SAY IT - Module 2: Communicating in situations |
4. At the restaurant
At the restaurant
- Waiter:
Hello, what will you have for lunch?
- Girl: I'll have a hamburguer with chips and a side salad
- Waiter: And to drink?
- Girl: Coke, please
- Waiter: Large, medium or small?
- Girl: Large, please
- Waiter: And for you?
- Boy: I'd like a chicken salad and a bottle of beer
- Waiter: I am sorry but we can't serve beer if you are under 18
- Boy: But I am 20, look, here is my driving licence!
- Waiter: OK, I'm sorry, no problem at all
Listen to the waiter taking an order and click on the true sentences:
1. The girl orders a large Coke
2. The boy orders a chicken salad
3. The boy is 18 years old
4. The waiter can't serve him beer
Listening for details
Sometimes we are interested in getting specific information from a conversation: prices, times, etc. For example, if we are in a train station we are interested in the timetable and the prices. Remember that you don't have to understand every word to communicate in English.
In this example, you have to get some information by listening to a waiter taking an order
Did you know these expressions?
- side-salad: a salad that is served with the main course
- large, medium, small: when you ask for a drink, in the US they often ask you which size you want
- I'd like: it is one of the expressions used to order food or drink
- under 18: younger than 18
- driving licence: document with permission to drive, often used in the US for identification