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Restaurant English: Ordering Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Role-Play Exercise 1
Waiter: | — Good evening, sir. | |
You: | — ... | |
Waiter: | — Do you have a reservation? | |
You: | — ... | |
Waiter: | — Certainly. Smoking or non-smoking? | |
You: | — ... | |
Waiter: | — Could you follow me, please? Just here, sir. | |
You: | — ... | |
Waiter: | — I´m sorry, that table is already reserved. |
Role-Play Exercise 2
Waitress: | — Good morning. May I help you? | |
You: | — ... | |
Waitress: | — What would you like? | |
You: | — ... | |
Waitress: | — Thank you. And for you, ma´am? | |
Mrs Ryefield: | — I´ll have grapefruit juice, two scrambled eggs with bacon, toast and coffee, please. | |
Waitress: | — Certainly. |
Role-Play Exercise 3
Waiter: | — Good evening. Are you ready to order? | |
Mrs Ryefield: | — Well... Everything looks great. What´s your suggestion? | |
Waiter: | — Let´s see.... Would you like to try the plaice or mullet? They come with fries and green salad. | |
Mrs Ryefield: | — OK. I´ll have the plaice, then. | |
Waiter: | — And for you, sir? | |
You: | — ... | |
Waiter: | — Would you like it rare, medium, or well-done? | |
You: | — ... | |
Waiter: | — Creamed potatoes, french fries or jacket potato. | |
You: | — ... | |
Waiter: | — Would you like a salad? | |
You: | — ... | |
Waiter: | — What kind of vegetables would you like? We´ve got a choice of tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, fresh asparagus, spinach, Brussels sprouts, green beans, sweet peppers and grilled tomatoes. | |
You: | — ... | |
Waiter: | — All right. What would you like to drink? | |
You: | — ... | |
(...) | ||
Mrs Ryefield: | — May I have a bit more of the Beaujolais? | |
You: | — ... | |
Mrs Ryefield: | — When. That´s enough. Thanks. | |
(...) | ||
You: | — ... | |
Mrs Ryefield: | — I don´t know much about wine, but it seems very nice. |