LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERSEXPENSIVE TASTEUpdated Lesson
Sep. 8, 2025
Mixed Levels: Pre-intermediate (A2-B1) and Intermediate (B1-B2)
Type of language: General English
Tags: Food and Drink; Giving Opinions; Article Based; 13-15 Years Old; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old
Publication date: 09/08/2025
This updated lesson is based around food, and in particular the type that will cost you a lot of money. Students will first listen to someone talking about three really expensive restaurants and then read about some of the costly ingredients that are available to chefs. Throughout the lesson, students will be introduced to new and interesting vocabulary and there will be opportunities for them to personalize the vocabulary in discussion activities. (by Peter Clarkin)
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AUDIO TRANSCRIPT
Speaker: Expensive eateries from around the world. The price of fine dining.
If money was no object, what would you grab for dinner? The world of eating out is one in which we constantly have to wonder how much everything costs, we have to check the prices on the menu, and we have to see how deep our pockets are, but what if it didn’t have to be that way? What would you do if money wasn’t an issue, where would you go and what would you eat?
Perhaps the south of France is as good a place to start as any, and a place the super-rich love to call home, Monaco. Within this wealthy wonderland, you will discover that one of the places where billionaires love to stuff their faces is a restaurant called Le Louis XV.
Proudly showing off its three Michelin stars, the restaurant was opened by chef Alain Ducasse in 1987 and has been described as “one of the great French restaurants”. Frequent guests have suggested that €1000 is a reasonable price to pay for a meal for two, but that price can shoot up depending on which wine you go for. Some bottles are available for less than €100 but if you want to really splash the cash, then there are some that are priced at well over €3000.
Sushi has always had a reputation for being a little costly, and if you take a trip to the Big Apple and check out the prices you might need to pick your jaw up off the floor. Located in Manhattan, Masa is known all over the country due to TV appearances by its master chef Masa Takayama, and if you fancy having your dinner prepared by Chef Takayama himself, then it is going to cost you at least a grand, and that’s before you’ve looked at the drinks menu.
If eating alone sounds like your kind of thing then how about a single-table restaurant? The ultra-exclusive Ultraviolet in Shanghai opens up booking at midnight every night, but the table is usually gone within 20 seconds. A price for an evening at Ultraviolent starts at around $1000, but to be fair that does get you a 20-course meal. The food itself is highly experimental and it is all served in an underground bunker secretly located on the outskirts of the city.
Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/expensive-taste. Accessed on September 9, 2025. LinguaHouse.com © 2008–2025. All rights reserved.
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