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English for Restaurants

& Ordering Food

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 Survival English

Hello everyone! My name is _. I’m from _.

I currently live in . I am a . I enjoy

studying . I joined Topica Premium English

ago. I (frequently / seldom) go out to

eat.

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 Beginner: Warm-up

What is your favorite food?

My favorite food is _.

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 Beginner: Vocabulary

eat
order
menu
drink
salad
napkin
pasta
meat
fork
bill

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 Beginner: Matching

Match the listed words to the images

A. B. C. D. E.

meat pasta bill drink menu

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 Beginner: Vocabulary Practice

Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary words

eat If you don’t have time to cook, you can at a restaurant.

fork The is on the left, and the knife and spoon are on the right.
order Fine restaurants give you a made of cloth, not paper.
salad Sometimes you can order a combination of soup and
napkin Do you want to now?

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 Beginner: Discussion

Complete the following sentences according to your opinion

My favorite thing about eating out at a restaurant is the …

A. atmosphere.
B. food.
C. service.

I prefer … food.
A. Italian
B. Japanese
C. French

I usually go out to eat a few times a …

A. month.
B. year.
C. week.

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 Beginner Question & Picture Matching

A. B. C. D. E.

1. Does it taste fresh?

2. Are you thirsty?

3. Do you want something sweet?

4. Can you help me decide what to order?

5. How much is it?

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 Picture Fill-in-the-Blank

cut wipe leave a tip blow on pour

1. Sharon her food because it was very hot.

2. I always use a knife to _ my steak.

3. She _ her mouth when she finished eating.

4. The waitress _ the coffee for the customer.

5. Dale doesn’t _ when the service is bad .

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 Beginner: Creating Sentences

Create a sentence by using a subject, a verb and a complement

I order a piece of cake

You for another spoon
We drink soda

He a steak
She for a napkin
ask
dining out
They
hot tea
Lisa enjoy
the meal

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 Beginner: Choose One

Read the sentence with the correct answer

1. I (am /are) going to order a salad.

2. We (are needing / need) some extra napkins.

3. The meat (was / was being) cooked just right.

4. This dessert (was / is) delicious.

5. I (want/ wanted) to order pasta, but they ran out of it.

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 Beginner: Match the Answer

Match each question to the correct answer

1. What can I get you?

Yes, it’s delicious!

2. Do you like it?

No, they are all being used
right now.
3. Can you bring me a napkin?

No, I’m full.

4. Do you have an extra menu?

Sure! I’ll be right back.

5. Are you hungry?

I’d like a piece of apple pie, please.

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 Beginner: Let’s Talk!

Angie: Honey, I don’t feel like cooking tonight.

Brian: Okay. Why don’t we eat out?

Angie: That sounds good to me. Where do you want to

go?

Brian: I don’t know. Do you have a preference?

Angie:I’m in the mood for Italian food.

Brian: Yum! That sounds good. I love Italian food.

Angie: Are you ready to go?

Brian: I’m almost ready. Give me five minutes to change

my clothes.

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 Beginner: Let’s Talk! Follow-up

Answer the following questions about the previous passage

What does Angie tell Brian she doesn’t feel like doing?
A. eating
B. washing dishes
C. cooking

What kind of food is Angie in the mood for?

A. Japanese
B. Italian
C. Mexican

What does Brian need to do before he and Angie leave the house?
A. brush his teeth
B. take a shower
C. change his clothes

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 What’s Missing?

Complete each sentence with a word from the list

1. The pasta is too .

are need

2. I a napkin.
dry am

3. The prices cheap! is were

4. I ready to order now. dried am being

needs was
5. The food we ate yesterday
delicious!

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 Beginner: Q & A Formation

Complete the question using the underlined words as hints,

then choose the correct option to complete the sentence

1. Karen like our waiter

didn’t Karen like our
because he was slow.
waiter?
a. didn’t
b. do not
c. don’t

do you want to order 2. I to order dessert now.

dessert?
a. am wanting
b. want
c. wanted

did they leave the 3. They the restaurant at

restaurant? 8 o’clock.
a. were leaving
b. leaves
c. left
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 Beginner: Categories

Match each word to its corresponding category

Things you Things you

do at a order at a Types of
restaurant restaurant restaurants

eat pasta drink Italian dessert order meat French salad

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 Beginner: Minimal Pairs

Listen to the difference between each pair of

words and practice pronouncing each pair

salad solid

meat mitt

dessert desert

bill bull

eat it

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 Beginner: Who Said It?

Match each sentence to its appropriate picture

A. B. C.

I’m eating pasta.

We’relooking at the menu.
This dessert is delicious!
What should I order?

I love ice cream!

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 Beginner: Related Lessons

Related Lessons

• Food & Groceries- Vocabulary (#0037)

• Food & Groceries- Word search (#0038)
• Food & Groceries- Present Tense Verbs (#0039)
• Food & Groceries- Quiz (#0040)
• Descriptive Adjectives (#0049)
• Units of Measurement Vocabulary (#0062)

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