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At the Restaurant Lesson 1
Before you read
1. Work in pairs. Decide which qualities you need for each of these jobs in a restaurant. Some qualities may match more than one job.
Reading 2. Two customers, Paul and Ilona Martin, arrive at a restaurant. It's 8.30 p.m. Read the four dialogues (waiter=A, Paul=B, Ilona=C). Fill in the gaps with the phrases in the box.
1 A Hello, 1___________? С Hi, yes,2 ____________ table for two. А 3_____________ a reservation? С No, we don't. 2 A 4 _______________ at the moment. But we have a cancellation at 9.00. В At 9.00. Yes, that's fine. A OK, 5 , please? В Martin. A 6 _____________smoking or non- smoking? С Non-smoking, please. 3 A Would you like a drink while you're waiting? В Yes, er...7_____________a beer, please? A And for you? С I'll have a sparkling mineral water. A OK,8______________a beer and a water. 4 A Excuse me,9_______________. This way, please ... Is this table all right for you? С This is fine. A 10____________, the specials are on the board. В Thank you. |
Vocabulary
3 Read the dialogues again. Underline the phrases that mean:
4 Who usually says these things? Write W (waiter) or С (customer).
6 Do you have a reservation?
Speaking
Waiter It is 9.00 on Friday evening and your restaurant is fully booked. You have one table free at 9.30 due to a cancellation. Four customers arrive. One of them speaks first.
Customer You are with three friends. It is 9.00 on Friday evening and you want to eat at this restaurant. You don't have a reservation. Most restaurants in town are fully booked. Speak first.
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Lesson 2
Explaining the menu
Before you read Number these courses from a menu in the order you think they should be eaten or drunk. dessert coffee main course starter salad cheese Reading 2 Paul and Ilona are at a restaurant. Look at the menu and label the sections with the headings in the box.
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3 Paul and Ilona are ready to order. Read the dialogue (waiter=A, Paul=B, Ilona=C) and complete the waiter's notes. IxCS …………… lxSS …………… …………… ……………
4 Read the dialogue again. Find two phrases to: a ask for something b explain a dish с recommend something. Speaking 5 Work in pairs. Think of two typical dishes from your country. Discuss how you would explain them to a customer. It's a kind of... It's made with ... It's a bit like ... Writing 6 Write a short dialogue between a customer and a waiter, asking and answering about the dishes you discussed in Exercise 5.
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Lesson 3 1. Read and dramatize the following dialogue. Work in pair. At the Restaurant Waiter: Good morning, sir. For one? P a u l: Yes, please. W. Would you like this table by the window? P. Thank you. W. Here's the menu, sir. P. Well, now, what do you recommend? W. Well, the roast lamb's very good. Or if you prefer fish, there's nice fresh cod today. P. I think I'll have the roast lamb, please. W. What vegetables would you like with it? P. Some baked potatoes. And what green vegetables have you got? W. Peas, spinach, French beans. P. I think I'll have peas. They're nice with lamb. W. Very well, sir. And what will you have first? Soup, hors d'oeuvres or grapefruit? P. I'll have grapefruit to start with. W. Grapefruit. P. Could I order my sweet now? I'm in rather a hurry. W. Yes, certainly. What would you like? P. I think I'd like an apple tart and coffee. W. Very well, sir.
2. Complete the open dialogue (see the vocabulary below). Work in pairs. At a Hotel Restaurant Waiter: Good morning, sir. Here's your table. P e t r o v: ... W. What would you like to have, an American or English breakfast? P. ... W. We have eggs and bacon, bacon and sausage, boiled egg or scrambled eggs. Orange juice and grapefruit juice. W. Yes, sir, one orange juice, bacon and eggs and coffee or tea, sir?
P. ... W. We haw strawberry jam or marmalade with toast this morning, sir. Would you like any of that? P. ... W. Thank you, sir. Breakfast
Lunch and Dinner
3. Translate into English.
— Добрый день. Что бы вы хотели? — Я хотел бы стакан апельсинового сока, чашку бульона и какое-нибудь мясное блюдо.
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