Pre-reading questions:
- What is your least favorite fast food restaurant and why?
- How often do you eat fast food? What do you usually eat? Where?
- Is eating fast food bad for your health?
McDonald’s opens a new branch in Vatican City. The announcement of its opening was met with ferocious opinions from the cardinals. As mentioned by Cardinal Elio Sgreccia, the opening of the new branch of McDonald’s into one of the most historic and holiest places in the world is an offense. The cardinal argued against the ignorance of McDonald’s to the culinary traditions of the Roman restaurant industry and for being impolite to their architectural and urban traditions.
But for Cardinal Calagana, the leader of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APAS) who approved the lease of Mcdonald’s doesn’t see any problem on the matter as the in Rome is now The APAS will collect a considerable amount of 30,000 euro monthly rent from McDonald’s. McDonald’s is open seven days a week from 6:30 am to 11:00 pm.
Vocabulary:
ferocious [adjective] – very angry
blatant [adjective] – obvious and offensive manner
ignorance [noun] – lack of knowledge or education
considerable [adjective] – large in number
Comprehension Questions:
- Where is the new branch of McDonald’s located?
- Why do some of the cardinals disagree with McDonald’s opening of a new branch?
- Who approved the lease of McDonald’s?
- How much is the monthly rent of McDonald’s?
- What time is the McDonald’s in Vatican City open?
Express Your Opinion:
- Why do you think fast food is popular?
- How is fast food different from your usual dishes?
- How is your country’s fast food different from other countries’ fast food?