Lesson 16 Title: Eating Out
Subtitle: Lesson 16
Presented by: Fatima
Contact Information: blackboarder1@gmail.com

Today’s lesson is all about eating out.

We’ll focus on using the phrase 'would like' for ordering food and making polite requests.

You’ll also learn some useful restaurant-related vocabulary.

By the end of this class, you’ll be able to role-play a typical restaurant scenario with confidence.

• Learn to use "would like" for ordering food and making polite requests.

• Expand vocabulary with restaurant-related words and phrases.

• Practice role-playing a restaurant scenario, including ordering food and interacting with the staff.

"Would Like" for Polite Requests - for Ordering Food

Examples:
◦ I would like a salad, please.
◦ Would you like something to drink?
◦ We would like to order dessert.

This is a polite and common way to communicate your preferences.

Restaurant Words and Phrases

Examples:
Menu
Waiter ◦ Waitress
Appetizer ◦ main course ◦ dessert
Bill ◦ Check
Reservation

Common Phrases for Ordering

Here are some common phrases you’ll hear and use when ordering in a restaurant.

Examples:
◦ Can I see the menu, please?
◦ I’d like to order the chicken salad.
◦ Can I have the bill, please?

Ordering Food

Complete the following restaurant dialogues:

1. Waiter: What would you like to drink?
You: ___________________

2. Waiter: Are you ready to order?
You: ___________________

3. You: Can I have the bill, please?
Waiter: ___________________

Role-Play Ordering Food

In pairs, role-play the following restaurant scenario:

1. One person is the customer and the other is the waiter.
2. The customer makes a reservation, orders drinks, food, and dessert.
3. The waiter responds politely and helps with the order.

Dealing with Problems in a Restaurant

In pairs, role-play the following scenarios:

1. The food is cold
how do you politely ask for it to be reheated?

2. You received the wrong order
how do you ask for the correct one?

3. There’s a mistake on the bill
how do you address it with the waiter?

Restaurant Terms

Match the following restaurant terms to their meanings:

1. Appetizer
2. Bill
3. Reservation

a) An arrangement to hold a table for a specific time.
b) A small dish served before the main course.
c) The total amount of money to be paid for a meal.

Dining Out

Assignment:

Write a short dialogue between a customer and a waiter.

Include making a reservation, ordering food, and dealing with a minor issue (like a wrong order).

Use the vocabulary and phrases we’ve learned in class.

That’s all for today!

We will continue learning more in our next class.

Goodbye!