Unit 1: Ordering at a Restaurant
MAKING FRIENDS
Write your name on a piece of paper. Teacher will collect the paper. You will take turns to
draw a card and make friends with a person on the card. Ask them
1. What is your name?
2. Where do you study?
3. What do you do in your free time?
4. What do you want to do in the future?
5. How often do you study English at home?
WORD LIST AND VOWELS
/i/ /i:/ /e/ /æ/ others
chicken coffee vegetable salad steak
broccoli pea spaghetti fabulous chocolate
fish pizza cheque napkin cola
delicious seafood vegetarian romantic slice
chopstick these terrace fork
dessert eat various knife
washroom
TOPIC VOCABULARY
topping playground magic reasonable magnificent
pottery appropriate remove lemongrass recommend
scoop eggplant cushion lettuce vanilla
cozy welcoming well-mannered private
servant mushroom garlic bamboo roof
waiter waitress manager cashier security
1. What is your favorite food? Why?
Task 1: Find the following foods in the pictures
salad steak chicken vegetable chocolate cake coffee
broccoli fish pea cola spaghetti pizza
Listen again. Use the following words to fill in the blanks
steak dry look choice ordered
peas delicious fresh better perfect
Conversation 1
A There you are, Sir. Two slices of pizzas and a large cola
B Thank you. Hmm.
C How does it (1) _______?
B OK. I guess. But I think I should have (2) ______ three or four slices. These slices are
much smaller than I expected
Conversation 2
A And here’s your order. (3) ________ with French fries and coffee
B Thanks. I can’t wait to eat. I am starving.
C It looks OK. How is it?
B Let me try. Oh! Just (4) _________.
Conversation 3
A Sorry to keep you waiting. One order fried chicken with broccoli.
B Thanks. Oh my. This chicken looks pretty (5) ________
A Really. How does it taste?
B I am afraid it’s not very (6) _________. I think it must have been frozen
A Let’s send it back
Conversation 4
A There’s your order, madam. Fish salad and peas
B Oh! But you told me today’s vegetable with broccoli
A You don’t like (7) _______, do you?
B No, I don’t. I hate peas
Conversation 5
A And here’s your dessert, chocolate cake with two scoops of ice cream and a large cola
B Great
C Wow! That cake looks good. I wish I ordered it
B Do you want to try it? It’s (8) _________
C Just a taste. Hmm. Fabulous
Conversation 6
A Did you order the spaghetti?
B That’s right
A Good. Here you are. And here’s your cola
B Thanks. I don’t think I have made a very good (9) ________
A Really?
B Yeah! I think I can make (10) ______ spaghetti than this
Task 2: Short interview
Student A Student B
1. What food do you eat ________ 1. What drink do you have ________
a. for breakfast? a. when you go with your friend?
b. for lunch? b. when you are at home alone?
c. on Tet holiday? c. in a party?
d. on summer hot days? d. in a very hot day?
e. when going with friends? e. in your everyday meal?
Task 3: Language for ordering
When we are ordering at a restaurant, we use would instead of want.
We use would for polite requests and desires.
Put the following phrases into two groups of customers (C) and waiter (W)
Have you decided? What would you like this evening?
I would like the pizza and a bottle of water, please.
Excuse me! May I have another napkin/ fork/ knife/ chopstick?
To start, I would like the … What would you recommend?
For the main course, I would like the … What are today’s specials?
May I have the cheque, please? Does this contain meat/nut/dairy?
Please wait for a minute. I am sorry. I can’t eat …
I am sorry! Is our food ready? We’re in a We’ve booked a table for 5 people.
hurry. This is delicious!
I am sorry to keep you waiting. Can I pay by credit card?
Who’s this for, Sir? Keep the change
That’s for my wife. How’s the meal?
Are you ready to order?
Asking Questions
Whenever you go to a new restaurant, you need to ask questions. Match questions to topics
