Before you read
1. Work in pairs. Decide which qualities you need for each of these jobs in a restaurant. Some qualities may match more than one job.
waiter ■ manager ■ chef
polite ■ be a good cook ■ creative ■ energetic friendly ■ be a leader
Reading
2. Two customers, Paul and Ilona Martin, arrive at a restaurant. It's 8.30 p.m. Read the four dialogues (waiter=A, Paul=B, Ilona=C). Fill in the gaps with the phrases in the box.
we'd like a ■ your table is ready ■ can I have ■ what name is it ■ Do you have ■ Would you like ■ Here's the menu ■ can I help you ■ so that's ■I'm sorry, we're fully booked
1 AHello, 1___________?
СHi, yes,2 ____________ table for two.
А 3_____________ a reservation?
С No, we don't.
2 A 4 _______________ at the moment. But we
have a cancellation at 9.00.
В At 9.00. Yes, that's fine.
A OK, 5_________________, please?
В Martin.
A6 _____________smoking or non-
smoking?
С Non-smoking, please.
3 A Would you like a drink while you're
waiting?
В Yes, er...7_____________a beer, please?
A And for you?
С I'll have a sparkling mineral water.
A OK,8______________a beer and a water.
4 A Excuse me,9_______________. This way,
please... Is this table all right for you? С This is fine. A 10____________, the specials are on the
board.
В Thank you.
Vocabulary
3 Read the dialogues again. Underline the phrases that mean:
1... until your table is ready
2 have you booked?
3 come with me
4 someone has said they are not coming
5 dishes which are only available today.
4 Who usually says these things? Write W (waiter) or С (customer).
1 Can I have your name?
2 We have a reservation for 9.00.
3 I have a cancellation for 8.30.
4 Would you like a drink?
5 Do you have a table for four?
6 Do you have a reservation?
Speaking
5 Work in pairs. Read the dialogues from Exercise 2 aloud.
6 Work in pairs. Make up a dialogue using the information below. Try to use phrases from Exercise 2. When you finish, change roles.
Waiter It is 9.00 on Friday evening and your restaurant is fully booked. You have one table free at 9.30 due to a cancellation. Four customers arrive. One of them speaks first.
• Greet them and check if they have a reservation.
• Offer them a table at 9.30.
• Ask for a name.
• Offer them drinks.
• Tell them when the table is ready.
• Give them the menu and specials.
Customer You are with three friends. It is 9.00 on Friday evening and you want to eat at this restaurant. You don't have a reservation. Most restaurants in town are fully booked. Speak first.
• Greet the waiter and ask for a table for four.
• Say you don't have a reservation.
• Accept the offer of a table at 9.30.
• Give your name to reserve the table.
• Order drinks.
► Get real
Work in groups. Use magazines or the Internet to find adverts for restaurants in your town. Create a ‘restaurant guide’.
Lesson 2
Explaining the menu
Before you read
Number these courses from a menu in the order you think they should be eaten or drunk.
dessert coffee
main course starter
salad cheese
Reading
2 Paul and Ilona are at a restaurant. Look at the menu and label the sections with the headings in the box.
Desserts ■ Main courses ■ Vegetables/salads
Starters ■ Drinks
1_________________
Caesar salad £4.75
Grilled goat's cheese with vegetables £4.95
Tuscan bean soup £3.95
2_________________
Butternut squash risotto with cheese £8.95
Tagliatelle alia cacciatora £8.95
Salmon steak with creamed lentils £9.50
Grilled steak with red wine sauce £11.50
3_________________
Mixed vegetables in season £2.50
Green salad £2.50
Potatoes (fried, boiled, mashed) £1.95
4_________________
Lemon tart £3.95
Chocolate mousse £3.95
Ice cream (chocolate or pistachio) £3.50
5_________________
White wine (glass) £2.65
£9.95
Red wine(glass) £2.75
£10.55
Beers (by the bottle) £2.75
Mineral water (500ml) (still) £1.75
(sparkling) £1.95
3 Paul and Ilona are ready to order. Read the dialogue (waiter=A, Paul=B, Ilona=C) and complete the waiter's notes.
IxCS ……………
lxSS ……………
…………… ……………
A Are you ready to order?
В Yes. Er... what's butternut squash?
A It's a kind of vegetable. It's a bit like courgette. It
tastes quite sweet.
G OK... and what is the tagliatelle alia cacciatora?
Does it have any meat in?
A Yes, it's pasta with a sauce made with tomatoes,
white,wine, and pancetta. It's delicious.
С Pancetta? What's that?
A It's a kind of meat from Italy. It's like ham..
С ОК. I'll start with the Caesar salad, then the
salmon steak.
В And I'll have the soup and the butternut squash
risotto.
A OK, Caesar salad and soup, then one salmon and
one risotto. Would you like vegetables or salad?
