UNIT 3 IT IS THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS

CHAPTER 3 EATING OUT

LESSON 1 WHERE TO EAT?

I warming up

1. How can you translate/*explain the following idioms?

• to spend money like water

• to get one’s money worth

• to be made of money

• to be in the money

II vocabulary

2. People choose to eat out for any number of reasons. Whether they've run out of food, have a celebration or just don't feel up to cooking. As long as there are places to eat out, people will find any excuse to do so.

a) Look at the pictures and say in which places you could

• enjoy a quiet and formal atmosphere?

• meet with other people for a burger?

• try traditional food?

• have some light refreshment while out shopping?

• have lunch with business colleague?

• celebrate a special occasion?

• gain prestige?

• escape from routine?

• get exciting experience?

• feel togetherness?

fast food bar

restaurant cafe

snack bar

b) How do these places compare with places to eat in your country?

E.g. We have a lot of cafes and fast food restaurants but not many snack bars.

3. You are recieving your friend from another country. Using the table, choose two places to eat and say what you do or don’t find appealing about them.

	ADVANTAGES	DISADVANTAGES
Cafe	comfortable, good place to socialise, sit outside in good weather, reasonable prices	can be noisy and crowded, very limited menu
Fast food resaturant	cheap, quick service, informal atmosphere	unhealthy food, limited choice of food, noisy, no towels in the toilets
Snack bar	conveninet location, quick service	limited choice of meals such as sandwiches, and also drinks, cannot sit down
Restaurant	suitable for special occasions, varied menu, cosy atmosphere, posh character of the place	charged a fortune/extremely expensive, reservations sometimes necessary, quite formal, loud music

E.g. In daytime, I would invite my friend to a fast food restaurant. What I like about it is that you get quick service and food is quite cheap. However, they can get noisy and crowded, and I must admit the food is rather unhealthy.

III listening

4. Here is a conversation in a place you can eat out.

Listen to the conversation.

a) Put the sentences in the correct order.

• Can I take your coats?

• Could we have a bottle of house red, please?

• Excuse me, have you got an ashtray?

• I have a reservation for ten people.

• Let me show you to your tables.

• That was delicious.

• Would you like something to drink?

*b) Describe the situation mentioned in the conversation.

IV SPEAKING

5. Who says the following sentences: a waiter or a guest? What do the sentences mean?

• Is service charge included?

• Are you ready to order?

• Does it come with a salad?

• Sparkling or flat?

• How would you like it done?

• Do you take plastic?

• Are you being served?

• I’ll go for a steak.

• It’s on the house.

• Compliments to the chef.

• Medium, please.

• Could I have the bill, please?

6. Think of the last time you/ your family ate out.

a) Use the following phrases to describe your visit there.

• When we left, I was still hungry.

• The prices turned out to be reasonable.

• The waiter mixed up our order.

• I wouldn’t recommend it.

• There was a really long queue.

• First of all, there were so many dishes to choose from.

• They overcharged us.

• The portions were huge!

• I really full when we finished.

b) Say a few word about your attitude to eating out.

1. Do you like eating out? How often do you eat in restaurants?

2. Who do you usually eat out with?

3. Do you prefer simple or sophisticated dishes?

4. Do you usually tip waiters?

* c) Go Dutch means to share the bill for a meal or a night out. Each person pays for what they have eaten or the bill is simply split.

Is it usually better to go Dutch on a first date?

How do you usually square up while eating out?