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A Foreign Language

Students will create their own imaginary restaurant menus, serving dishes from a Latin American country of their choice, and will give a brief oral presentation about their restaurant and what it offers. They will learn adjectives, expressions, and use of the verb gustar to express their preference or dislike of various foods. Students will translate words from a class-generated vocabulary list and practice expressing their preferences in an oral exercise. They will create and illustrate a menu of their imaginary Latin American restaurant with descriptions of dishes from that country. Menus from local Latin American restaurants will serve as examples for students to follow. Finally, students will price all items listed on their menus in dollars as well as in the currency of the Latin American country featured by their restaurant. Invitation: Have you ever read a menu in a restaurant that had deliciously tempting pictures and descriptions of the food? Have you ever tried a new food or dish just because of the description on the menu? In this lesson you’ll be using your imagination to create a menu for your own restaurant, serving dishes from a Latin American country of your choice. There are many restaurants in your area serving dishes from Central and South America or Spain. To get an even better idea of the restaurant you’d like to create, you’ll need to look at examples of restaurant menus. Go to as many Latin American restaurants as possible and bring sample menus back to share with your class. Read the descriptions of the various dishes on these menus and use them as examples for creating food descriptions on your own. You’re going to learn how to express your likes and dislikes about foods and you’ll even convert the prices on your menus from US dollars into the currency of the Latin American country your restaurant features. After you’re finished with your creation, you’ll be practicing your speaking and presentation skills as you talk about your restaurant to your classmates in