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By the end of the lesson, the student should be able to interact with a waiter at a restaurant
Communication strategies:
They should be able to go to a restaurant by following the points below:
- State they have or don’t have a reservation
- State their seating preferences
- Order a meal
- Ask about payment options
Part 1: Before the meal
A) Good evening sir.
B) Hello. We have a reservation under Smith.
A) Right this way. Here are your menus. Are you ready to order?
B) Yes, I’ll have the Turkey Burger. And she’ll have the Caesar Salad.
A) Would you like anything to drink?
B) Two pints of Kirin, please.
A) Anything else?
B) No, that’s all.
Part 2: After the meal
A) Can I have the bill, please?
B) That comes to $43.90.
A) Do you take credit?
Words and rules:
The student should be able to make basic requests. e.g. Can I get...?
The student should be able to name some popular dishes in different countries.
Appropriateness:
Non-verbal behaviour: We can gesture writing a word on our hand when we want to ask for the bill.
Register: When talking to staff we usually use a polite register.
Social rules: The waiter will sometimes introduce himself by name.
Cultural references: "What can I gecha?" is a casual way to say "What would you like to order?"
Track #35
I’ll have the soup to start, then the roast chicken, please.
Track #36
Can I get the steak - medium-rare - and vanilla ice cream for dessert?
Track #37
Just a cup of coffee and a piece of cake, please.
Because the lesson touches on the topic of restaurants, you are welcome to introduce some of the following vocabulary if you like.
1) a Chimichanga - USA (n)
2) Tandoori chicken - India (n)
3) Poutine - Canada (n)
4) Gapao - Thailand (n)
5) Shepherd’s pie - Britain (n)
6) Pho - Vietnam (n)
7) Fish and chips - Britain (n)
8) Chilli crab - Singapore (n)
9) Chicken parm - Australia (n)
10) Chicken rice - Singapore (n)
Option 1:
Difficulty ★
Type: Phrase introduction and skit
Purpose: To teach the student how to sequence their order
Method: Teach the student that they can use the following phrases to sequence their order
When you haven't decided yet.
- Just start us off with
When you are ordering different courses
- For starters / For mains / For dessert
…. with a side of...
Option 2:
Difficulty ★★
Type: Skit - Fast food ordering
Purpose: To teach the student how to order fast food
Method: Role-play going to different fast food restaurants and ordering different foods.
You can teach phrases like, “Is that to go?”
Option 3:
Difficulty ★★★
Type: Skit - Ordering drinks
Purpose: To teach the student how to order drinks
Method: Teach the student some different ways to order drinks, then role-play them.
Feel free to teach any of the points below
1) When you order beer, you can’t just say “nama” you have to state the name of the
beer, and the size of the glass you want. e.g. A pint of Guinness, please.
2) in Australia we have many different sizes of beer glasses (middy / schooner)
3) When you order sprits you need to say, the name, single / double, and the glass
"Jack and Coke, Double-Tall."
"Absolut and Cran, Double-Short."
"Tanqueray and Tonic, Single-Tall."
Naruhodo point
Teach the student that we always use “THE” when we say the name of something on the menu. (we don’t usually use it for drinks, or common nouns, though)
- Can I get the 4 cheese pizza?
- Can I get a Coke?
Extra questions you might like to ask in the lesson
- Do you have a reservation?
- How many people?
- Are you ready to order?
- What can I get you?
- What would you like to drink?
- Would you like anything for dessert?
- Is there anything else?
- How would you like to pay?
Let’s start
Put the items in the correct sections of the menu.
Starters
- garlic mushrooms
- soup of the day
Main course
- ravioli
- lasagna
- roast chicken
- T-bone steak
Dessert
- ice cream
- chocolate cake
Let’s try
Listen and write down what the people order.
Track #35
The Soup
the roast chicken
Track #36
the steak - medium-rare
vanilla ice cream for dessert
Track #37
cup of coffee
a piece of cake
Let’s practice
Practice going to a restaurant using the phrases and information below.
Situation 2
- Two people
- Non-smoking, have a reservation
- Order food and drinks for both
A) Hello. Welcome to ABC restaurant. Do you have a reservation?
B) Yes.
A) Smoking or non-smoking?
B) Non-smoking, please.
A) Here is your menu. What would you like to order?
B) Can we get the green salad, the triple decker club and the Turkey Burger?
A) Sure. What would you like to drink?
B) 2 Hot green teas, please.
A) Certainly. Coming right up.
Let’s speak
A) Role-play going to a restaurant.
B) Hello. Welcome to ABC restaurant. How many people?
A) Two.
B) Do you have a reservation?
A) Yes.
B) Would you like a booth seat, or would you like to sit at the counter?
A) Booth please.
B) Right this way. Here’s your menu. Would you like something to drink?
A) Sure. Two glasses of the house red, please.
B) Sure. Here you are. Are you ready to order?
A) Yes. I’ll have the BBQ burger and my wife will have the seafood platter.
B) Is there anything else?
A) No, that’s all.
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A) Check, please.
B) That comes to $39.98. How would you like to pay?
A) Do you accept credit card?
B) Yes.
A) OK. Visa, please.