Order

Lead-in

  • Are you happy with the restaurants in your town?
    • Yes, I am.
    • No, I’m not.
  • What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘restaurant’?
    • I think about…

Presentation

Pre

  • What’s your favorite dish?
    • My favorite dish is…

Top Down

  • What does the customer order?
  • Read the dialogue and find out!
  • Cesar Salad
  • Tuna Salad
  • Medium-rare steak
  • Fried potatoes
  • Still water
  • Soda
  • Cake
  • Orange juice
  • White wine
  • Red wine
  • Ceasar Salad
  • Tuna Salad
  • Medium-rare steak
  • Fried potatoes
  • Still water
  • Soda
  • Cake
  • Orange juice
  • White wine
  • Red wine

At a restaurant…

Waiter – Hello! Welcome, to Donna’s Restaurant. How can I help you?
Customer – I’d like to read the menu first, please.
Waiter – Yes, of course!
Waiter – Here it is. When you are ready to order, just let me know!

Later, the customer calls the waiter…

Customer – I’d like to order.
Waiter – What would you like to start?
Customer – I’d like a Ceaser Salad with mustard gravy for a starter. I’d like a medium-rare steak with baked potatoes for the main course.
Waiter – Do you want some beverages?
Customer – A glass of white wine and a bottle of water.
Waiter – Sparkling or still water?
Customer – Sparkling, please.
Waiter – Do you want anything from our desserts?
Customer – Yes, I’d like the red velvet cake with cream cheese.
Waiter – Anything else, sir?
Customer – No, thanks.
Waiter – Is everything as you like?
Customer – Yes, It’s delicious. Can you bring me the check, please?
Waiter – Cash or credit card?
Customer – Credit, please.

Bottom Up

  • True or False?

Example: The customer orders a salad. True

  1. The name of the restaurant is Donna’s.
  2. The customer asks for a glass of wine.
  3. The customer orders a red velvet cake without cream cheese.
  4. The customer doesn’t like the restaurant.
  5. The customer pays by credit card.
  1. The name of the restaurant is Donna’s. True
  2. The customer asks for a glass of wine. True
  3. The customer orders a red velvet cake without cream cheese. False
  4. The customer doesn’t like the restaurant. False
  5. The customer pays by credit card. True

Post

  • Do you like Salads?
    • Yes, I do.
    • No, I don’t.
  • Do you like to drink sparkling water?
    • Yes, I do.
    • No, I don’t.
  • What do you like to order at restaurants?
    • I like to order …

Target Language

Parts of a menu

  • Starter
  • Main courses
  • Drinks/bevarages
  • Sides/extras
  • Desserts

Steak

  • Rare
  • Medium rare
  • Well-done

Water

  • Sparkling
  • Still

Controlled Practice

  • Complete the dialogue with the correct words. Then, practice it.

Waiter – Hi. How are you doing this evening?
Customer – Great, ____ you. Can I see a ____, please? 
Waiter – Here you are. 
Customer – Thank you. What’s today’s special? 
Waiter – Medium ____ steak with potatoes and mushrooms.
Customer – That sounds delicious. I’ll have that. 
Waiter – Do you want something to ____?
Customer – Yes, I want a bottle of ____. 
Waiter – ____  or still water?
Customer – Still, please!
Waiter – Can I get you anything else? 
Customer – No thanks. Can you bring me the ____, please?
Waiter – Sure! That’ll be $27.90. 
Customer – Here you are. 
Waiter – Thank you! Have a good ____!

Waiter – Hi. How are you doing this evening?
Customer – Great, thank you. Can I see a menu, please? 
Waiter – Here you are. 
Customer – Thank you. What’s today’s special? 
Waiter – Medium rare steak with potatoes and mushrooms.
Customer – That sounds delicious. I’ll have that. 
Waiter – Do you want something to drink?
Customer – Yes, I want a bottle of water. 
Waiter – Sparkling or still water?
Customer – Still, please!
Waiter – Can I get you anything else? 
Customer – No thanks. Can you bring me the check, please?
Waiter – Sure! That’ll be $27.90. 
Customer – Here you are. 
Waiter – Thank you! Have a good day!

