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At the Restaurant
Make a Restaurant Menu
Ask the students about the last time they had a meal in a restaurant. Ask them what they ate
and go through what different dishes you can find in restaurants.
Explain that the students are going to work in groups of three, and that they are going to
create their own menu. They can create a name for their restaurant and include prices if they
wish. Hand out the blank menu to each group.
Restaurant Dialogue
Tell the students they are going to practice ordering food in a restaurant using the menu they
have created.
Give out a copy of the restaurant dialogue to each group. There are two customers and one
waiter. Explain that the students should use the prompts to act out the restaurant situation.
Give the students time to study the flow chart.
Ask the students to create a dialogue from the prompts.
Explain to the students how to structure the conversation using polite requests.
Example:
Could/May/Can I have ?
I would like
Would you like ?
Once each group has created and practiced their conversation. Have them act out their
dialogues in front of the class.
Extension
Have the students change roles, so they all get a chance to be the waiter.
Have the two customers stay sat at a table and have the waiters move around from group to
group practicing the dialogue.

Written by Paul Adams for Teach-This.com 2012

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Make a Restaurant Menu

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Menu
Starters
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Main Courses
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Restaurant Dialogue
Waiter

Customers

Welcome the customers.

Bring the menu over.
Ask what drinks the customers would like.
Order the drinks.
Read the menu.
Serve the drinks.
Ask what starter and main course the
customers would like.
Order different starters and main courses and
give back the menu.
Take down notes on the customers orders.
Go and get the food, and bring it to the
table.
Thank the waiter.
Comment on the food.
Ask if the customers would like desserts or
tea or coffee.
Ask for different desserts and tea or coffee.
Take down notes on the customers orders.
Go and get the desserts, tea and coffee,
and bring it to the table.
Thank the waiter.
Ask if the customers would like anything
else.
Ask for the bill.
Give the customers the bill.

Written by Paul Adams for Teach-This.com 2012

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Create a Dialogue from the Prompts
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Written by Paul Adams for Teach-This.com 2012