Burger King is a global chain of hamburger and fast food restaurants. It was founded in 1955 by David Edgerton and James McLamore in Miami, Florida. It has since grown to 12,000 restaurants in over 70 countries and is now one of the world’s biggest restaurant chains. Burger King also has a strong presence at U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force bases worldwide. The company’s most famous product is the Whopper – a quarter pound hamburger introduced in 1957. The burger became famous enough for advertising execs to start the "Home of the Whopper" slogan. The company says it is strong on corporate responsibility. Its website says: “We are committed to diversity and inclusion, food safety and animal welfare, sensitivity towards the environment and a spectrum of civic and charitable initiatives.”


Vocabulary:

1.  Presence 

2.  Diversity

3.  Inclusion

4.  Spectrum

5.  Civic


Reading Comprehension Questions:

1.  What is Burger King's most popular hamburger?


2.  Name what Burger King is committed to?


Exercise:  Put the underlined words in grammatical sequence.


Burger Kingis fast and hamburger of chain global afood restaurants. It was founded in 1955 by David Edgerton and James McLamore in Miami, Florida. It has sincerestaurants in over grown to 12,00070 countries and is nowbiggest chains of world’s restaurant one the. Burger King alsopresence at U S . Army and has a strongU.S. Air Force bases worldwide.

Exercise:  Use the correct tense of the verb.


The company’s most famous product .......... (be) the Whopper – a quarter pound hamburger introduced in 1957. The burger .......... (become) famous enough for advertising execs to start the "Home of the Whopper" slogan. The company .......... (say) it is strong on corporate responsibility. Its website says: “We are .......... (commit) to diversity and inclusion, food safety and animal welfare, sensitivity towards the environment and a spectrum of civic and charitable initiatives.”

Role Play:


Analyst:  You are an analyst at Burger King, which combo meal do you suggest that the company make a commercial about in order to advertise on TV?  You have $1 million to make the commercial.  What would your commercial look like?

http://www.bk.com/en/us/menu-nutrition/lunch-and-dinner-menu-202/index.html


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