Everyday English
d
Ordering food in a café
1
What do you usually have for breakfast/
lunch/dinner? Are any of these foods/drinks
on Ruby’s menu?
3
Find sentences in the dialogue which mean:
We can order now. – What about you? – I don’t
want a side order, thanks. – That’s correct.
c) What do Carl and Anna order?
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thin
tin
thing
tongue
king
ton
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ronunciation:
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4
Listen and check (
✓
) the correct boxes.
Listen again and say.
S
peaking
5
Work in groups of three. Take roles and
act out a dialogue at Ruby’s ordering lunch. Use
the menu and the plan.
A
Ask if customers are ready
to order.
Ask what C wants.
Ask if customers
want side orders.
Ask what customers want
to drink.
Repeat customer’s order.
B & C
B replies & orders
food.
C replies.
B&C reply.
B&C reply.
B confirms order.
2
a)
Listen and say.
ñ Are you ready to order or do you need a
few more minutes?
ñ Would you like any side orders?
ñ Not for me, thank you.
ñ And what would you like to drink?
ñ I’d like a glass of orange juice, please.
b) The sentences above appear in a
dialogue at a café. Who says each:
a customer/the waiter
?
Listen, read and check.
Desserts
Pancakes or waffles with fruit & ice cream
í
4.50
Apple or cherry pie
í
2.75
Chocolate brownie
í
2.25
Drinks
Tea
í
1.30
Coffee
í
1.50
Orange juice
í
1.80
Soft drinks (cola, lemonade)
í
1.30
Hot chocolate
í
1.50
All-day Breakfast
Scrambled or fried eggs on toast
í
2.75
Full English breakfast
í
3.75
Omelette (cheese or mushroom)
í
2.50
Side orders
Chips
í
1.25
Mixed salad
í
1.50
Coleslaw or baked beans
í
0.75
Lunch/Dinner
Burger & Chips
í
6.25
Jacket potato (choice of fillings)
í
2.75
Sandwiches (cheese, tuna, BLT, chicken)
í
2.95
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Waiter: Hello. Are you ready to order or do you
need a few more minutes?
Carl: I think we’re ready … erm, can I have
scrambled eggs on toast, please?
Waiter: Sure. And for you, madam?
Anna: I’d like a cheese omelette.
Waiter: OK. Would you like any side orders?
Carl: Erm … yes, chips, please.
Anna: Not for me, thank you.
Waiter: And what would you like to drink?
Carl: I’d like a glass of orange juice, please.
Anna: A cup of coffee for me, please.
Waiter: OK. So that’s scrambled eggs on toast,
chips, a cheese omelette, a glass of
orange juice and a cup of coffee.
Carl: That’s right. Thank you.
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