4/23 searching for Restaurants

Talk about how you search for places to go eat at.

I have a list of restaurants I go to pretty often. But I like to try new places as well. Because we have the Internet, it's very easy to search for restaurants. I type in a menu and an area on my cell phone. It shows me tons of places I can go to nearby. There are pictures of the menus and reviews from people who went there. So, that's how I decide where to go to eat. My family members aren't picky with food. They like to experiment with new restaurants as well. I normally do a search online and pick a menu or a place to go to. They were happy with the choices I made most of the time.

@ Speaking Tips>> picky  까다로운

ex> Are you picky with people?

ex> He's not picky with clothes.

@ I'm not good at picking menus.  나는 메뉴를 잘 못 골라.

@ Homework>>

1. 이제 새로운 곳에 가 볼 때야. (try new places)

2. 나는 이름과 주소를 입력했다. (type in)

3. 그 도시에는 가 볼 만한 곳이 많다. (tons of places)

4. 내 남자친구는 입맛이 까다롭지 않다. (be not picky with food)

4/22 Changes in Restaurants

How have restaurants changed over the years?

I think restaurants serve a larger variety of foods from other countries these days. For example, there are many more Japanese, Thai, and Vietnamese restaurants in Korea. We see a lot more restaurant chains these days as well. These franchises are all over the place. Plus, we see a lot more fusion restaurants these days. They don't serve just one type of menu. They mix up menus from many cultures. People can enjoy various types of dishes at those places. Because people have become much busier than in the past, they eat out more often. That's probably why there are more kinds of restaurants out there.

@ Speaking Tips>> eat out vs. eat in  나가서 먹다 vs. 집에서 먹다

ex> Shall we eat out tonight?

ex> I'm not in the mood for eating out today.

@ Do you want to eat out or eat in?  밖에서 먹을래 집에서 먹을래?

@ Homework>>

1. 서울에는 어딜 가나 아파트가 있다. (all over the palce)

2. 내 책들이 모두 섞여 있다. (mix up)

3. 나는 여러 가지 음식을 요리할 수 있다. (various types of dishes)

4. 나는 요즘 외식을 더 자주 하는 편이다. (eat out more often)