Ordering a meal in a restaurant
1. Listen to these sentences. Who do you think is speaking? Tick Customer or Waiter.
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Answer & Transcript
Waiter: a, c, d, f
Customer: b, e, g, h, i
Transcript
a Would you like to see the dessert menu?
b Can I have the bill, please?
c How would you like your steak?
d Are you ready to order?
e Excuse me? Can I have two coffees and a tea, please?
f Is everything all right with your meal?
g Could I have some more rice, please?
h I’ll have the soup to start with, please.
i Can you tell me what the House Special is, please?
2. Imagine you are a customer in a restaurant. Listen to the waiter’s questions. Match each question (a-e) with a reply (1-5).
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1) French onion soup, please. |
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2) No, thanks. I’m full. I’ll just have a coffee, please. |
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3) I’ll have steak, please. |
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4) I’ll have a glass of mineral water, thank you. |
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5) Yes, I am. Thank you. |
Answer & Transcript
a 4 b 5 c 1 d 3 e 2
Transcript
a Can I get you anything to drink?
b Are you ready to order?
c What would you like for a starter?
d And for your main course?
e Would you like a dessert?
3. Listen again. Pause the recording after each question and say the correct reply.
Talking about food
1. Listen to four people talk about their food in a restaurant. Look at the menu. Which dish is each person describing?
a _______
b _______
c _______
d _______
Show answers
a Beef and vegetables
b Tomato soup
c Chicken curry with rice
d Fruit salad
2. Listen again. What adjectives does each person use to describe their food?
a _______
b _______
c _______
d _______
Answer & Transcript
a excellent, tender, tasty
b not very good, a bit too salty
c a bit too spice, too hot, the rice is good
d delicious, fresh, a bit too sweet
Transcript
(speaker a and c = American)
a Mmm. It’s excellent. This meat’s very tender, and these carrots and peas are really tasty.
b Well, it’s not very good, I’m afraid. It’s a bit too salty. I can’t really taste the tomato.
c The chicken’s a bit too spicy for me. I like hot food but this is too hot. The rice is good, though. Waiter! Can I have a glass of water, please?
d It’s delicious, and the fruit’s all really fresh. Mmm. The pineapple’s a bit too sweet for me, though.
Fast food
1. Listen to this conversation and complete the customer’s order.
________ cheeseburger
________ fries
a small ________
Show answers
a double cheeseburger with medium fries and a small coffee.
2. Listen again. How much does the meal cost? $________
Answer & Transcript
$4.98
Transcript
(Customer = Russian; Assistant = American)
Customer: Oh, hello. Can I have a double cheeseburger, please?
Assistant: Do you want fries with that?
Customer: Erm, yes please.
Assistant: What size?
Customer: Sorry, what do you mean?
Assistant: Do you want small, medium or large fries?
Customer: Oh, er medium, thanks. Sorry, I don’t speak well English.*
Assistant: And a drink?
Customer: Erm, yes. A coffee. Small.
Assistant: OK, so that’s one double cheeseburger with medium fries and a small coffee. Is that everything?
Customer: Yes, thank you.
Assistant: That’s $4.98.
* Did you notice?
The Russian man says I don’t speak well English. This should be I don’t speak English well.
