2. THE FAST FOOD REVOLUTION
Fast food was not (0) …..fashionable….. worldwide until the 1970s but, in fact, fast food restaurants existed in the US long before that. Drive-in restaurants opened in the 1940s as restaurant owners took advantage of the growing (1) ………………………… of cars.
FASHION
popularity
POPULAR
noun

3. Meals were designed so that knives spoons and forks were not needed - a concept which sounded like (2) ……………………… at the time to people who were used to eating at a table.
madness
MAD
noun

4. The restaurants were (3) …………………………. , however, and this led to fast food becoming (4) …………………..…… common around the world.
successful
SUCCESS
adjective
increasingly
INCREASE
adverb

5. Today, most cities have a wide (5) ………………….. of fast food restaurants, though drive-in restaurants are not popular everywhere.
variety
VARY
noun

6. The most recent trend has been the (6) ……………………….. of options like salads and fish to menus, giving diners a wider (7) ………………………… .
introduction
INTRODUCE
noun
choice
CHOOSE
noun

7. Many restaurants now use recycled packaging as it has become (8) ………………………for so much packaging to just be thrown away.
unacceptable
ACCEPT
adjective

8. balanced
healthy
low-fat
rich
vegetarian
diet
fried
low-fat
raw
tough
rotten
meat
raw
ripe
rotten
seasonal
fruit
rich
sugary
pudding

9. THE
PASSIVE

10. + THE PASSIVE Forma attiva Millions of people speak Spanish. Spanish
Simple present
Spanish is
spoken
BY millions of people.
Forma passiva
Simple present
Verbo essere allo STESSO TEMPO della frase attiva
Participio
passato +

11. THE PASSIVE Columbus discovered America. America was discovered
BY Columbus.
The bricklayers have built a new gym.
A new gym
has been
built
BY the bricklayers.
The bricklayers are building a new gym.
A new gym
is being
built
BY the bricklayers.
The bricklayers will build a new gym.
A new gym
will be
built
BY the bricklayers.
The bricklayers should have built a new gym.
A new gym
should have been
built
BY the bricklayers.

12. THE PASSIVE
Verbs with
TWO OBJECTS

13. THE PASSIVE SEND LEND GIVE OFFER ASK SHOW TELL
Ho mandato un’ a Tim ieri.
I sent an toTim yesterday.
I sent Tim an yesterday.
SEND
LEND
GIVE
OFFER
ASK
SHOW
TELL

14. THE PASSIVE
Questi verbi alla forma passiva hanno spesso la persona (e non la cosa) come soggetto della frase.
I sent Tim an yesterday.
An was sent to Tim yesterday.
Tim was sent an yesterday.
Forma più usata
They’ ve offered me a drink.
They told us a lie.
I’ve been offered a drink.
We were told a lie.
Mark gave her a kiss.
They will lend us a lot of money.
She was given a kiss.
We will be lent a lot of money.
They asked Mary a question.
Mary was asked a question.

15. IMPERSONAL
PASSIVES

16. IMPERSONAL PASSIVES THINK SAY KNOW EXPECT BELIEVE SUPPOSE
con verbi come:
THINK
SAY
KNOW
EXPECT
BELIEVE
SUPPOSE
People think that Bill Gates is the richest man in the world.
It is thought that Bill Gates is the richest man in the world.
Bill Gates is thought to be the richest man in the world.

17. HOMEWORK
EXAM TASK p. 16
EXAM TASK p. 29