II. Pair work. Read the dialogue in parts

–Good morning, sir. Would you like to sit over there, near the window? –Yes, thank you. May I look at the menu, please? –Of course. Here it is. –Well, as a starter I’ll have some cabbage salad. –I see. Have you chosen anything as a main course? –Frankly speaking, I can’t make a choice. I am not sure. Could you help me? –If I were you, I would order our specialty of the day. It is worth tasting. –What exactly is this dish? –Pork with mushrooms. –I am afraid pork is not very good for me. –So I’d like to recommend fish under white sause with vegetables. –It suits me. And I am going to take some fruit salad for dessert. I like fruit. Is there such a dish in the menu? –What about drinks? Here is the wine list. –Thanks. Well, I’ll have some Italian white wine. And some drinking water, please. –Here is your order. Bon appetite! –Waiter! I am paying. How much is it? –Forty dollars, sir. –Do you take “American Express”? –Of course –Here is your tip.

–Доброе утро, сэр. Не желаете ли сесть вон там, возле окна? –Да, благодарю. Можно взглянуть на меню? –Конечно. Вот, возьмите. –Ну, на первое я возьму немного капустного салата. –Понятно. Вы выбрали что-нибудь на второе? –По правде говоря, я не могу сделать выбор. Я не уверен. Не могли бы Вы помочь мне? –Если бы я был на вашем месте, я бы заказал наше фирменное блюдо дня. Его стоит попробовать. –Что именно представляет собой это блюдо? –Свинина с грибами. –Боюсь, свинина не очень мне полезна. –Тогда я бы порекомендовал рыбу под белым соусом с овощами. –Это меня устраивает. И я собираюсь взять немного фруктового салата на десерт. Я люблю фрукты. Есть ли такое блюдо в меню? О, да. –Как насчет напитков? Вот список вин. –Благодарю. Пожалуй, я возьму какое-нибудь итальянское белое вино. И немного питьевой воды. –Вот Ваш заказ. Приятного аппетита! –Официант, я оплачиваю счет. Сколько с меня? –Сорок долларов, сэр. –Вы принимаете “Американ Экспресс”? –Конечно. –Вот Ваши чаевые.

a) Imagine you are at a restaurant. One of you is a customer, but the other is a waiter. On the base of the previous task make up your own dialogue, changing the parts in bold with your own information.

b) Work in pairs. One of you takes the book so that your partner couldn’t see it and reads the sentences in Russian. Your partner translates the text into English sentence by sentence. Having finished this procedure change your roles. If there are some difficulties with the translation help your partner out.

III. Work with a partner and complete a conversation.

Model:

A: What would you like as a starter?

B: I’ll try the…, please.

A: And for the main course? What would you like?

B: What do you recommend?

A: You could try the………

B: I am not very keen on…..

A: Well, why don’t you try the…

B: That sounds good. I’ll try the……

A: And what about drinks?

B: I prefer ……... What about you?

A: I’d like…….

B: Would you like something for dessert?

A: Yes, I’d like…….

Writing

Read the following situations, and for each one write an email in response.

1. You have just been interviewed on the phone for a magazine about your business travels. They have now emailed to ask for some stories about your experiences of eating out abroad.

2. A foreign client has emailed you, asking for advice on where to eat in your city when he arrives next month. Give him two or three choices, with reasons. For each restaurant explain:

· type of food

· your favourite dish

· cost per person

Lesson 4. Dining etiquette

Warm up

I. Etiquette Quiz

1. Where should a woman place her purse while dining in a sit-down restaurant?

A. Between her back and the chair or on her lap

B. On the floor

C. On the table, to the left and right above the place setting

D. Hung on the back of the chair if a handbag, otherwise on an empty chair

2. You and your partners have a large restaurant bill. You offer to pay and someone else offers to pay the tip. What do you do?

A. Let your partners offer the tip; this will save your money

b. Tell your generous friend “no thanks”, as you don’t want to worry they didn’t leave enough