Listen and fill in the chart.
| Payment | |
| Reservations | |
| Serving alcohol | |
| Tipping |
EATING OUT
All restaurants in America accept cash for payment, and most (even some fast food restaurants) also accept credit cards. A few restaurants also accept ATM cards for payment. You will rarely find a restaurant that ac- cepts checks.
It is common to have to wait for a table at a popular restaurant. There are many popular restaurants that do not accept reservations, or will only accept reservations for large parties (for example, six or more people). At these restaurants, the wait can be very long on a weekend night, sometimes up to 1 hour. However, almost all upscale, or more formal, restaurants will accept reservations.
Many restaurants in America (except for fast food restaurants) have a license to serve alcohol. Beer and wine are always available, and at some restaurants hard liquor (such as vodka or whisky) is also available. Restau- rants that serve hard liquor are said to have “a full bar”. The drinking age in America is 21. If you look young, be prepared to show proof of your age when ordering alcohol.
TIPPING
There are only a few situations where tipping is expected. The one you will encounter most often is at restaurants. American restaurants do not add a service charge to the bill. Therefore it is expected that the customer will leave a tip for the server. Common practice is to leave a tip that is equal to 15 % of the total bill for acceptable service, and about 20 % for superior service. If the service was unusually poor, then you could leave a smaller tip, about 10 %.
Other professions where tipping is expected include hairdressers, taxi drivers, hotel porters, parking valets, and bartenders. The general rule is to tip approximately 15 % of the bill. In situations where there is no bill (as with hotel porters and parking valets), the tip may range from $1 to $5, depending on the type of establishment and on how good the service was.
7. speaking
Do ex. 3, p. 118.
8. summary
1) Can you name restaurants in your area that serve food from other countries?
2) What kinds of foods do these restaurants serve?
3) Have you ever eaten at any of them?
9. Homework
Ex. 4, p. 119.
Lesson 41
CoUntrIeS and taSteS
Цілі: вдосконалювати лексичні навички й навички читання; вдосконалюва- ти навички аудіювання й говоріння; розвивати логічне мислення; виховувати зацікавленість у розширенні своїх знань щодо кулінарних традицій світу.
Procedure
Клас
Дата
1. Warm-up
Fill in the chart.
1) Barbecue, 2) snack, 3) brunch, 4) appetizer (the first course), 5) pud-
ding, 6) a bite, 7) picnic, 8) breakfast, 9) side dish, 10) sweet, 11) cookout,
12) lunch, 13) starter, 14) banquet, 15) tea, 16) feast, 17) dinner.
| Meals at different times of day | |
| A meal outside | |
| When you quickly eat a little food | |
| A very big meal for a lot of people | |
| Parts of a meal | |
| Main course / entree | |
| Dessert |
2. Grammar practice
Fill the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs.
AT A RESTAURANT
K a r i n. This is one of my favorite restaurants in San Francisco. (1) …
here before? (Eat) K e n. Yeah, actually I ate dinner here last week when my sister (2) …. (Visit)
K a r i n. Yeah, it’s a nice place to bring out of town guests. What (3) …
you and your sister …? (Order) K e n. We (4) … the Vietnamese spring rolls, the caramelized shrimp,
and the vegetarian noodles. (Have)
K a r i n. I always (5) … the Vietnamese spring rolls. Let’s get an order
now. (Get)
K e n. Yeah, and let’s get the caramelized shrimp. It (6) … excellent. (Be)
K a r i n.(7) … that … enough food or should we order something else?
(Be) K e n. Well, I’m pretty hungry. Maybe we should get the spicy green
beans too. I (8) … to try them last week, but my sister hates green beans. (Want)
K a r i n. That sounds good! I (9) … we’re ready to order. (Think)
Key: 1 Have you eaten, 2 was visiting, 3 did… order, 4 had, 5 get, 6 is,
7 Will… be, 8 wanted, 9 think.
3. Reading and speaking
Do ex. 5, p. 119.
4. speaking
Do ex. 6, p. 120.
Sample dialogue
W a i t e r. Would you like tap or bottled water? C u s t o m e r. Tap is fine.
W a i t e r. Would you like to hear our specials for today? C u s t o m e r. Just your entrée specials, please.
W a i t e r. For a main course, we have stuffed flounder, filet mignon and roast duck.
C u s t o m e r. How much is the stuffed flounder?
W a i t e r. It’s $17.99 and comes with two side dishes. C u s t o m e r. What are the side dishes?
W a i t e r. You have a choice of sautéed spinach, lemon potatoes, mixed vegetables, or broccoli.
C u s t o m e r. I’d like the spinach and potatoes.
W a i t e r. Will you be having any wine with dinner?
C u s t o m e r. Yes, I’ll have a glass of pinot grigio, please. W a i t e r. How is everything?
C u s t o m e r. Delicious. May I see the dessert menu? Waiter Certainly.
C u s t o m e r. What do you recommend?
W a i t e r. The chocolate mousse. It’s the best in NYC!
C u s t o m e r. Okay, I’ll have the mousse, please. Also, may I have the check?
W a i t e r. Coming right up.
5. Reading
Do ex. 7 (a), p. 120.
6. Writing
Do ex. 7 (b), p. 122.
7. Reading and speaking
Do ex. 8, p. 122.
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