CultureWatch Standard

Food The Atomic Café Sketch

Teacher’s notes
Summary
In this sketch, students see three teenagers (Jameel, Kate and Anna) having lunch in a fast food restaurant
with an unusual theme.

Language aims
• apologizing • ordering food
• paying for food

Before you watch

1 Tell students they are going to watch a sketch Point out that people often say Cheese! when they
about three friends having lunch together. Check are having their photo taken because your mouth
students understand the statements. Ask them to naturally forms a smile when you pronounce the word.
look carefully at the screen shots from the sketch
and match each sentence to a picture. Students Scene 1
check their answers in pairs, before checking
with the whole class. 5 Check students understand the sentences. Then
play Scene 1 and ask students to circle the
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correct answer, a or b.
a5 b3 c2 d6 e1 f4
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2 Make sure students understand the meaning of 1 Kate 2 to see a film 3 pizzas 4 £30 5 Jameel
the words in the box. Then ask them to complete 6 near
the sections on the menu with the words.
6 Ask students if they think they have a good
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memory. Tell them they are going to try and
MAINS
remember details from the scene they just saw.
burger pizzas
Ask them to read the sentences and decide if
SIDES AND EXTRAS they are T (true) or F (false). Then play scene 1
cheese chilli peppers chips coleslaw onion salad again so they can check their answers.
DRINKS Answers
cola diet cola water
1T 2F 3T 4F 5F 6T
3 Ask students to guess what the friends say.
7 Look at the words in the box with the students
They can choose from the three options, or give
and check they understand them. Then read
their own suggestions.
through the first dialogue, saying ‘mmm’ when
you get to the missing words. Tell students that
While you watch the dialogues come from the video, and they
have to complete the dialogues with the words
Play all in the box. Then play Scene 1 again so they can
check their answers.
4 Play the whole sketch through once so students Answers
can check their answer to exercise 3.
1 Sorry 2 OK 3 up 4 so 5 Let’s 6 sure
Answer
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Food The Atomic Café Sketch

Scene 2 After you watch

8 Play Scene 2 and ask students to look at the 13 Tell students to work in pairs and interview
menu and write the correct letter next to the each other to find out their answers to some
drinks and burgers to show who orders what. questions about food and eating out. First make
They should also tick (✓) the sides they order. sure the students understand each question, then
tell them to take turns to ask and answer the
Answers questions. They should note down their partner’s
Diet Cola K and A answers. Alternatively, ask the questions to the
Water J whole class and elicit their answers.
Audrey Hepburn K Students’ own answers
Sergio Leone A
Boris Karloff J 14 Ask students to look at the dialogues, which are
Fries ✓ based on those in the sketch. Students work in
Coleslaw ✓ pairs and number the sentences in the correct
Salad ✓ order. If they need help, tell them to think
about who would say which line, the customer,
9 Check students understand the sentences. Ask or the waiter.
them to watch scene 2 again and number the Answers
sentences 1–6 in the order they hear them. If
1 a 4 b 3 c 2 d 1 (d c b a)
they need help, ask them to think about who
would say each sentence, the customer or the 2 a 4 b 1 c 3 d 2 (b d c a)
waiter.
15 Tell students that they are going to be the
Answers actors now, and act out the dialogues in
a5 b1 c3 d6 e4 f2 exercise 14. Remind them to say the lines in the
correct order. Play the video segments where
Scene 3 the dialogues take place (scenes 2 and 3), but
turn the sound off. Choose pairs of students
10 Check students understand the sentences. Then to act out the dialogue as the video is playing,
play Scene 3 and ask students to circle the saying the actor’s words. Encourage them to
correct answer, a or b. add actions, too.
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16 Divide the class into pairs of A and B students.
1b 2a 3b 4b 5a 6a
Explain the task and make sure they understand
who they are, the details they can use, and
11 Ask students if they think they have a good
the language in their Language banks.In pairs,
memory. Tell them they are going to try and
students write their dialogue together. Give
remember details from the scene they just
help when necessary.
saw. Ask them to read the sentences and try to
remember who said each one. They should then
17 Ask students to practise speaking their dialogue
write down the correct initial for each person.
out loud. Encourage them to add actions, too.
Ask some students to act out their dialogue in
12 Play Scene 3 again so they can check their
front of the class.
answers.
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