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Eating Out

Intermediate

Exercise 1

Vocabulary

restaurant

Noun

ˈrɛstəˌrɑːnt

a place where you can buy and eat a meal

We went out to the restaurant last night.

We went to a steak restaurant for dinner.

We went to this beautiful restaurant in Italy.

This restaurant has cheap lunch sets.

eat out

Phrasal Verb

iːt aʊt

to eat at a restaurant

How often do you eat out?

They often eat out at nice restaurants.

order

Verb

ˈɔːrdər

to ask for food or drink in a restaurant

I ordered a bottle of beer.

Are you ready to order your meal?

Would you like to order a bottle of wine?

I ordered lasagna for dinner.

Customers can order their products by phone for faster service.

Let's order a pizza and hang out at my house before the baseball game starts.

Noun

ˈmɛnjuː

a list of the food that you can order at a restaurant

Can I see the wine menu?

Let's first look at the menu.

I'm still looking at the menu.

beverage

Noun

ˈbɛvərɪdʒ

a drink

What kind of beverages do you have?

Champagne is a popular beverage for celebrating.

Water is her beverage of choice.

Non-alcoholic beverages will also be provided at the opening banquet.

What beverage would you like to order? I'll buy one for you.

Exercise 2

Useful Expressions

May I have the menu, please?

That sounds good.

I’ll have that.

Do you have any specials?

Exercise 3

Dialogue Practice

Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor.

Zach is at an American restaurant.
	Waiter Good evening. A table for how many people, sir?
	Zach Just for one, please.
	Waiter Right this way, sir.
	Zach May I have the menu, please?
	Waiter Certainly, here it is. I’ll be back in a few minutes to take your order.
After 5 minutes, the waiter returns.
	Waiter Are you ready to order, sir?
	Zach Not yet. Do you have any specials?
	Waiter Today’s special is beef stroganoff, sir.
	Zach OK, that sounds good. I’ll have that.
	Waiter Very good. What would you like to drink, sir?
	Zach Pineapple juice, please.
	Waiter Certainly. I’ll be back with your beverage in a minute.