Order at a restaurant

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Order at a restaurant
Design a menu and role play ordering and serving
at a restaurant.

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Think of a word to describe this food.

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Match the items

Do you like these foods?

A D
ice cream

soup

cake

curry

lasagne B E

burger

What did you eat for dinner last night?

Last night I ate pizza.
C F
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Put the words into the correct column

What other foods can you think of?

Main
Starter Dessert Drink
course
soup

soup burger ice cream bruschetta

orange juice beer cake curry

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Ask and answer

● How often do you eat in a restaurant?

● What is your favourite restaurant? Why?
● Tell me about the last meal you ate in a
restaurant.

A What is your favourite restaurant?

B My favourite restaurant is called Sushi World in
my neighbourhood in San Francisco.
A Why is it your favourite restaurant?
B Because I love sushi and their sushi is very fresh
and delicious! Also, the waiters are very friendly.

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Match the items

1. Are you ready to order? A. The onion soup is delicious.

2. What’s the daily special? B. Yes, I’d like a glass of white wine.

3. Would you like to order dessert? C. Today we have fish and chips.

4. Would you like something to drink? D. Yes, please. I’d like the chocolate brownie.

5. Is the lasagne vegetarian? E. No it isn’t but the moussaka is.

6. What do you recommend? F. Yes, we are. I’ll have the soup as an appetizer.

1 2 3 4 5 6

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Choose the correct option

1. I’d like something / anything to drink.

2. Here’s something / anything to eat.

3. He doesn’t have something / anything to drink yet!

4. I don’t want something / anything to eat.

5. Something / Anything smells delicious.

6. Is there something / anything to eat?

We usually use something in positive sentences.

We usually use anything in negative sentences and questions.

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Role play: Ordering at a restaurant

Customer Server

● Ask the waiter/waitress what they ● Ask if the customer is ready to order.
recommend. ● Take their order for drinks, starter and
● Order drinks, starter and main course. main course.
● Ask them to recommend a dessert. ● Tell them about the menu.
● Ask how their meal is.
● Recommend a dessert.

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Match the items

you recommend?
1. Could I have _____?
by card
2. What would _____?

3. Could we _____? change.

4. Can I pay _____? a coffee, please?

5. Here is a _____. tip for you, thank you.
6. Please keep the _____.
have the check, please?

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Match the items

No, there is butter in the sauce.

1. Could I have a coffee, please?
Yes, you can.
2. Which dessert would you recommend?
Yes, of course, which type?
3. Could we have the check, please?

4. Can I pay by cash? Thank you.

5. Here is a tip for you, thank you. I’ll bring it over now. Would you
like to pay by cash or card?
6. Is the pasta vegan?
The pumpkin pie is delicious!

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Brainstorm

Ordering food/drink Correcting mistakes

Asking for
Paying
recommendations

Asking about
Giving a tip
ingredients/allergies

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Role play

● Pick one of the below situations.

● Write a dialogue with your partner.

● Play the roles of customer and server.

● Perform the dialogue.

○ The customer sends the food back because

it is cold.
○ The customer receives the wrong food.
○ The customer cannot decide what they
would like to eat.
○ The customer has many food allergies.

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