Communicative practice

Task . Read the dialogue between a waiter and a customer and act it.

• Welcome to Kasey’s Kitchen. Do you have a reservation?

• Yes, the name is Johnson, Paul.

• Ah, yes, here you are. That was a party for one, correct?

• Yes.

• Right this way. Here’s the menu. I’ll return in a moment to take your order.

• Are you ready to order, sir?

• Yes, I’ll have the T-bone steak.

• How would you like that cooked?

• Well done, please.

• You have a choice of potatoes- French fried, mashed, or baked.

• I’ll have the baked potato.

• Would you like that with butter or sour cream or both?

• I’m on a diet, so only butter.

• The vegetables today are corn on the cob, peas and carrots, or broccoli.

• I’ll take the corn on the cob.

• And what would you like for dessert?

• What do you have?

• We have apple, cherry, and lemon meringue pie, chocolate and vanilla cake, peach cobbler, and chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice cream.

• I’ll take the cherry pie, a la mode, please.

• Would you care for something to drink?

• I’ll take a large ice tea with my meal and a cup of black coffee with dessert.

• Very good sir. Enjoy you meal.

• Thanks.

Task . Put the dialogue into the correct order.

1. - I'd like a grilled cheese sandwich.

2. - Yes, I'd like a bowl of chicken soup, please.

3. - Hello, Can I help you?

4. - Can I bring you anything else?

5. - Would you like anything to drink?

6. - And what would you like for a main course?

7. - You're welcome. Have a good day.

8. - Yes, I'd like to have some lunch.

9. - Would you like a starter?

10. - Thank you, the same to you.

11. - Yes, I'd like a glass of Coke, please.

12. - No thank you. Just the bill.

13. - Certainly.

14. - Here you are. Thank you very much.

15. - That's $6.75.I don't have my glasses. How much is the lunch?

Task . Pair work. Role Play

 The situation: At a restaurant

          Working with a partner, role play the situation, using the information below.

          Use the menu below to order a meal.

The roles: a waiter, a customer

 

Check-up

I. Match the words with their definitions.

1. chambermaid	a) agreement by contract to pay money esp. in case of a misfortune (such as illness, death or accident)
2. concierge	b) a female servant employed to clean and tidy bedrooms, esp. in a hotel.
3. destination	c) a person who serves food at the tables in a restaurant.
4. porter	d) someone in a hotel whose job is to help guests with problems, give them advice about local places to go etc.
5. waiter	e) place where clothes are washed and ironed
6. insurance	f) a person employed to carry traveller’s bags.
7. accommodation	g) a place to live; room, flat, house, hotel room.
8. laundry	h) the office, desk, or department that receives visitors to a hotel or organization
9. reception	i) attention to buyers in a shop or to guests in a hotel, restaurant
10.hospitality	g) a place which is set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent.
11. facilities	k) buildings services, equipment, etc, that are provided for a particular purpose
12. cuisine	l) a stamp or mark put in your passport by official of a foreign country that gives you permission to enter their country
13. customs	m) an official document that identifies you as a citizen of a particular country
14. visa	n) a style of cooking: the food served in a restaurant (usually an expensive one)
15. passport	o) the government department that collects taxes on goods bought and sold and on goods brought into the country