Freer Practice

  • Complete the dialogue with vocabulary words from the Target Language as you practice it.

Waiter – Hi. How are you doing this evening?
Customer – ____, thank you. Can I see a menu, please? 
Waiter – Here you are. 
Customer – Thank you. What’s today’s special? 
Waiter – ____ steak!
Customer – That sounds delicious. I want it.
Waiter – Do you want something to ____?
Customer – Yes, I want a bottle of ____. 
Waiter – ____ or ____ water?
Customer – ____, please!
Waiter – Can I get you anything else? 
Customer – No thanks. Can you bring me the ____, please?
Waiter – Sure! That’ll be ____. 
Customer – Here you are. 
Waiter – Thank you! Have a good day!

 

Production

  • Make your own restaurant dialogue with the vocabulary from the Target Language.
    • Good afternoon. How can I help you?
    • Good afternoon. Can I see the menu…

Homework

Match the words to the meanings.

  1. Medium Rare

  2. Sparkling

  3. Main Course

  4. Sides

  5. Dessert

  6. Menu

(   ) A food item that accompanies the entrée or main course at a meal.

(   ) Effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide.

(1) Cooked somewhat lightly, so the meat is no longer red, but is not brown.

(   ) An usually sweet course or dish.

(   ) Usually the biggest dish on a menu. The main ingredient is often meat or fish.

(   ) The food available or to be served in a restaurant or at a meal.

  1. Medium Rare

  2. Sparkling

  3. Main Course

  4. Sides

  5. Dessert

  6. Menu

(3) A food item that accompanies the entrée or main course at a meal.

(2) Effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide.

(1) Cooked somewhat lightly, so the meat is no longer red, but is not brown.

(5) An usually sweet course or dish.

(3) Usually the biggest dish on a menu. The main ingredient is often meat or fish.

(6) The food available or to be served in a restaurant or at a meal.

Complete with medium, rare, done, still or sparkling.

Example: I want it well ____. > I want it well done.

  1. I’m not a big fan of still water. I prefer it ____.
  2. I love a well ____ steak.
  3. I want a ____ water, please, and she wants it sparkling.
  4. I don’t like a well done steak, I prefer it ____.
  5. I really like it ____ rare.
  1. I’m not a big fan of still water. I prefer it sparkling.
  2. I love a well done steak.
  3. I want a still water, please, and she wants it sparkling.
  4. I don’t like a well done steak, I prefer it rare.
  5. I really like it medium rare.

Use the words and the target language content to create sentences.

Example: I / want / sparkling > I want a sparkling water.

  1. You / prefer / steak / well
  2. I / like / still
  3. He / not / like / dessert
  4. I / want / it / medium
  5.  You / not / drink / sparkling
  1. You prefer a steak well done.
  2. I like still water.
  3. He doesn’t like dessert.
  4. I want it medium rare.
  5. You don’t drink sparkling water.

Transform the sentences into interrogative form.

Example: I like meat. < Do I like meat?

  1. He orders a medium rare steak.
  2. She loves sparkling water.
  3. I don’t want any bevarages.
  4. Carol drinks still water.
  5. He eats dessert every weekend.
  1. Does he order a medium rare steak?
  2. Does she love sparkling water?
  3. Don’t I want any bevarages?
  4. Does Carol drink still water?
  5. Does he eat dessert every weekend?

Find and correct the mistakes.

Example: I like stil water. < I like still water.

  1. She never orders rere meat.
  2. Julio loves sparklling water.
  3. I don’t want any desert today.
  4. We needs to drink something.
  5. He knows that a mediun rare steak is better than a well done one.
  1. She never orders rare meat.
  2. Julio loves sparkling water.
  3. I don’t want any dessert today.
  4. We need to drink something.
  5. He knows that a medium rare steak is better than a well done one.

Writing

Write a short dialogue about ordering at a restaurant.

Example: I want a sparkling water and…