Can I help you? ?
I'd like to have some lunch. .
Can I see a menu? ?
Here is your menu. .
Are you ready to order? ?
Would you like a starter? ?
What do you recommend? ?
Would you like anything for dessert? - ?
Can I bring/ get you anything else? - ?
I'd like the check (bill - UK English), please. , .
Do you want to pay separately? ?
Here you are. , .
Keep the change! .
Do you know these words?
orange juice
porridge
bacon and eggs
ham and egg
boiled egg
scrambled eggs -
clear soup
the main course ()
roast beef / lamb /
mutton / pork chop /
fish and chips
mashed potatoes
beans /peas /
lettuce
dessert / sweet /
apple pie /tart
claret
Read and dramatize these dialogues.
1.
Waiter: Hello, Can I help you?
Kim: Yes, I'd like to have some lunch.
Waiter: Would you like a starter?
Kim: Yes, I'd like a bowl of chicken soup, please.
Waiter: And what would you like for a main course?
Kim: I'd like a grilled cheese sandwich.
Waiter: Would you like anything to drink?
Kim: Yes, I'd like a glass of Coke, please.
Waiter... After Kim has her lunch.: Can I bring you anything else?
Kim: No thank you. Just the bill.
Waiter: Certainly.
Kim:I don't have my glasses. How much is the lunch?
Waiter: That's $6.75.
Kim: Here you are. Thank you very much.
Waiter: You're welcome. Have a good day.
Kim: Thank you, the same to you.
2.
Ordering lunch and dinner
What else do you recommend?
Waiter: Are you ready to order, sir?
Mr Ryefield: Yes. I´ll have the beef stew for starters and my wife would like tomato soup.
Waiter: One beef stew and one tomato soup. What would you like for the main course?
Mr Ryefield: I´ll have the Cayenne Pepper Steak and my wife would like the Fried Trout with mashed potatoes.
Waiter: I´m afraid the trout is off.
Mrs Ryefield: Oh dear. Err... What else do you recommend?
Waiter: The sole is very good.
Mrs Ryefield: OK. I´ll have that. Do you have any coleslaw?
Waiter: No, I´m sorry, we don´t.
Mrs Ryefield: Just give me a small mixed salad then.
Mr Ryefield: Same for me.
Waiter: Certainly. (...) Would you like something to drink?
Mr Ryefield: Yes, please. May I see the wine list?
Waiter: Certainly. Here you are. (...)
Mr Ryefield: A bottle of Chablis 99, please.
Waiter: Excellent choice!
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3.
Hostess: Hi! Welcome to Paradise. Do you have a reservation?
Igor Smirnov: Yes, we do.
Hostess: Your name, please?
Igor Smirnov: Smirnov.
Hostess: OK, Mr. Smirnov. Right this way, please. (Shows a table)
Igor Smirnov: Could we get a table by the window?
Hostess: Yes, of course. This way, please. Is it OK?
Igor Smirnov: Yes, thanks a lot.
Hostess: Have a nice time.
Waiter: Welcome to Paradise. Here are your menus. Ill be back to take your order in a minute.
Waiter (After a couple of minutes): Are you ready to order?
Igor Smirnov: Not yet, give us a second, please.
Waiter (After a couple of minutes): No problem. Ill be back in a couple of minutes. (After a couple of minutes) What would you like to order?
Igor Smirnov: Ill have the grilled salmon.
Waiter: And you?
Igor Smirnovs wife: Ill have the spaghetti.
Waiter: Would you like anything to drink?
Igor Smirnov: Ill have green tea.
Waiter: And you?
Igor Smirnovs wife: Ill have juice. What kind of juice do you have?
Waiter: Orange, mango, apple and pineapple.
Igor Smirnovs wife: One pineapple juice please.
Waiter: OK. So thats one grilled salmon, one spaghetti, one green tea, and one pineapple juice.
Waiter (After a time): Here you are. Enjoy your meal.
Waiter (After a time): How was everything?
Igor Smirnov: Delicious, thanks!
Waiter: Would you like anything for dessert?
Igor Smirnov: No, thank you.
Waiter: Can I get you anything else?
Igor Smirnov:. No, just the bill please.
Waiter: Sure. Ill be right back with that Do you want to pay separately?
Igor Smirnov: No, you can put it all on one bill.
Waiter: (Brings the bill) There you go.
Igor Smirnov: (Give the money to the waiter) Thanks a lot.
Travelling
Vocabulary notes
to go on business
to travel on business
to board a plane / airliner
booking office
second-class sleeper
through train
express train
compartment
to depart ,
to go abroad
to land
to take off
to book a room / to make a reservation ( )
single room
double room
suite
to sign in / register / check in
to fill in /out registration form
to sign out / to check out ,
bill -
