At the restaurant

I. Discuss the following questions.

How often do you go to a restaurant?
Do you like eating out or at home?
What is your favorite restaurant?
What is your favorite food to order there?
When was the last time you went to a restaurant?
Is there any difference between a restaurant, café, bar, pub, cafeteria?
Have you ever been to a Western restaurant (i.e. in the US or Europe)?

II. Translate into English.

Стіл зарезервовано. | Ви готові зробити замовлення? | Що б Ви запропонували? | Яка фірмова
страва Вашого ресторану? | В нас закінчилось вино. | Ви не проти трішки випити зі мною? |
Pахунок, загальна сума. | Ви мене обрахували. | Ця страва дуже популярна серед клієнтів. |
Безалкогольні напої| Pозливне пиво| Вишукана атмосфера | Всі столи заняті. | Смачна їжа |
Iталійська кухня | Я буду скаржитись менеджеру. | Cтрава смачна. | Залиште собі здачу.

III. Read the dialogue and translate it.

– Is this table free?
– I’m sorry, sir, this table is reserved, but that one by the window is free.
– What a pity! I wanted to be away from the window. Still, it doesn’t matter, I’ll take it... The menu,
please.
– Here you are, sir.
– Now, let’s see... I think I’ll start with a grapefruit juice. Then I’ll see what to eat.
– Here is the juice, sir. Are you ready to order now?
– Well, yes. First I’ll have a mixed salad and some shrimps.
– And to follow, sir?
– Could you recommend something?
– Ah, yes. I suggest fried pork with orange sauce. That’s the specialty of the restaurant.
– Oh, no, thank you, I don’t like pork.
– How about some fish?
– Well, I had fish for lunch. But I see grilled chicken on the menu. I think I’ll take grilled chicken.
– Very well, sir. And which vegetables would you like?
– Baked potatoes, please. And peas.
– Sorry, but we haven’t got baked potatoes at the moment. Wouldn’t you mind mashed potatoes with
the chicken?
– All right. And I’ll take some plums. Are they fresh?
– Oh, no, sir, not in this season. We store them deep frozen.
– Never mind, I’ll try them.
– Anything to drink, sir?
– I’d like a glass of white wine.
– Dry or sweet?
– Dry, please. And some mineral water.
– Certainly. What sweets would you like?

– I’ll have an ice cream, please.

– Would you like coffee?
– Yes, please.
– Black or white?
– Black, please.
– Is that all, sir?
– Yes, that’s all for the moment.

IV. Listen to the dialogue and fill in the gaps.

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Employee: Hello. Can I take your order (1)?

Customer: Yes. I’d like a large pepperoni pizza with mushrooms (2) and green peppers.
Employee: Would you like anything else?
Customer: Well, wait. Uh, can I make that a half-and-half pizza?
Employee: Sure. What would you like on each half?
Customer: Uh, what topping (3) do you have?
Employee: Well, we have Italian sausage, ham, mushrooms, onions, pineapple, black olives (4),
green peppers, bacon, tomatoes, shrimp, clams, and squid.
Customer: Shrimp, clams, and squid!? What kind of pizza is that?
Employee: Uh, the manager spent some time overseas (5) [Oh.], and thinks his new seafood
pizza will be a hit with customers, but to be honest, the «Swimmer’s Special» as he calls it, is an
acquired (6) taste.
Customer: Uh, I’ll pass on the «Sink or Swim» special, but I’ll have pepperoni and mushrooms
on one half and green peppers and Italian sausage on the other. Oh, and could I get extra cheese on
that pizza?
Employee: Alright. Would you care for any bread sticks or beverage (7) with your order?
[Well... I don’t know.] Actually, we have a Friday night special going on right now [Oh!], and if you
order any large pizza and drink, we’ll throw in a free order of bread sticks, plus a three dollar
coupon (8) for use with your next pizza order.
Customer: Huh, sure, why not. And what drink comes with the pizza?
Employee: Either apple or orange juice.
Customer: I’ll take orange juice.
Employee: Okay. Your total comes to fifteen nineteen, which includes tax. [Okay.] And could I
have your name?
Customer: Uh, yeah, Jay Han.
Employee: Huh? Did you say «Jay Hand»?
Customer: No, it’s «Han». Actually, it’s a Korean name, but many people have difficulty
making it out. Hey, maybe I SHOULD change my name to «Hand»
Employee: Ah, names are important; don’t change it. [Okay.]Oh, and your address and
telephone number?
Customer: It’s 1340 South 16 East, and the phone number is 340-1870 (three-four-zero-
eighteen, seventy).
Employee: Okay. Let me repeat your order. A large half-and-half pizza. [Okay.] One half with
pepperoni [Yeah.] and mushrooms and the other with Italian sausage and green peppers. [Yeah.]
Orange juice and your free order of bread sticks. Jay «Han», not «Hand» [Yeah, that’s right.] at
1340 South 16 East, 340-1817. Is that correct?
 Everything except (9) for the phone number. It’s 1870, not 1817.
Employee: Alright. Thanks for your order. It should arrive at your doorstep (10) in 30 minutes
or less, or you’ll receive a free small pizza with your next order.
Customer: Great. Thanks.

V. Role-play the situations.

– You’ve come to the restaurant to reserve a table for your birthday party. Discuss all the
details with a manager.
– You’ve come to the restaurant but there are no tables available. Try to persuade the waiter to
find a table for you.
– You have had dinner in the restaurant but you don’t like the food and the service there.
Complain to the manager about it.

VI. Listen to the commercials and compare the restaurants.

Say which one you would like to visit and name all the dishes mentioned in the videos:
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VII. Speak about one of Vinnytsia restaurants using the plan.

Location
Services
Atmosphere
Food
Music
Style
Prices

VIII. What would you say if...?

There was no table available in the restaurant.
The restaurant ran out of something you ordered.
You had a bad customer service.
The waiter/waitress mixed up your order.
The waiter/waitress overcharged you.
The waiter/waitress was very rude.
The salad was not fresh.

X. Discuss any of the following questions.

1. Do you believe «we are what we eat»?
2. Which food and drink do you regularly eat/drink? What food/drink do you avoid? Why?