282 ordering in a restaurant

Ordering in a restaurant – game
Vocabulary: Dishes (appetizers, soups, salads, main dishes),
drinks, desserts…
Materials: Cards with pictures of food, drinks, and desserts. Prepare
as many cards as you'd like this game to last. Students work in
pairs, one is waiter, the other a guest in a restaurant. You can also
prepare menus for ordering or download some from the Internet.
Here are some nice examples.
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Give each student that plays a guest a picture-card or several with different dishes, so
he/she knows which dishes to order from the waiter. It might be a good idea to write the
words (names of dishes for example) on the board.
A: waiter

B: guest

Dialogue:
A: Can I help you?
B: Yes. Can I have a hamburger, please?
A: Here you are.
B: Thank you.
A: Can I help you?
B: Yes. Can I have a glass of orange juice, please?
A. Sorry, I haven't got any orange juice.
B: I'll have a beer then.
A: Here you are.
You can add to this dialogue as much as you
like, making it longer or more complicated.
A: Good evening.Can I help you?
B: Yes. Can I have the menu, please?
A: Here you are.

B: Thank you.
A: Are you ready to order?
B: Yes, I'd like a shrimp cocktail.
A: Right away, sir. Anything to drink?
B. A bottle of white wine and mineral water, please.
A: Here you are. Enjoy your meal.
B: Thank you.


A LIST OF PHRASES YOU CAN ADD:
Good morning / afternoon.

If you want to spend

I have a reservation for 8 o'clock.

more than one session

Can I have your name?

on this topic, you can

Your table is ready, right this way.

also pair your students

Your table is not ready, would you like to wait in the bar?

and ask them to invent

Would you like an apperitive?

restaurant dialogues,

Anything for dessert?

memorise them, and then

Was everything all right?

act them out in front of

Were you satisfied?

the class. You can also

I'd like a brandy, please.

make it a homework

Could you bring me some bread?

assignment – they can

Yes, I'd like a chocolate cake / ice cream / vanillla pudding…

make their own food

No, thanks, just a glass of water, please.

cards, dialogue cards,

Please bring me the bill.

menus or anything you

Here's the bill.

can think of!! They

Keep the change.

usually like to make

Everything was delicious, thank you.

everything for

Can I offer you dessert?

themselves, but it will

What's the today's speciality?

save you some time if

The fish is really fresh today.

you download

Try our lobster risotto / seafood pasta / grilled vegetables…

worksheets that have

If you try our roast pork, you won't be sorry.

already been prepared,

Would you like to have a starter?

or just browse through

Our salads are excellent, madam.

the real restaurant

Would you like to hear today's specials?

menus.

FOR FURTHER IDEAS AND RESOURCES, CHECK OUR THESE WORKSHEETS:
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FOOD CARDS:

Find the photos you need
for your dialogues on the
Innternet. Extend your
dialogue to a full meal

ordering (first course,
main dish, dessert,
drinks), or concentrate on
ordering just fish dishes,
just vegetable dishes,
just soups…