The document provides instructions for students to write a review of a local carenderia (food stall) in Tibag. Students will visit the carenderia, interview the owner, take photos of the food and restaurant. Their review should describe the dining experience including the food, service and atmosphere. It should conclude by recommending or not recommending the carenderia and discussing who might enjoy it based on budget, lifestyle and tastes. The review will be published on the class Facebook page along with photos, tagging the owner and friends.

1. Presenting Ideas Convincingly
Writing aRestaurantReview

2. First Group Task/Menu
Your class will be divided into groups. Each
group will choose a carenderia where they all
want to go. The students will ask for their
specialties and choose a few favorites. They will
take photographs of foods and the place.
Interview the manager about the carenderia.

3. First Group Task/Menu
Choose the nearest carinderia in Tibag.

4. First Group Task/Menu
In connection with the students’
activity interviewing an owner of a
food stall, the students will write a
review about the carenderia.

5. First Group Task/Menu
Make sure to describe the food and the
restaurant, as well as the dining experience,
which includes the service of the restaurant
and the kind of dishes they served to the
students. If possible include some history of
the carenderia and what they are known for.

6. First Group Task/Menu
By the end of the review, you will
conclude either recommending or
not recommending the carenderia
and why.

7. Writing a Restaurant Review
Discuss who they think would enjoy
the carenderia the most,
considering one’s budget, lifestyle,
and taste in food. Include a few
good pictures that showcase the
carenderia and the dishes.

8. First Group Task/Menu
Publish the review of the restaurant in the class
Facebook page. Tag the owners of the
carenderia on the page. Make sure to include
the pictures that were taken. Tag friends whom
you think will enjoy going to the carenderia and
encourage others who have gone to the
carenderia to add their own reviews.

9. A closer look at a restaurantreview
Examine the following areas:
1. Taste and food presentation:
Do the dishes they offer taste good?
Is there something unique about how
the food is prepared? Is the
presentation appetizing both to the
eye and palate?

10. A closer look at a restaurantreview
Examine the following areas:
2. Ambiance:
Will the customer feel relaxed or
jubilant when eating at the
restaurant? Does the restaurant
feature a certain theme?

11. A closer look at a restaurantreview
Examine the following areas:
3. Service:
Are the chefs, waiters,
waitresses friendly? Do they
cater well the customer’s
demands? Are they able to
serve food efficiently?

12. A closer look at a restaurantreview
Examine the following areas:
4. Value of money:
Are the prices
reasonable?

13. A closer look at a restaurantreview
Examine the following areas:
5. Cleanliness:
Is the restaurant as well as its
kitchen tidy? Will customers
need to worry if the food they
are eating is safe?

14. Structure of the Review
1. Interesting title
2. Background information about the
establishment (3 – 5 sentences)
3. Reviewer’s general impression in the second
paragraph (main idea or thesis statement)
4. Employ certain set of criteria – specific details

15. Structure of the Review
5. A review should discuss the negative and
positive details. Positive points first.
6. A recommendation may be given towards the
end to help the establishment improve the
services if offers.
7. A rating may be provided
(e.g. three out of five stars)

16. Assignment
Read and research about the following events
and look for details on it:
1. The fallen 44
2. The Mamasapano journalist massacre
3. The stampede in Wowowee
4. The Yolanda
Bring your printed researches. Do not forget to
include your sources. Cite your sources –
authors, date, websites/URLs