Could we have a table, please?

Us four, plus another couple is coming That's six then.

Yes, that’s really good luck!

Yes, I think so!

No, I'll keep mine, thank you.
What’s the soup of the day?
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¡Mejora tu acento!

Activity 14 / 112: We reserved a table this morning.

Activity 15 / 112: Could we have a table, please?

Activity 16 / 112: Stevenson.

Activity 17 / 112: Did we give your name, Pamela?

Activity 18 / 112: It should be under Stevenson.

Activity 19 / 112: Six altogether.

Activity 20 / 112: There are six of us.

Activity 21 / 112: Us four, plus another couple is coming.

Activity 22 / 112: Yes, that’s really good luck!

Activity 23 / 112: All the other restaurants are full too!

Activity 24 / 112: But is it a table for six?

Activity 25 / 112: That’s perfect. What a great view!

Activity 26 / 112: We would have liked to be near the fireplace!

Activity 27 / 112: Yes, I think so!

Activity 28 / 112: No, I’ll keep mine, thank you.

Activity 29 / 112: Well… I’m a little cold.

Activity 30 / 112: Can I also give you my scarf?

Activity 31 / 112: Yes, five martinis. Would you like one too, Brenda?
Activity 32 / 112: I think we'll all have some tomato juice.

Activity 33 / 112: We'll have three gin and tonics and three orange juices.

Activity 34 / 112: We haven't decided yet. What's today's special?

Activity 35 / 112: I think we'll have your shrimp cocktail as a starter.
Activity 36 / 112: What's the soup of the day?
Activity 37 / 112: And what is the flounder served with?
Activity 38 / 112: You wouldn't have lobster, would you?
Activity 39 / 112: Does the "Turkey in white sauce" take long to prepare?
Activity 40 / 112: That's tempting. But I can't make up my mind.
Activity 41 / 112: We can also choose "à la carte", can't we?
Activity 42 / 112: Can I have French fries instead of spinach?
Activity 43 / 112: I prefer fish.
Activity 44 / 112: I love both.
Activity 45 / 112: I'd like to have a local dish.
Activity 46 / 112: Yes, I'll have the mixed vegetables.
Activity 47 / 112: I'm not so hot on green beans or zucchini.
Activity 48 / 112: Can I get that with boiled potatoes?
Activity 49 / 112: That's exactly what I had yesterday!
Activity 50 / 112: No, I'll have prime rib, with a baked potato.
Activity 51 / 112: You even have "exotic scampi", and trout!
Activity 52 / 112: Oh, that'll be enough.
Activity 53 / 112: Just a plain salad with oil and vinegar dressing.
Activity 54 / 112: Is there any garlic in the avocado salad?
Activity 55 / 112: Rare, please.
Activity 56 / 112: I like it medium rare.
Activity 57 / 112: Could I have it well done, please?
Activity 58 / 112: We'll have two bottles of red Sancerre, please.
Activity 59 / 112: What do you suggest?
Activity 60 / 112: Could we try one of your house wines?
Activity 61 / 112: Yes, that's a good idea.
Activity 62 / 112: No, we'd prefer to have some Riesling.
Activity 63 / 112: We'll have that, yes, and then champagne with the dessert.
Activity 64 / 112: That's right. We need one more fork please.
Activity 65 / 112: That's not what I ordered!
Activity 66 / 112: Thank you. It looks good!
Activity 67 / 112: Yes, could we please have some more bread?
Activity 68 / 112: Could I have some salt?
Activity 69 / 112: My meat isn't cooked enough!
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"Would like" para expresar un deseo

 Regla 1: Primer empleo de "would like"

 Regla 1

Primer empleo de "would like"

Traducción

'Would like': first use

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Recurso didáctico
¡Está bien saberlo!

La formación del "preterite"

"Also" - "As well" - "Too"

Los diferentes significados de "all"
 Actividad 81 / 112 | Transformar las palabras
Escribe el pretérito indefinido de los siguientes verbos.

to go went

Noción estudiada: LLa formación del "preterite"

to pay

paid

to w atch

watched

to do

did

to meet

met

to drink drank

to fall fell

Actividad 82 / 112 | Transformar las palabras

Escribe el pretérito indefinido de los siguientes verbos.

to cry cried

to eat ate

to fly flew

to have had

to cook cooked

to taste tasted

Actividad 83 / 112 | Transformar las palabras

Conjuga como en el ejemplo.

I (to eat) I’d have eaten

Noción estudiada: El El "perfect conditional"

 Auxiliares
He (to come) he’d have come

You (to enjoy) you'd have enjoyed

It (to taste) it would have tasted

We (to order) we'd have ordered

She (to wait) she'd have waited

 Tony (to prepare) Tony would have prepared

Actividad 84 / 112 | Transformar las palabras

Conjuga como en el ejemplo.