В I'd like a green salad.
С Yes, me too.
A So two green salads. And to drink?
С Some wine...?
A The house white is very good.
С Fine. Can we have a bottle of the house white,
please? And some sparkling water.
4 Read the dialogue again. Find two phrases to:
a ask for something b explain a dish
с recommend something.
Speaking
5 Work in pairs. Think of two typical dishes from your country. Discuss how you would explain them to a customer.
It's a kind of... It's made with... It's a bit like...
Writing
6 Write a short dialogue between a customer and a waiter, asking and answering about the dishes you discussed in Exercise 5.
► Get real
Work in pairs. Use magazines or the Internet
to find reviews of restaurants, in your
language or in English. Choose your favourite
good review and your favourite bad review.
Report back to the class on what you found,
and what the reviews say.
Lesson 3
1. Read and dramatize the following dialogue. Work in pair.
At the Restaurant
Waiter: Good morning, sir. For one?
P a u l: Yes, please.
W. Would you like this table by the window?
P. Thank you.
W. Here's the menu, sir.
P. Well, now, what do you recommend?
W. Well, the roast lamb's very good. Or if you prefer fish,
there's nice fresh cod today.
P. I think I'll have the roast lamb, please.
W. What vegetables would you like with it?
P. Some baked potatoes. And what green vegetables have you got?
W. Peas, spinach, French beans.
P. I think I'll have peas. They're nice with lamb.
W. Very well, sir. And what will you have first? Soup,
hors d'oeuvres or grapefruit? P. I'll have grapefruit to start with. W. Grapefruit.
P. Could I order my sweet now? I'm in rather a hurry. W. Yes, certainly. What would you like? P. I think I'd like an apple tart and coffee. W. Very well, sir.
2. Complete the open dialogue (see the vocabulary below). Work in pairs.
At a Hotel Restaurant
Waiter: Good morning, sir. Here's your table.
P e t r o v:...
W. What would you like to have, an American or English
breakfast?
P....
W. We have eggs and bacon, bacon and sausage, boiled egg or scrambled eggs. Orange juice and grapefruit juice.
P. P...
W. Yes, sir, one orange juice, bacon and eggs and coffee or tea, sir?
P....
W. We haw strawberry jam or marmalade with toast this
morning, sir. Would you like any of that? P....
W. Thank you, sir.
Breakfast
orange juiceапельсиновый сок grapefruit juiceсок грейпфрута porridge овсяная каша
cerealкукурузные хлопья
bacon and egg(s)яичница с беконом ham and eggяичница с ветчиной
boiled egg вареное яйцо
scrambled egg(s) яичница-болтунья
toast тост, гренок
marmalade апельсинный или лимонный конфитюр
Lunch and Dinner
hors d’oeuvresзакуска
saladсалат
soupсуп
clear soupбульон
vegetable soupовощной суп
chicken soupкуриный бульон
the main courseосновное блюдо (второе)
roast beef (lamb) жареная говядина (баранина)
beef-steak бифштекс
mutton chop баранья отбивная
pork chop свиная отбивная
fish and chips рыба с жареным картофелем
cod треска
fried (baked) potatoes жареный (печеный) картофель
mashed potatoes пюре
beans (peas) горошек (горох)
lettuce зеленый салат
cucumber огурец
tomato помидор
dessert (sweet) десерт, сладкое
apple tart (pie) яблочный торт
plum pudding сливовый пудинг
fruit salad фруктовый салат
iсe-cream мороженое
wine вино
beer пиво
claret (сухое) красное вино
English tea чай с молоком
Russian teaчай с лимоном
pot of teaчайник чаю
bread and butterхлеб с маслом
cakeпирожное, кекс
tea-shopчайная
snack-barзакусочная
sandwich-barбутербродная
3. Translate into English.
— Добрый день. Что бы вы хотели? — Я хотел бы стакан апельсинового сока, чашку бульона
и какое-нибудь мясное блюдо.
— У нас есть бифштекс, жареная говядина и баранья отбивная.
— Я, пожалуй, возьму бифштекс.
— Какой-нибудь салат?
— Да, салат из помидоров, пожалуйста.
— Хорошо. Что вы будете пить?
— Только черный кофе, пожалуйста
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2_________________
Butternut squash risotto with cheese £8.95
Tagliatelle alia cacciatora £8.95
Salmon steak with creamed lentils £9.50
Grilled steak with red wine sauce £11.50
4_________________
Lemon tart £3.95
Chocolate mousse £3.95
Ice cream (chocolate or pistachio) £3.50
5_________________
White wine (glass) £2.65
£9.95
Red wine(glass) £2.75
£10.55
Beers (by the bottle) £2.75
Mineral water (500ml) (still) £1.75
(sparkling) £1.95
