Ordering in a Restaurant

Vocabulary

A. = Adjective   ADV. = Adverb   IDM. = Idiom   N. = Noun   V. = Verb

an N. a small dish at the beginning of a meal, a starter

appetizer

a chef N. a skilled cook

chives N. a small onion-like herb commonly added to potatoes

chowder N. a kind of soup usually containing fish and vegetables

to come V. to include (in a meal)

with

dressing N. a sauce added to salads

an entree N. a main dish

a menu N. a list of dishes available in a restaurant

salmon N. a large fish with silvery skin and pinkish meat

rare A. very pink adjective used to describe a way of cooking meat

medium- A. slightly pink adjective used to describe a way of cooking meat

rare

medium A. normally cooked adjective used to describe a way of cooking

meat

well-done A. fully cooked adjective used to describe a way of cooking meat

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   appetizer      chef      chives      chowder      comes with      dressing
entree      menu      salmon      well-done   

Waitress: Good evening, are you ready to order, or do you need a little

more time?

Tim: Yes, I'm ready to order.

Waitress: Did you notice on our that we have two seafood specials
tonight? One is poached and the other is grilled shark.

Tim: That sounds really good, but I think I am going to start with the

shrimp cocktail . And as for my , I think I'll have the New York steak.

Waitress: And, how would you like that steak?

Tim: I'd like that . I don't like it when the meat is even a little pink.

Waitress: I'll make sure the prepares it just the way you like it. The New

York steak mashed potatoes, a baked potato, or steak fries.

Tim: I'll take the baked potato.

Waitress: Would you like sour cream and on that?

Tim: I'll have sour cream.

Waitress: Your meal also includes a choice of soup or salad.

Tim: What is the soup today?

Waitress: Clam or chicken vegetable.

Tim: I think I'll have the salad instead.

Waitress: What kind of would you like?

Tim: Blue cheese.

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   appetizer      chef      chives      chowder      comes with      dressing
entree      menu      salmon      well-done   

Waitress: Good evening, are you ready to order, or do you need a little

more time?

Tim: Yes, I'm ready to order.

Waitress: Did you notice on our menu that we have two seafood specials
tonight? One is poached salmon and the other is grilled shark.

Tim: That sounds really good, but I think I am going to start with the

shrimp cocktail appetizer. And as for my entree, I think I'll have the New

York steak.

Waitress: And, how would you like that steak?

Tim: I'd like that well-done. I don't like it when the meat is even a little

pink.

Waitress: I'll make sure the chef prepares it just the way you like it. The

New York steak comes with mashed potatoes, a baked potato, or steak

fries.

Tim: I'll take the baked potato.

Waitress: Would you like sour cream and chives on that?

Tim: I'll have sour cream.

Waitress: Your meal also includes a choice of soup or salad.

Tim: What is the soup today?

Waitress: Clam chowder or chicken vegetable.

Tim: I think I'll have the salad instead.

Waitress: What kind of dressing would you like?

Tim: Blue cheese.

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   appetizers      chef      chives      chowder      comes with      dressing
entrees      menu      rare      salmon   

1. She always has Italian on her salad.

2. Gerrie doesn't like most kinds of fish, but she does like .

3. Keith's mom makes the best fish I have ever tasted. She uses shark,

corn, potatoes, carrots, onions and peppers.

4. I like my baked potatoes with butter. I don't like sour cream and .

5. Gene is studying at a school in Paris to become a . He hopes to run his

own restaurant.

6. The steak was prepared very . It looked like they hadn't even cooked it.

7. That Chinese restaurant has a fantastic selection of dishes on their .

8. The meal soup or salad and a dessert afterwards.

9. The at that restaurant are huge. There is no reason to order side dishes

or dessert.

10. Buffalo wings, potato skins, and shrimp cocktail are all famous
American .
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   appetizers      chef      chives      chowder      comes with      dressing
entrees      menu      rare      salmon   

1. She always has Italian dressing on her salad.

2. Gerrie doesn't like most kinds of fish, but she does like salmon.

3. Keith's mom makes the best fish chowder I have ever tasted. She uses

shark, corn, potatoes, carrots, onions and peppers.

4. I like my baked potatoes with butter. I don't like sour cream and chives.

5. Gene is studying at a school in Paris to become a chef. He hopes to run

his own restaurant.

6. The steak was prepared very rare. It looked like they hadn't even
cooked it.

7. That Chinese restaurant has a fantastic selection of dishes on their

menu.

8. The meal comes with soup or salad and a dessert afterwards.

9. The entrees at that restaurant are huge. There is no reason to order

side dishes or dessert.

10. Buffalo wings, potato skins, and shrimp cocktail are all famous

American appetizers.
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