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Conversation: Give My Restaurant a 5-Star Review (Listen + Talk)
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- Intermediate
- Passive voice
- Passive infinitive
- Get + past participle
- Restaurant
- Reviews
Passive voice Passive infinitive Get + past participle Restaurant Reviews
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Listen to the conversation about a failing restaurant. Then, discuss restaurant reviews with the AI tutor. The focus is on passive infinitive (be / get + past participle), and vocabulary on business and restaurant reviews.

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Give My Restaurant a 5-Star Review

Peter's restaurant is going out of business. It suffered an unfortunate incident. Now, Peter has a new idea to promote his restaurant, but it's a controversial idea. Listen to the conversation with the AI Tutor and discuss about restaurants, reviews, and small business.

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Give My Restaurant a 5-Star Review

(1) Peter:

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My restaurant is going out of business! What am I going to do?

(2) Karen:

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What!? I thought you were doing so well!

(3) Peter:

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I’ve been really [vocab word=unfortunate]unfortunate[/vocab], Karen. Last month, my restaurant got [vocab word=break into]broken into[/vocab]. The back door has to be locked every night, but my manager forgot to do so one day. A bunch of [vocab word=looter]looters[/vocab] broke into my restaurant and stole everything. My [vocab word=insurance]insurance[/vocab] company said it was our fault, so our losses aren’t going to get covered.

(4) Karen:

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I’m so sorry to hear that.

(5) Peter:

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The back door still needs to be fixed. A lot of equipment still needs to be replaced . And my employees still need to be paid. But, I have so little money left in the bank.

(6) Karen:

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So, what are you going to do?

(7) Peter:

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I don’t know. I’m out of ideas. Help me, Karen.

(8) Karen:

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Maybe, you can contact the local newspaper. Tell them your story. Maybe, your story will get [vocab word=feature]featured[/vocab] on their newspaper or website. Then, you’ll get more visitors to your restaurant.

(9) Peter:

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I don’t know, Karen. I want to keep my story private. It’s so embarrassing.

(10) Karen:

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Oh, okay. How about contacting a social media [vocab word=influencer]influencer[/vocab] in your area? Your food is so good, so it ought to be praised and talked about [vocab word=extensive]extensively[/vocab]!

(11) Peter:

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Thanks for your kind words. I’m not a famous guy, and I’m certainly not a good-looking guy. I’ll probably just get ignored by these famous people.

(12) Karen:

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You don’t know until you try it!

(13) Peter:

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I have a better idea. Are you familiar with all those food [vocab word=review]review[/vocab] sites?

(14) Karen:

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Yes, I know them.

(15) Peter:

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I’ll [vocab word=pretend]pretend[/vocab] to be a customer, and I’ll write many good reviews about my restaurant. I’ll give myself 5-star reviews. Then, surely, I’ll have many more customers!

(16) Karen:

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I don’t think that’s a good idea, Peter… You might get [vocab word=ban]banned[/vocab] by these sites. You might even get [vocab word=sue]sued[/vocab]!

(17) Peter:

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No, no, no. It’s a good idea. No one will know I’m posting those reviews. Just wait and see.

(18) :

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(1 month later ...)

(19) Karen:

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Hey, Peter. How is it going?

(20) Peter:

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I got banned! What am I going to do?

(21) Karen:

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What!?

(22) Peter:

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I posted way too many [vocab word=fake]fake[/vocab] reviews and I got banned by every food review site!

(23) Karen:

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I told you so, Peter! Now, are you going to try my “social media influencer” idea?

(24) Peter:

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Well, Karen, one of the influencers owned a food review site, and I got [vocab word=blacklist]blacklisted[/vocab] by her. All these influencers must be connected somehow, because now, every social media influencer is ignoring me!

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Give My Restaurant a 5-Star Review

(1) Peter:

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My restaurant is going out of business! What am I going to do?

(2) Karen:

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What!? I thought you were doing so well!

(3) Peter:

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(4) Karen:

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I’m so sorry to hear that.

(5) Peter:

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The back door still needs to be fixed. A lot of equipment still needs to be replaced . And my employees still need to be paid. But, I have so little money left in the bank.

(6) Karen:

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So, what are you going to do?

(7) Peter:

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I don’t know. I’m out of ideas. Help me, Karen.

(8) Karen:

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(9) Peter:

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I don’t know, Karen. I want to keep my story private. It’s so embarrassing.

(10) Karen:

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(11) Peter:

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Thanks for your kind words. I’m not a famous guy, and I’m certainly not a good-looking guy. I’ll probably just get ignored by these famous people.

(12) Karen:

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You don’t know until you try it!

(13) Peter:

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I have a better idea. Are you familiar with all those food [vocab word=review]review[/vocab] sites?

(14) Karen:

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Yes, I know them.

(15) Peter:

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I’ll [vocab word=pretend]pretend[/vocab] to be a customer, and I’ll write many good reviews about my restaurant. I’ll give myself 5-star reviews. Then, surely, I’ll have many more customers!

(16) Karen:

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I don’t think that’s a good idea, Peter… You might get [vocab word=ban]banned[/vocab] by these sites. You might even get [vocab word=sue]sued[/vocab]!

(17) Peter:

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No, no, no. It’s a good idea. No one will know I’m posting those reviews. Just wait and see.

(18) :

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(1 month later ...)

(19) Karen:

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Hey, Peter. How is it going?

(20) Peter:

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I got banned! What am I going to do?

(21) Karen:

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What!?

(22) Peter:

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I posted way too many [vocab word=fake]fake[/vocab] reviews and I got banned by every food review site!

(23) Karen:

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I told you so, Peter! Now, are you going to try my “social media influencer” idea?

(24) Peter:

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Lesson Vocabulary

ban (Verb)	To officially not allow a person to enter or use something. To prohibit.
blacklist (Verb)	To put someone into a blacklist (a list of people that you want to avoid or are bad.)
break into (Phrasal verb)	To enter a place to steal something or to commit other crimes.
extensive (Adjective)	Covering a large area. Affecting a lot of things.
fake (Adjective)	Not real.
feature (Verb)	To have or include someone or something as an important part.
influencer (Noun)	A person that influences other people. Many people watch or follow a famous influencer. An influencer can recommend a product, and many peole will buy it.
insurance (Noun)	You pay a company a fee, and the company pays you when you get into an accident, loses a home, or dies.
justify (Verb)	To have a reason for why something is right or needed.
looter (Noun)	A person who steals goods during a war or riot.
pretend (Verb)	To speak and act as someone else.
rating (Noun)	A score or ranking of your product or service.
review (Noun)	An appraisal of a work (movie, book, product etc). People write a review to say how they felt about the work.
sue (Verb)	To start a legal case against someone or a company.
unfortunate (Adjective)	Not lucky.

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