Japanese tourists call police over rip-off restaurant bill

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Four Japanese tourists are very angry after a restaurant in Venice, Italy charged them €1,100 ($1,350) for a dinner of steak, fish and water. In fact, the four tourists say they were     ripped off (overcharged) for their meal. The four diners are students and study in the city of Bologna. They were on a day trip to Venice and decided to have dinner at a restaurant near the world-famous St Mark's Square on Friday. As well as the police looking into this incident, the mayor of Venice has promised he would also take action. The mayor said: "If this disgraceful episode is confirmed, we'll do all we can to punish those responsible. We are for justice - always."

It is common for tourists to be overcharged anywhere in the world. Tourism groups in Venice are worried about the Japanese tourists saying they were ripped off. This is because there have been many similar cases recently of rip-off prices in Venice. One tourism group tweeted: "Whoever puts the good name of Venice at risk, harms all Venetians." The restaurant has a very low 1.5 (out of 5) rating on the website TripAdvisor.com. A huge 83 per cent of visitors gave it a "Terrible" rating. One TripAdvisor user complained that: "The food was very average....They added almost €50 in taxes and a tip - these are the hidden fees that they don't tell you about. And the service wasn't that good. I feel scammed."

1. OVERCHARGING: Students A strongly believe overcharging should be made illegal; Students B strongly believe it shouldn't.  Discuss.
2. ANGRY: Why might make you angry or complaints you have about these? What could you do about it? How could they be improved? Complete this table.

	Why you might get angry/complaints?	What you could do about it
Restaurants
Subway/Railway
Internet
The Beach
Nightclubs/Pubs
Sidewalks Tourist Sites

3.Vocabulary

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1.	charged	a.	An event or happening.
2.	steak	b.	A thick slice of beef or other high-quality meat or fish.
3.	ripped off	c.	Asked to pay too much.
4.	overcharged	d.	Asked to pay money for something you bought.
5.	diners	e.	Hurt someone because they did something bad.
6.	incident	f.	Cheated by having to pay an unfair and crazily high price.
7.	punish	g.	People who eat at restaurants.

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8.	common	h.	A score (e.g. A+, B, 3 out of 10, etc.).
9.	cases	i.	In danger.
10.	at risk	j.	Money paid as part of a service.
11.	rating	k.	Usual and normal.
12.	complained	l.	Examples of an event or situation.
13.	fees	m.	Cheated; lost money because of people who tricked you.
14.	scammed	n.	Said you were unhappy about someone or something.

4. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1. angry
2. in fact
3. incident
4. promised
5. justice
6. common
7. cases
8. at risk
9. rating
10. fees

1. happening
2. examples
3. vowed
4. normal
5. costs
6. actually
7. in danger
8. score
9. furious
10. fairness

5.Role play

Role  A – Reasonable Prices You think reasonable prices is the most important thing for a restaurant. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least important of these (and why): extensive menu, music or friendly staff.

Role  B – Extensive Menu You think an extensive menu is the most important thing for a restaurant. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least important of these (and why): reasonable prices, music or friendly staff.

Role  C – Music You think music is the most important thing for a restaurant. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least important of these (and why): extensive menu, reasonable prices or friendly staff.

Role  D – Friendly Staff You think friendly staff is the most important thing for a restaurant. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least important of these (and why):  extensive menu, music or reasonable prices. OR       Fresh food         Taste               Presentation        Ambience

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6.Discussion - Japanese tourists call police over rip-off restaurant bill

1. What do you think of the price of the meal?
2. What do you know about Venice?
3. What's the most expensive meal you've ever had?
4. When was the last time you were ripped off?
5. How does it feel to be ripped off?
6. What do you think the mayor of Venice will do?
7. What punishment should the restaurant get?
8. What advice do you have for the restaurant boss?

11. Why do tourists get overcharged?
12. Would you complain if you were overcharged?
13. Does your town have a good name/image?
14. What's the best restaurant you've been to?
15. What's the worst restaurant you've eaten at?
16. What do you think of having to give a tip at a restaurant?
17. What questions would you like to ask the tourists?

7.Spelling

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1. harcegd them €1,100
2. they were ripped off (aechrrvgoed)
3. looking into this icidnnet
4. this gdcrasefiul episode
5. uinpsh those responsible
6. We are for tsuijce

Paragraph 2

7. It is mocmon for tourists
8. many iimlsar cases
9. a very low 1.5 (out of 5) ratign
10. 83 per cent of itsvrosi
11. One TripAdvisor user damcnoeilp
12. these are the iehdnd fees