1) Can I get you ____________ else?
2) Who ____________ the omelette?
3) Dont ___________me!
4) Oh, no! Im terribly _________.
5) I seem to have ____________ some wine.
Match the sentences in 3 with the extracts in 4.
Parts 1 and 2.
6. Watch Parts 1 and 2 and complete these with an appropriate quantifier.
1) Would you like...... some wine?
2) Two glasses of red wine, please, and could we have......... olives with that, please?
3) Oh, dear, I didnt know you were a vegetarian. I dont think theyve got...........vegetarian dishes on the menu.
4) Yeah, there are. Look there are......... of things.
5) And could we have.......... French bread and a bottle of mineral water, please?
6) Did any go on your skirt? Its just............. Its OK.
7) Waiter, waiter! Could you get a cloth? I seem to have spilt......... wine.
8) Its OK, honestly. Hardly.......... of its gone on my skirt. Its just a drop.
After you watch
7. Work with a partner. How do you think the two people felt? Use some of the adjectives given below.
| relaxed | confident | shy | nervous |
| Bored | (un)happy | embarrassed |
8. Complete the expressions below. They are all things you may hear in a restaurant. What is the hidden expression?
| a) A t... | for two, please. | |
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| b) Are you ready to | . d..? | |
| c) An | y | thing else? |
| d)Is e. e. | thing OK? | |
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| e) What. o | l. you like to drink? | |
| f) Would you like a s.. | t. r? | |
| g) What does it c. | . with? | |
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| h) Ill. | v. the calzone. | |
| i) Could we have the b. | l, please? |
Put the expressions in 8 in the order you would expect to hear them.
10. Do you know any more expressions you might hear in a restaurant?
11. Work in groups of three. Act out a situation between a waiter/ waitress and two customers. Use some of the expressions in 2 and 8 and the menu below.
Restaurant Co Co
Starters
Soup of the day
Seasonal salad
Melon
Main courses
Grilled fillet steak
With a green pepper and onion sauce
Fishermans pie
Freshly caught fish in a white wine and vegetable sauce
Spinach and Cheese Calzone
Fresh spinach in a cheese and herb sauce wrapped in a pizza base
Omelette
With a choice of fillings
All the above are served with chips or potatoes and salad or vegetables of the day
Desserts
Fresh fruit salad
Lemon sorbet
Selection of cheese and biscuits
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL
RUSSIAN PROVERBS ABOUT MEALS:
1. A home is made by pies, not by walls.
2. A birthday is not a birthday without pies.
3. Arrows complete a quiver, and pies a dinner.
4. A good housewife is one who makes good shchi, not one who make
conversation.
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5. Porridge and cabbage soup is but our native food.
6. Bread is Lord in the home, mate in labour, companion in travel.
7. Don't bite off more than you can chew.
8. A hungry man is an angry man.
9. Appetite is good for savoury food.
10. There is no spread without bread.
11. Cooking a dish requires patience, not only wish.
12. Appetite comes with eating.
13. They don't carry samovars to Tula town.
14. Every vegetable has its season.
15. A spoon is dear when lunch time is near.
16. An egg is dearest at Easter.
17. Keep your breath to cool your broth (or porridge).
18. Too much butter won't spoil the porridge.
19. He that will not work shall not eat.
20. Every one to his own taste. Tastes differ.
21. Cast no greedy eye at another man's pie.
22. You say you are a mushroom, so - into the basket you go!
23. Not God but man makes pot and pan.
24. Man shall not live by bread alone.
25. A house is not known for how it looks but for the things it cooks.
26. Not enough salt is hardly a fault, but too much salt is a cook's fault.
27. Hunger breaks stone walls.
28. One with a plough, seven with a spoon.
29. The last piece of meat is especially sweet.
30. The first pancake is always lumpy.
31. All goes through the mill, and all comes out flour.
32. As you cook your porridge, so must you eat it.
33. A man with a full belly thinks no one is hungry.
34. It's the same old broth for dinner, only made a bit thinner.
35. A hungry lad would dream of bread.
36. This is bread and this is salt, and now be kind to speak your mind.
37. There is small choice in rotten apples.
38. Horse-radish isnt sweeter than garden radish!
PROVERBS AND SAYINGS
Every cook praises his own broth. .
After supper mustard. .
Tastes differ. .
A hungry man is an angry man. .
It is no use crying over spilt milk. .
Dry bread at home is better that roast meat abroad. , .
Too many cooks spoil the broth. .
You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs. , .
Before you choose a friend, eat a bushel of salt with him. , .
Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow. , .
lengthen your life, lessen your meals. , // .
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
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has other fish to fry. /. . /.
First catch your hare, then cook him. , .
RECIPES
WARM LOBSTER WITH HERB & ALMOND DRESSING
Preparation time: 25min
Cooking time: 2-3 min
Cals per serving
Ingredients:
I5g (½ oz) blanched almonds
15g (½ oz) flat-leafed parsley
15g (½ oz) mixed fresh herbs, such as mint, dill, chives and chervil
I small garlic dove
45ml (3 level tbsp) freshly grated Parmesan cheese
100ml(4fl oz) light olive oil
salt and ground black pepper
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5ml (Itsp) lemon juice
700g (½ lb) cooked lobster
lemon and lime slices to serve
fresh herbs to garnish
Method:
1. Place the almonds in a small bowl and pour over enough boiling water to cover; leave for 20min, then drain.
2. Place all the herbs, garlic and drained almonds in a food processor and process until finely chopped. Add the freshly grated Parmesan cheese and pulse together. With the machine still running, add the olive oil in a thin, steady stream. Season with salt and black pepper and add the lemon juice.
3. Remove the lobster meat from the claws and slice the tail meat. Return to the shells. Cover and place in a steamer or metal colander. Steam over a pan of boiling water for 2min. Serve warm lobster immediately with the Herb andAlmond Dressing and lemon and lime slices. Garnish with fresh herbs.
To prepare ahead Complete the dressing to the end of step 2, then cover and chill for up to two weeks.
LOBSTER & SUMMER VEGETABLE TARTLETS
Preparation time:45 min
Cooking time: about 10 min
