Antes de leer

What information would you expect to find on a restaurant menu? List as many things as you can here. Can you name more that five?

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Mira la lectura

1. You will be visiting the Web site of a restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico.
2. Quickly look over the menu. Put an "X" in front of the items that you listed in Antes de leer above that you found on this page.

Infórmate

1. What is the name of the restaurant? _______________________________________
2. What meal can you order from this menu? _______________________________________
3. List the eight categories of foods that you find on the page.
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4. Put an "X" in front of the categories that you understand.

Aplicación

Your teacher may ask you to do one or more of the following:

1. You've had an early morning soccer practice and now you're going to have breakfast. You're very hungry.
   1. Write down your order in Spanish. Include the food item and the cost.
   2. Calculate the total cost of the meal in pesos.
   3. You have five dollars in your pocket to use for food. Do you have enough money? How much is five dollars in Mexican pesos? You can convert U.S. dollars to Mexican pesos at the Currency Converter.
   4. If you don't have enough money, how would you change your order?
2. Using foods you already know, make a dinner menu in Spanish for a restaurant in a Spanish-speaking country. You can choose the country. Include the following:
   • a name for the restaurant (You can make up your own name.)
   • the city where the restaurant is located
   • the hours of dinner service
   • ensaladas
   • carnes (meats)
   • verduras
   • bebidas
   • frutas
   • sandwiches
   • sopas

Under the heading for each section, list several foods for that section along with the cost of each item.

Use the monetary unit of the country where your restaurant is located. The Currency Converter can help you with this task.

Exploremos otros sitios

You can explore the site for La Fogata and find out more about the restaurant. This is the main page for La Fogata. It includes the address, phone number, a map, and the hours.

La Fogata dinner menu. If you went back to La Fogata for dinner, what would you order?

This is the menu for a restaurant in a beautiful seaside resort in the Canary Islands.