CP: I Ate at the World’s Oldest Restaurant

Set the Scene:

Let’s start with some engaging questions to connect your everyday life to the subject of the activity:

Have you ever tried traditional Austrian cuisine, such as Wiener schnitzel or apple strudel?
What do you know about the city of Salzburg, and its connection to Mozart?
Have you ever visited a historic restaurant or tried a traditional dish from a different culture?
What do you think it would be like to dine at the oldest restaurant in the world?
How do you think the experience of trying traditional Austrian cuisine and drinks would be?

Look at the featured image and answer the following questions:

What do you see in the image?
What do you think this activity will be about based on this image?
Do you think the image is related to the oldest restaurant in the world, or to traditional Austrian cuisine?

Read the introduction of the activity and get familiar with the context:

Visiting the Oldest Restaurant in the World in Austria, and exploring the traditional Austrian cuisine and drinks.

Watch the video associated with the activity, and pause at the following strategic points:

Pause the video at 2 minutes and discuss: What do you think about the oldest restaurant in the world, and its history?
Pause the video at 5 minutes and discuss: How do you think the experience of trying traditional Austrian cuisine and drinks would be?
Pause the video at 8 minutes and discuss: What do you think about the Mozart room, and its significance in the restaurant?

Make sure to complete the following tasks:

Answer the following questions:

What does ‘Grüner Veltliner’ refer to in the context of the passage?
- A) A type of traditional Austrian dish
- B) A famous Austrian mountain
- C) A typical Austrian white grape used for wine production
- D) A Mozart-themed chocolate
What is ‘Wiener schnitzel’ in the context of the passage?
- A) A type of Austrian wine
- B) A type of traditional Austrian dessert
- C) A type of chicken dish
- D) A type of traditional Austrian dish made from breaded and fried meat
What is the significance of the ‘Mozart room’ in St. Peter Stiftskulinarium?
- A) It is where Mozart was born
- B) It is a room used for events and hosts a Mozart dinner with live music
- C) It is a type of traditional Austrian cuisine
- D) It is a famous mountain in Salzburg
What is ‘apple strudel’ in the context of the passage?
- A) A type of Austrian wine
- B) A type of traditional Austrian main course
- C) A type of famous dessert in Salzburg
- D) A type of traditional Austrian dessert
What is the unique feature of the dessert that represents Salzburg’s three big mountains?
- A) It features three types of meat
- B) It consists of three parts, representing the city’s three big mountains, and features cranberry cream and whipped egg yolks
- C) It is made from traditional Austrian wine
- D) It is a type of Mozart-themed chocolate

Use the present perfect continuous tense to describe ongoing experiences:

Example: We have been visiting the oldest restaurant in the world and trying local cuisine, which has been a unique experience.

Choose the correct answer for each question:

By the time we arrived at the restaurant, we ____________________ through the mountains for hours.
- A) have been driving
- B) drive
- C) had driven
- D) were driving
I ____________________ traditional Austrian cuisine since I arrived in Salzburg, and I love it.
- A) have been trying
- B) try
- C) was trying
- D) tried
By next year, the restaurant ____________________ its traditional dishes for over 1,200 years.
- A) will have been serving
- B) serves
- C) has served
- D) served
Since we started our trip, we ____________________ many traditional Austrian desserts, including apple strudel.
- A) have been eating
- B) eat
- C) were eating
- D) ate
The staff at the restaurant ____________________ the restaurant’s history to visitors for years.
- A) have been explaining
- B) explain
- C) were explaining
- D) explained