5. Use a dictionary.
Use a dictionary to classify the words in blue on the menu. Drag the words under the menu to the correct list.
6. Ordering a meal.
Lisa is in a restaurant. Put the sentences in order for the three dialogues.
Now listen to check.
Now listen to check.
Now listen to check.
7. Listen and speak.
Now practise the dialogue. Imagine you are in the restaurant.
You will hear
the waiter (in black). In the space, read your lines (in
green).
| 1. Before the meal (I): | |
| Waiter: | Are you ready to order? |
| Customer: | Not yet, thanks. |
| Waiter: | No problem. |
| 2. Before the meal (II): | |
| Waiter: | Are you ready to order now? |
| Customer: | Yes. I'll have the spinach salad, and...I have a question. What's vegetable couscous? |
| Waiter: | Couscous. It's a North African dish. It's vegetables cooked in a stock and different spices, served with semolina, which is cracked wheat. Do you know what that is? |
| Customer: | Ah, yes, I know what that is. OK, I'll have that, thanks. |
| 3. After the meal (III): | |
| Waiter: | Would you like coffee now? |
| Customer: | No, thanks. Can I have the bill, please? |
| Waiter: | Yes, certainly. |
8. Another dialogue.
Put the words in order to make another dialogue in a restaurant.
Now listen to check.
10. The international food quiz.
What do you know about international food? Do the international food quiz. Choose the correct name for these dishes.
Now it's your turn. Describe some typical dishes from a menu in a restaurant where you live. Describe a starter, a main course and a dessert. Do you have any favourite dishes? Describe them. Write at least five sentences. Try to use these phrases:
- This is a typical ... dish from ... made from....
- It's a type of dip / soup / pastry / stew / salad / dessert....
- It's served with....
- It's delicious.
- I really like it because....
Post your descriptions in the Pre-Elementary Forum. Read the descriptions that other students post.