, in your opinion?
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p. 76 part 1 - what things are most important when deciding on a restaurant?
part 2 - in what order do we do these things for a restaurant dinner?
1 make a reservation
2/3 look at the menu
3/2 order something to drink
4 have an appetizer
5 have an entree (= main dish)
6 have dessert
7 pay the bill
8 leave a tip (15-20%)
(MA also has a 7% meal tax, so tax*2 is 14% and you can increase from there, or you can think of tax + tip = 25% for an 18% tip, which is easier to calculate in your head)
“If you can’t afford to tip, then you can’t afford to eat out.”
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part 3 - Who do you expect to say each thing?
“What do they taste like?” - customer question (“What...like?” -> I want a description.)
“How does everything taste?” - waiter question (“How…?” -> I want to know about quality.)
part 4 - listen and check
part 5 - Listen again: how are the foods in the pictures described?
plantain fritters: a kind of banana, but not as sweet, served like a vegetable
akkra: made from black eyed peas (a type of bean)
ackee and saltfish: ackee is a kind of fruit traditionally served with saltfish, which is cod that has been dried and salted, and then soaked in water before cooking so it tastes like fresh cod
goat curry: it’s like lamb, but with a stronger flavor
part 6 - Who orders what? (Also, listen again for the description of saltfish.)
woman: akkra, ackee and saltfish
man: akkra, goat curry
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Homework: p. 164 practice 2, and think of ways to become unhealthy as efficiently as possible (with a parody diet/exercise plan)