At The Restaurant (Topic 3)
At The Restaurant (Topic 3)
At The Restaurant (Topic 3)
3.1 A#ract the a#en+on of the waiter 3.11 Ask for and pay the bill
3.2 Request a table and a menu 3.12 Explore typical food from various parts of
3.3 Express hunger/ thirst the Spanish speaking world
3.4 Greet and serve customers 3.13 Choose which restaurant to eat at and
3.5 Enquire about different items on a menu book a table
3.6 Express like/ dislike/ preference for various 3.14 Learn about different dishes
types of food and beverages 3.15 Find out how to order food and drink
3.7 Order a meal (food and drink) in a 3.16 Discover how to invite others to have
restaurant something to eat or drink
3.8 Talk about a past experience they had at a 3.17 Learn how to pay the bill
restaurant (Preterite Tense) 3.18 Learn how to sort out problems in the
3.9 Express approval/ disapproval about a meal restaurant
or the service
3.10Apologize to customers for inconveniences
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Impersonal expressions
(No) me (i) gusta/gustan (like/s) nada (at all)
te (you) encanta/encantan (love/s) mucho (a lot)
le (he/she/it) apetece/apetecen (fancy/ies)
nos (we) provoca/provocan (fancy/ies)
les (they) importa/importan (ma6er/s)
1. El desayuno…
• …is usually eaten between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.
• …is a very simple meal (frugal by most Anglo standards).
i. a café con leche (heated milk with strong coffee to add flavour and colour)
ii. a plain with chocolate
iii. sweet roll
iv. toast
v. arepas (a corn pancake filled with a savoury filling)
2. La comida/El almuerzo…
• …is the main meal of the day.
• …is frequently eaten as late as 3 p.m.
• …is a much hearCer meal than the average Caribbean lunch.
i. a soup
ii. a meat or fish dish with vegetables/potatoes/rice
iii. a green salad
iv. a dessert (ohen fruit or cheese)
v. a coffee (ohen served aher the meal)
3. La cena…
a. …is somewhat lighter than the noon meal.
b. … is rarely eaten before 8 p.m.
4. La merienda…
a. ...is a customary light snack
b. …is eaten in the morning between breakfast and lunch and also between 4.30PM-6PM.
i. a sandwich
ii. another snack
iii. jugo
iv. café con leche/chocolate
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*The word for 'sandwich' or 'filled bread roll' – el bocadillo, may vary according to which country you are in. For
example: in Mexico it would be called torta; in Venezuela, they are called sandúches.
*Empanadas are semi-circular shaped stuffed pastries, similar to paNes.
*Churros are pieces of deep-fried dough, oPen covered in sugar, which may be dipped in hot chocolate or coffee.
El recepcionista: Muy bien. ¿Para cuántas personas? – Very well. For how many persons?
El cliente: Somos cuatro. /Para cuatro personas. – We are four. / For four persons.
¿Tiene una mesa cerca de la ventana/lejos de la puerta/en la terraza? – Do you have
a table near the window/far from the door/on the terrace?
Prefiero/Preferimos comer adentro/afuera/en el interior/en el exterior. - I
prefer/We prefer to eat inside/outside/inside/outside.
El recepcionista: Sí, cómo no. – Yes, of course.
El recepcionista: Muy bien. Una mesa para cuatro a las ocho de la noche, mañana, 12 de mayo, cerca
de una ventana. Okay. A table for four at eight o'clock tomorrow, May 12, near a window.
¿Y de parte de/en nombre de quién? - And on behalf of/in the name of who?
El cliente: De parte de/En nombre de Benjamin de la Rosa. – On behalf of/In the name of Benjamin
de la Rosa.
Ordering at a restaurant
El mesero: ¿Qué van a beber? ¿Qué quieren para beber? – What will you all be drinking? /What do you all
want to drink?
El cliente: Dos coca-colas, un agua mineral y un jugo de tomate por favor. – Two Coca colas, a mineral
water and tomato juice please.
El mesero: Muy bien. Vuelvo en seguida. – Very well. I’ll return straight away.
El mesero: ¿Qué van a comer? ¿Qué quieren para comer? – What will you all be eaeng? / What do you all
want to eat?
El cliente: ¿Qué recomienda? – What do you recommend?
El mesero: Bueno, el pescado está muy fresco, y el bistec está excelente. – Well, the fish is very fresh and
the steak is excellent.
El cliente: Para mí, de primer/de segundo plato/de plato principal, voy a tomar/quiero/me
gustaría/quisiera ensalada y pollo frito. – For me, for the first/second dish/main course, I am
going to have/I want/I would like salad and fried chicken.
El mesero: Muy bien. – Very well.
El mesero: ¿Quieren más bebidas? ¿Quieren café? – Do you all want more drinks? Do you all want coffee?
El cliente: Sí, un café negro y un café con leche, por favor. – Yes, a black coffee with a coofee with milk
please.
Y la cuenta. – And the bill.
¿El servicio está incluido? / ¿La propina está incluida? – Is the service/ep included?
Mire, hay un error en la cuenta. Solo tomamos un jugo, no dos. – Look, there is an error on
the bill. We only took one juice, not two.
El mesero: Sí. Tienen razón. Lo siento mucho. Discúlpenme. – Yes, you all are right. I am very sorry.
Forgive me.
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InstrucBons that are given for recipes in Spanish use the infiniBve form of the verb:
1. Peel the avocados, mash them - Pelar los aguacates, machacarlos.
2. Finely chop the tomatoes and onion - Picar los tomates y la cebolla muy finos.
3. Grate the lime and extract the juice - Rallar el limón y sacar el jugo.
4. Mix everything together - Mezclarlo todo.
5. Season and serve - Sazonar y servir.
6. AlternaMvely, for a smoother guacamole, blend everything in a blender - O para un guacamole más liso,
pasarlo todo por la baKdora.
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PracKce the Imperfect Tense: Answer the following quesKons in SPANISH using the IMPERFECT TENSE.
1. ¿Cómo ibas al colegio cuando tenías ocho años?
2. ¿Qué hacías después de la escuela a los diez años?
3. ¿A qué jugabas en casa cuando eras joven?
4. ¿Cuál era tu comida favorita a los seis años?
5. ¿Quién era tu profesor favorito en la escuela primaria?
6. ¿Quién era la persona que menos te gustaba cuando eras joven?
7. ¿Hay otras diferencias entre la vida de hoy y la de tu juventud? ¿Cuáles son?