(to get) I'd have got

He (to have) he'd have had

They (to drink) they'd have drunk

Sam (to go) Sam would have gone

We (to make) we'd have made

She (to wear) she'd have worn

Actividad 85 / 112 | Transformar las palabras

Escribe el participio de los siguientes verbos.

Noción estudiada: El participio pasado como adjetivo

(to break) wineglass a broken wineglass

a (to reserve) table a reserved table

a (to cook) meal a cooked meal

a (to heat) plate a heated plate

a (to warm up) soup a warmed up soup

a (to spice) dish a spiced dish

(to salt) fish salted fish

Actividad 86 / 112 | Transformar las frases

Transforma las siguientes frases o palabras como en el ejemplo.

Noción estudiada: EEl verbo "to be"


 El "present continuous"
I (to be) ordering the prime rib. I am ordering the prime rib.

He (to be) sitting next to the fireplace. He is sitting next to the fireplace.

They (to be) coming over for dinner. They are coming over for dinner.

(To be) you eating lobster again? Are you eating lobster again?

Actividad 87 / 112 | Transformar las frases

Transforma las siguientes frases o palabras como en el ejemplo.

I (to be) ordering the prime rib. I'm ordering the prime rib.

Noción estudiada: La contracción del verbo "to be"

We (to be) tempted by the grilled salmon. We're tempted by the grilled salmon.

They (to be) having turkey with fried potatoes. They're having turkey with fried potatoes.
 He (to be) always getting the local dish. He's always getting the local dish.

Actividad 88 / 112 | Transformar las frases

Transforma las siguientes frases o palabras como en el ejemplo.

Noción estudiada: LLa contracción del verbo "to be"

 El "present continuous"
We (to be) not having champagne with dessert. We're not having champagne with dessert.

(To be) she paying for her meal separately? Is she paying for her meal separately?

They (to be) getting hungry studying this lesson! They're getting hungry studying this lesson!

El verbo "to have"

Traducción
Actividad 89 / 112 | Transformar las frases
Transforma las siguientes frases o palabras como en el ejemplo.

I have a table for two. Do you have a table for two?

Noción estudiada: El verbo "to have"

They have good desserts here. Do they have good desserts here?

The children have smaller portions. Do the children have smaller portions?

He has a fork and a knife. Does he have a fork and a knife?

Actividad 90 / 112 | Transformar las frases

Transforma las siguientes frases o palabras como en el ejemplo.

We have the Chef's salad today. We don't have the Chef's salad today.

Noción estudiada: El verbo "to have"

They have the best apple pie in Texas. They don't have the best apple pie in Texas.

He had the flounder with mixed vegetables yesterday. He didn't have the flounder with mixed vegetables yesterday.

You have a gold credit card! You don't have a gold credit card!

Actividad 91 / 112 | Transformar las frases

Transforma las siguientes frases o palabras como en el ejemplo.

I have enough bread. I have got enough bread.

Noción estudiada: El verbo "to have"

I haven't enough salt on my French fries. I haven't got enough salt on my French fries.

She has two icecubes in her martini. She has got two icecubes in her martini.

We both have spicy entrees. We both have got spicy entrees.

El uso del "preterite"

Actividad 92 / 112 | Transformar las frases

Responde como en el ejemplo.

Did you go to the restaurant? (yes) Yes, I went to the restaurant.

Noción estudiada: El uso del "preterite"

Did he pay with cash? (no) No, he didn't pay with cash.

Did she eat an appetizer? (yes) Yes, she ate an appetizer.

Did they enjoy the banana delight. (no) No, they didn't enjoy the banana delight.

Actividad 92 / 112 | Transformar las frases

Did the children finish their vegetables? (no) No, the children didn't finish their vegetables.
Did you really meet her at a Dairy King? (yes) Yes, I really met her at a Dairy King.
Did we buy ketchup? (yes) Yes, we bought ketchup.

"Also" - "As well" - "Too"

  Regla 2
 Ficha completa

'As well'
Traducción

Actividad 94 / 112 | Transformar las frases

Escribe de otra manera las siguientes frases como en el ejemplo.

I'll have two donuts to go too. I'll have two donuts to go as well.

Noción estudiada: "Also" - "As well" - "Too"

She also ordered her steak well-done. She ordered her steak well-done as well.

They, too, have been to a three-star restaurant. They have been to a three-star restaurant as well.

We'd like some cream and also some sugar. We'd like some cream and some sugar as well.

Las preposiciones al final de frase

 Regla 1: En interrogativas directas o indirectas

En interrogativas directas o indirectas

 Traducción
 Regla 1
 Ficha completa
Direct or indirect clauses
Traducción

Los interrogativos
 Regla 1: "Who"

"Who"
'Who'
 Actividad 95 / 112 | Transformar las frases
Formula una pregunta relacionada con el último elemento de la frase.

