The Story of McDonald's Evolution from a Small Restaurant to a Global Fast-Food Chain
Maurice and Richard McDonald dream of becoming movie stars in California but end up opening a fast-food restaurant in San Bernardino. Ray Kroc sees the potential in their simple menu of hamburgers, milkshakes, and fries and helps expand the brand into a global phenomenon. The brothers ultimately sell McDonald's to Kroc and lead content lives.
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McDonalds Amina Akorede (2021)
VOCABULARY VOCABULARY BREAKFAST CHAIN CHEESEBURGER FAST FOOD FRIES KETCHUP KID S MEAL MCDONALD MENU NAPKIN ORDER RONALD STRAW TO STAY TRAY
McDonalds Restaurant McDonald s Restaurant McDonald's has simple menus: hamburgers, cheeseburgers, sodas, fries and milkshakes. There were no longer any waitresses to serve food, so customers ordered food by themselves at a counter.
The The Macdonalds Macdonalds short short story story. . Maurice Mac and Richard Dic McDonald have a dream. They want to be movie stars. They go to California from the East Coast but they can t find jobs in the movies. They are very poor and very disappointed. They must do something to make money. They decide to open a restaurant in San Bernardino. They want to try something new, a fast-food restaurant. They borrow money and open a restaurant. They call the restaurant McDonald s.
The Mac The Macd donalds short story. onalds short story. Hamburgers, milk shakes and French fries are on the menu. That s all. A restaurant with three things on the menu ? No one thinks it will work but people love it. The food is simple, fast and good. Soon people wait in line outside the restaurant. A salesman named Ray Kroc from Chicago can t understand why the restaurant needs so many milk-shake machines so he goes to California to see this restaurant. He is amazed. People wait outside the restaurant to get in. He tries the food. It s great. And the restaurant is so clean.
The Mac The Macd donalds short story. onalds short story. Kroc asks the brothers to open other restaurants like this. The brothers say they make enough money. Kroc tells the brothers they can make more money. He can open other McDonald s like this one. He will give them some money for these restaurants. The brothers agree. It s 1955. Kroc opens two other McDonald s but people want more. Soon there are hundreds of McDonald s. The brothers have enough money. They sell McDonald s to Ray Kroc. He pays $2.5 million. Kroc becomes very rich. And the brothers ? They are happy with their quite life.
Write T (true) or F (false) Write T (true) or F (false) F 1. 2. They go to California from the West Coast. 3. They are poor. 4. They open the first restaurant in Chicago. 5. They call the restaurant fast food. 6. The restaurant has three things in the menu. 7. There aren t any people in the restaurant. 8. The food in the restaurant is great. 9. Ray Kroc gives the brothers some money to open the other restaurants. 10. The brothers are still poor. 11. Mac and Dic don t want to sell the restaurants. 12. Ray Kroc buys the restaurants from McDonald s brothers. 13. Ray becomes a rich man. T Mac and Dic want to be drivers. F T F F T F T T F F T
Answer Answer the the questions questions . . 1. 2. Why do they call the restaurant McDonald s ? 3. What three things are on the menu in their first restaurant ? 4. Who asks the brothers to open the other restaurants ? 5. Who do the brothers sell McDonald s to ? 6. How much money does the man pay for the restaurants ? Why do Mac and Dic McDonald s open the restaurant ? Because they can t find the jobs in the movies Because it s their surname. Hamburgers, milk shakes and French fries Ray Kroc To Ray Kroc . He pays $ 2.5 million
English conversation 1. How often do you eat McDonald s? 2.What is your favorite McDonald s food? 3.Why is McDonald s so popular in so many countries? 4.Is McDonald s better than Burger King? 5.Do you think McDonald s is expensive in Brazil? 6.How will McDonald s be different 100 years in the future?
Criticised Criticised!!! !!! Why Why? ? McDonald s are sometimes criticised for making people fat. Do they make people fat? How?
Dessert vs Desert. Dessert vs Desert. What is the difference?? What is the difference?? A dessert is something sweet you eat after the main course e.g. Ice cream, apple strudel, chocolate cake. A desert is a hot place where there are not many trees. Animals that live in the desert include camels. Write ten desserts you know in English?
