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Jock’s Sports Bar The Future Tense With Going To, Will, Present Continuous

A sports bar is often a sports-themed bar and restaurant. In the dining room, large-screen HDTVs show many different types of sporting events. The customers watch their favorite sports teams in action while they enjoy a meal. Two types of food frequently served in sports bars in the United States are buffalo style chicken wings and baby back ribs. Buffalo style chicken wings are sometimes called hot wings, chicken wings, or buffalo wings. The chicken is fried and coated in a spicy sauce made from vinegar, cayenne pepper hot sauce, and butter. Baby back ribs is a popular meat dish. It is made from the rib cage of a pig. The ribs are either grilled or baked, and then coated with barbecue sauce. Friends often meet at sports bars to catch a game and eat some great food. Study the vocabulary in the boxes below. Practice the vocabulary with the exercise on this page, as well as with the exercises and on pages 2 and 3. Read the sports bar menu on page 4. Read about the future tense on page 5. Practice the dialog on page 5.

Practice the vocabulary from group 1 by filling in the missing letters for each word. 1. Justin ordered a _c_ _h_ _i_ _c_ _k_ _e_ __n_ sandwich and a _b_ _e_ _e_ _r_ . 2. Pam ordered a _s_ ___ ___ ___ ___ with _m_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ and _g_ ___ ___ ___ ___ _p_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 3. Anita ordered a platter of _r_ ___ ___ ___ and some _o_ ___ ___ ___ ___ rings. 4. Henry ordered _c_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ sticks and a bowl of _c_ ___ ___ ___ ___.

Vocabulary Group 1

baked dressing salad barbecue fried sauce beer fries shrimp beverage fruit slaw brownie green pepper spicy cayenne pepper grilled soda celery ham tomato cheese hot turkey chicken mushroom vinegar chili onion wine coated pie wings cookie platter crouton ribs

Vocabulary Group 2

baby back ribs fruit cup balsamic vinaigrette dressing grilled chicken salad blue cheese dressing honey mustard dressing buffalo style chicken wings hot wings buffalo wings imported bottled beer cheese fries marinara sauce cheese sticks onion rings chef salad peach pie chicken wings pecan pie chili cheese fries ranch dressing chocolate chip cookie red wine cocktail sauce tartar sauce domestic bottled beer Texas toast draft beer tossed salad French fries white wine fried mushrooms wing platter

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h w i i r y e o p a

y e i k o o c p i r

e e g n t v m i i e

k r e a e i b l p y

r c m s r n o i t s

u o e h d e k a b o

t a s l i g v s t d

c t h w e a n e a a

a e t i i r f i b r

y d p a o a y u w i

Practice the vocabulary from group 1 by filling in the missing letters for each word. 5. Donald ordered ribs coated in _b_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ sauce. 6. Heather ordered chicken coated in barbecue _s_ ___ ___ ___ ___. 7. When Rose orders a salad, she doesn’t order _c_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _s_. She does not like them. 8. Jim ordered chicken wings coated in _b_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ sauce. 9. Marvin ordered a _h_ ___ ___ and cheese sandwich and some _f_ ___ ___ ___ ___. 10. Bill is on a diet. He ordered a grilled chicken salad with balsamic _v_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Dressing. 11 Karen ordered a chocolate _c_ ___ ___ ___ cookie for dessert. Marie ordered a _b_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 12 Clarissa ordered _f_ ___ ___ ___ _d__ chicken with fries and slaw. Practice these vocabulary words from group 1 with this word search puzzle. baked beverage celery coated cookie pie shrimp spicy soda tomato turkey wing wine vinegar

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Practice the vocabulary from group 2 with this crossword puzzle.

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Across Down 2. baby back _____ 1. fruit _____ 6. wing _____ 3. imported _____ beer 7. chili cheese _____ 4. pecan _____ 8. _____ chicken salad 5. blue cheese _____ 10. _____ bottled beer 9. fried _____ 11. _____ sauce 13. _____ cheese fries 12. _____ rings 14. _____ vinaigrette dressing 15. buffalo style chicken _____

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Read this menu from Jock’s Sports Bar.

Jock’s Sports Bar

Menu

Appetizers

Cheese Sticks with marinara sauce….5.39 Fried Mushrooms….6.49 Onion Rings….3.49 French fries….2.39 Chili….2.99 Cheese Fries….4.99 Chili Cheese Fries….5.59 Celery and blue cheese dressing ….2.79

Salads

Tossed Salad: tomatoes, onions, croutons, green peppers ….2.69 Chef Salad: ham, turkey, cheese, onions, croutons, green peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms….5.39 Grilled Chicken Salad….7.49 Dressings: Blue Cheese, Honey Mustard, Ranch, Balsamic Vinaigrette Cheese Fries….4.99 Chili Cheese Fries….5.50

Baby Back Ribs

Ribs served with fries, slaw, Texas toast ….12.49 Ribs and Shrimp served with fries….14.39 Ribs and Chicken Wings served with fries….11.79

Buffalo Style Chicken Wings

Wings served with your choice of dressing….7.49 Wings served with fries, slaw, Texas toast ….12.49 Wings and Shrimp served with fries….14.39

Wing Platters

Wings and Ribs served with fries and blue cheese dressing ….12.49 Wings and Shrimp served with fries and cocktail sauce….14.39 Wings and Fish served with fries and tartar sauce….13.59

Beverages

Domestic Bottled Beer….4.49 Imported Bottled Beer….5.59 Draft beer….4.00 Red Wine Glass….6.00 Bottle….18.00 White Wine….5.00 Bottle….23.00 Soda….1.99

Desserts

Fruit Cup ….1.99 Brownie….2.99 (a la mode…3.49) Peach Pie….3.69 Pecan Pie….3.69 Large Chocolate Chip Cookie…..2.49

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The Future Tense.

The future tense can be expressed in three ways.

Subject + Be + Going To + Verb

Justin is going to have a bowl of chili and ribs with chicken wings and fries.

Subject + Will + Verb

Pam will have a tossed salad, the wings and shrimp platter, and a brownie.

When a specific time in the future is understood, the present continuous tense can be used.

Subject + Be + Verb(Ing)

Anita is having buffalo wings with fries, slaw, and Texas toast.

Practice the dialog below.

Server: Good evening. How is everybody doing?

Justin: Just great.

Server: Fine. Can I take you drink order?

Justin: Yes. Let’s see. Pam will have a soda. Anita is having a glass of red wine. Henry is going to have a bottle of imported beer, and I am having a draft beer.

Server: OK. I will be right back with your drinks.

The server returns with the drinks.

Server: All right now! What are you going to eat?

Justin: Well, Pam will have a tossed salad, the wings and shrimp platter, and a brownie. Anita is having buffalo wings

with fries, slaw, and Texas toast. Henry is going to have a wings and ribs platter, and another beer. I am having a bowl

of chili, and ribs with chicken wings and fries. Oh, I will have another beer, too.

Sever: Let’s see. That will be: a tossed salad, a wings and shrimp platter, and a brownie; buffalo wings with fries,

slaw, and Texas toast; a wings and ribs platter, and a bottle of imported beer; a bowl of chili, ribs and chicken with fries,

and a draft beer. Will that be all?

Justin: Yes.

Server: OK. I will be back shortly with your food. Group Activity. Use the menu on page 4 to create and practice a dialog of your own.