Chapter 4 The Job of a Food Critic

Getting Ready to Read

What do you think you will read about?

these might be the food you all like...

What kind of food do you like? Do you like to talk about food? Do you like eating different kinds of food? Do you like going to restaurants?

matching game Italian food noodles Chinese food tacos Mexican food hamburger and french fries Fast-food salmon Seafood pizza and pasta

read to find out: what is a critic’s job?

What is a critic’s job? A critic’s job is to taste food and to write about the food he eats.

Vocabular y

you don’t like eating out? Maybe you would like to eat in this restaurant.

A food critic should also try different food.

Most people like trying different kinds of food.

Fast-food restaurants are the same all over the world.

Tomato soup smells very good.

I like to read magazines because they are fun.

I want to read the details about the book. I don’t know anything about the book.

I love eating spaghetti, it tastes delicious.

This restaurant has good waiters, I like the service there.

Reading Race

What is the topic of the reading? Food Food critics Restaurant jobs

What is the topic of the reading? Food Food critics Restaurant jobs

What is the main idea of the reading? A food critic’s job can be fun, but it is not easy Food critics know a lot of good restaurants It is easy to get a job as a food critic

What is the main idea of the reading? A food critic’s job can be fun, but it is not easy Food critics know a lot of good restaurants It is easy to get a job as a food critic

Which sentence gives a detail from the reading? a. Food critics sometimes work for supermarkets. b. Food critics sometimes work for newspapers.

Which sentence gives a detail from the reading? a. Food critics sometimes work for supermarkets. b. Food critics sometimes work for newspapers.

Which sentence gives a detail from the reading? a. Food critics eat in many restaurants. b. Food critics cook in many restaurants.

Which sentence gives a detail from the reading? a. Food critics eat in many restaurants. b. Food critics cook in many restaurants.

Which sentence gives a detail from the reading? a.A food critic has to know a lot about food. b. A food critic has to make a lot of food.

Which sentence gives a detail from the reading? a.A food critic has to know a lot about food. b. A food critic has to make a lot of food.

Which sentence gives a detail from the reading? a. Some food critics learn by working in restaurant kitchens. b. Some food critics learn by working in high school kitchens.

Which sentence gives a detail from the reading? a. Some food critics learn by working in restaurant kitchens. b. Some food critics learn by working in high school kitchens.

Which sentence gives a detail from the reading? a. Food critics always get great food. b. Food critics sometimes get bad food.

Which sentence gives a detail from the reading? a. Food critics always get great food. b. Food critics sometimes get bad food.

Which sentence gives a detail from the reading? a. Food critics have to write well. b. Food critics have to write fast.

Which sentence gives a detail from the reading? a. Food critics have to write well. b. Food critics have to write fast.

Complete the summary with “also, easy, kinds, know, restaurants, boring.” Food critics eat in _____. Then they write about the food for a newspaper, magazine, or website. Food critics have to _____ a lot about food. They have to eat many _____ of food. They _____ have to write well. The job is not ______, but it can be fun.

Complete the summary with “also, easy, kinds, know, restaurants, boring.” Food critics eat in restaurants. Then they write about the food for a newspaper, magazine, or website. Food critics have to _____ a lot about food. They have to eat many _____ of food. They _____ have to write well. The job is not ______, but it can be fun.

Complete the summary with “also, easy, kinds, know, restaurants, boring.” Food critics eat in restaurants. Then they write about the food for a newspaper, magazine, or website. Food critics have to know a lot about food. They have to eat many _____ of food. They _____ have to write well. The job is not ______, but it can be fun.

Complete the summary with “also, easy, kinds, know, restaurants, boring.” Food critics eat in restaurants. Then they write about the food for a newspaper, magazine, or website. Food critics have to know a lot about food. They have to eat many kinds of food. They _____ have to write well. The job is not ______, but it can be fun.

Complete the summary with “also, easy, kinds, know, restaurants, boring.” Food critics eat in restaurants. Then they write about the food for a newspaper, magazine, or website. Food critics have to know a lot about food. They have to eat many kinds of food. They also have to write well. The job is not ______, but it can be fun.

Complete the summary with “also, easy, kinds, know, restaurants, boring.” Food critics eat in restaurants. Then they write about the food for a newspaper, magazine, or website. Food critics have to know a lot about food. They have to eat many kinds of food. They also have to write well. The job is not easy, but it can be fun.

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