I'm ordering ice cream for the kids. Who are you ordering ice cream for?

Noción estudiada: Las preposiciones al final de frase

 Los interrogativos
We should complain to the manager. Who should we complain to?

The chef is shouting at the busboy. Who is the chef shouting at?

He served the entrees to the wrong table. Who did he serve the entrees to?

Los diferentes significados de "all"

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meaning
We’ll have three gin and tonics and three orange juices.
This hotel employee looks very smart in his outfit. The hotel where he works must surely have several stars. But the employees' elegance isn't
everything. Indeed, everything must be perfect in a hotel: the organization, the service and even the smile.

It's surprising to see the number of people who, satisfied with a place, come back to it every year.

Take, for example, a simple breakfast. It seems very ordinary to order a full breakfast and to ask for it to be served to you in bed.
 But it's not as easy for the waiter to bring it to you and not stumble on the stairs. Careful you don't spill anything! Sitting in her bed, waiting
patiently for her coffee, the guest obviously has no idea of all this.

Whatever the time and whatever the event, the waiter must always listen and be at the beck and call of the guest.

The noisiest place in a hotel and where people are the busiest, is probably the kitchen. The hotel manager is found there more often than in
his office.

Managing staff is always difficult, especially when it's a team of chefs who want, at all costs, to serve the head chef's dish with a bilberry
sauce, when a simple orange sauce, ten times less costly, would be perfectly adequate!

They cut, grate, sprinkle, peel, scale fish... What talent! It's a true culinary art. The meal is a significant element among those services provided
in a hotel and the food must be irreproachable. Obviously, the produce must be fresh and that requires working with a reliable supplier.

The fruits and vegetables are imported from the four corners of the globe and it's necessary to have complete confidence in the company in
charge of delivering the goods. It's impossible to plan for two hundred dinners without being certain of getting fresh produce of an excellent
quality in time and on time.

The choice of the supplier depends on the best quality-price ratio and the delivery time. It's not uncommon to call upon the services of
several professionals at the same time.

The restaurant opens its doors at the beginning of the evening and it's not unusual to see customers come in who aren't staying in the hotel.
All the waiters and waitresses are dressed to a T: shoes well polished, hair well groomed, ties well done up, skirts well ironed...

How is the first employee in the video dressed?

 He is dressed casually.

 His clothes are too large.

 He is badly dressed.

 He is extremely elegant.
 Actividad 104 / 112 | Pregunta de comprensión
¡Pon a prueba tu comprensión!

Why do people return to the same hotel every year?

 They want breakfast in bed.

 They want to steal the cutlery.

 They are very happy with it.

 They appreciate the breakfast.

Actividad 105 / 112 | Pregunta de comprensión

¡Pon a prueba tu comprensión!

What is meant by 'irreproachable'?

 It is made with fish.

 It is without fault.

 It is not bad.

 It is extremely bad.

Actividad 106 / 112 | Pregunta de comprensión

¡Pon a prueba tu comprensión!

What is it difficult for the bellboy to do?

 Bring the food and not fall over

 Bring the food and not eat everything

 Bring the food and not eat some

 Bring the food and not laugh

Actividad 107 / 112 | Pregunta de comprensión

¡Pon a prueba tu comprensión!

Where are the fruits and vegetables imported from?

 From four countries.

 From four suppliers.

 From corner shops.

 All over the world.

Actividad 108 / 112 | Pregunta de comprensión

¡Pon a prueba tu comprensión!

What is meant by 'dressed to a T'?

 You got dressed at 9 o'clock.

 You get undressed at 9 o'clock.

 Dressed very well

 Dressed very badly

 Actividad 109 / 112 | Pregunta de comprensión
¡Pon a prueba tu comprensión!

Which of these statements is untrue?

 All of the restaurant's customers are from the hotel.

 The restaurant starts serving at the start of the evening.

 The hotel manager is often found in the kitchen.

 The waiters' and waitresses' shoes are well polished.

Actividad 110 / 112 | Pregunta de comprensión

¡Pon a prueba tu comprensión!

If the customer is wrong...

 don't tell him.

 tell everyone.

 tell him.

 keep him quiet.

Actividad 111 / 112 | Pregunta de comprensión

¡Pon a prueba tu comprensión!

Which two words have similar meaning?

 Groomed and ironed

 Adequate and reliable

 Organization and elegance

 Irreproachable and impecable

Actividad 111 / 112 | Pregunta de comprensión

¡Pon a prueba tu comprensión!

Which of these words is not a way of preparing food?

 To peel

 To scale

 To spill

 To grate