3.1. Ready to order?
Do it yourself
Read the sentences below which are part of a natural dialogue in any restaurant or bar. Fill in the gaps using words from the grid:
recommend | out | charge | courses |
main | free | choice | order |
show | booked | ready | bills |
house | call | substitute | appetizers |
Read these expressions which are used at a restaurant to carry out the following functions:
- Booking a table
- Placing your order
- Complaining
- Requesting information when arriving at the restaurant
- Requesting information during and after the meal
- Paying
Do it yourself
Listen to this conversation between a customer and a waitress and fill in the gaps with just ONE WORD according to what the speakers say. Listen to the recording twice.
SOURCE: http://www.elllo.org/english/0501/512-Akane-Restaurant.html
It's speaking time!
Work in pairs and perform the following dialogue following the model above and the expressions studied to carry out different functions at a restaurant.
STUDENT A
You are the customer at a restaurant. When you arrive they give you a table next to the toilets but this is not the one you asked for when you booked, so you want to change . You don't know what to order so ask the waiter/waitress for recommendation. When your order is served there's something you don't like and you have to complain. As for the dessert, make sure you don't order anything which contains banana since you are allergic to it.
STUDENT B
You are the waiter/waitress of a restaurant. Student A is a very particular customer and keeps complaining for different reasons. You don't understand why he/she complains so much, so try to explain that they are not reasons to complain. Recommend the house speciality and, as for dessert, tell your customer that the banana pancake is your most popular dish.
YOU BEGIN THE DIALOGUE.