Pre-reading questions:
- What is your favorite fast-food place? Why?
- How do you give respect to traditions?
The popular fast-food chain McDonald’s has almost 40,000 locations worldwide. Their newest restaurant opened at Holy See, near St. Peter’s Square. Cardinal Elio Sgreccia says that McDonald’s has no respect for tradition. Meanwhile, Cardinal Domenix Calcagana lets McDonald’s stay because there is no problem. McDonald’s will be open seven days a week.
Vocabulary:
chain- [noun] group of businesses
Holy See- [proper noun] the territory inside Vatican City
worldwide- [adjective] global
tradition- [noun] lifestyle
seven days a week- [phrase] Sunday until Saturday, all days in a week
True or False:
- McDonald’s is a popular fast-food chain.
- The newest McDonalds restaurant opened near St. Peter’s Square.
- Cardinal Domenix Calcagana says that McDonald’s has no respect for traditions.
- Cardinal Elio Sgreccia says that there is no problem.
- McDonald’s will be open from Sunday-Saturday.