1. Drinks I am sorry! Is our food ready? We’re in a hurry.
2. Specials I am sorry! Where is the washroom?
3. Appetizers What kind of drink would you like?
4. Vegetarian Food I am sorry but I think my pork is rare
5. Washroom What are today’s specials?
6. Slow service What would you like for starter?
7. Food quality Do you have vegetarian food?
Task 4: Menu
Southwood Restaurant Menu Bright Vietnamese Restaurant Menu
Appetizers Appetizers
Garlic Bread........................................$7.99 Chicken mushroom soup .…………..30.000
Sweet Potato Fries..............................$4.99
Main course Main course
Bacon Burger.....................................$8.99 Fried pork ………………….………50.000
Fish and Chips....................................$7.99 Banana flower salad ……………….70.000
Lettuce Sandwich...............................$9.99 Pho …………………………………40.000
Seafood Spaghetti..............................$10.99 Spring roll ………………….………50.000
Beef Pizza..........................................$12.99 Crab soup with Thai eggplant ……...55.000
Desserts Desserts
Cupcake……......................................$4.99 Fruits ………………………………30.000
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream......................$3.99 Sweet dessert soup …………………20.000
Drinks Drinks
Beer....................................................$4.99
Wine...................................................$5.99
Conversation
Ask everyone in the class for their order. Quickly write down their order
Server: How are you this evening?
Customer: I’m great, thanks.
S And what would you like?
C I am not sure. This is my first time here. What would you recommend?
S Today our special is lemongrass steak
C Is it rare or medium-cooked?
S It’s rare
C So I’d like one lemongrass steak. Rice and crab soup with Thai eggplant
for my wife. But can you remove crab. My wife is a vegetarian.
S Anything to start?
C No thanks
S How about dessert?
C Sweet dessert soup, please. Does it contain any peanut?
S No, sir.
C Excellent.
S Would you like some wine with your steak?
C A cup of red wine, please
S Yes, sir. Please wait for a few minutes.
Person 1 Person 2 Person 3
Starter
Main course
Dessert
Task 5: Extension: your favorite restaurant
Choose the sentences below to describe the restaurant
1. This restaurant has a good view of the lake
2. It’s on the terrace of a building right beside Sword Lake
3. There are walls with pictures of rural areas around you
4. Various Vietnamese foods are served here
5. It seems to be appropriate for family or groups of young people
6. Couples might like it because it provides romantic dining experiences
7. The roof and floor is made of bamboo
8. The eating lounge is big so it can be quite noisy
9. Customers can see objects and pottery while waiting in their table
10. It looks classic with dark cushion and traditional style furnishing
Collocations: Describing restaurant
Match the adjective to its noun
A cozy welcoming well-mannered delicious private various
B choice of food dishes servant atmosphere manager space
Interview
Ask and answer with your friends about your favorite restaurant
Questions Person 1 Person 2
What is your favorite restaurant? My favorite restaurant is …
Where is it located? It is located in/at …
How often do you go there? I go there once a week
How far is it from your house? It is about 5 kilometers
How do you feel about the food? The foods are great
How much does a common meal cost? It costs about 50.000
When was the last time you went there? It was last week
Why do you like it? The restaurant has nice view
HOMEWORK
Task 1: Ghi âm các từ trong phần WORD LIST AND VOWEL và TOPIC VOCABULARY
Task 2: Đọc đoạn văn và viết câu trả lời
A - Pete's Pizzas
We have 35 different kinds of Pizza toppings and our special kid's playground is why everyone comes
here for fun. Why not come along and join in.
B - Luigi's
We have the best Italian food in the area, with live music and dancing on Fridays and Saturdays.
Come and enjoy a piece of magic with candle. Our prices are very reasonable and there is no need to
book in advance.
C - The Roast
The Roast cooks classical British foods with the best things. Our dishes, wines are getting better every
day and you will enjoy magnificent views from here
D - Corriander
We specialise in dishes from the Indian. Visit us to try our chef's best dish, his Chicken Vindaloo
Masala, but be careful, it may be too hot for you. Discounts for groups.
1. Which restaurant do you choose for your friend’s birthday? Why?
2. Which restaurant do you choose for your family party? Why?
3. Which restaurant do you come if you have a child? Why?
4. Which restaurant do you avoid if you hate spicy foods?
5. Which restaurant do you avoid if you hate noise?
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Task 3: Hoàn thành câu với từ đã cho
topping playground magic reasonable magnificent
pottery appropriate remove lemongrass recommend
scoop eggplant cushion lettuce vanilla
cozy welcoming well-mannered private
servant mushroom garlic bamboo roof
waiter waitress manager cashier security
1. Would you like to have yogurt with lots of ……. like raisins and grapes.
2. The ……… of this restaurant is very intelligent because he decorates it very well.
3. I would like to have a ………. of ice cream with some milk on it.
4. I don’t think that this place is ………… for a family meeting or friend hangout.
5. I will not ……….. this place for a meeting of family and friends.
6. The price of a meal in this restaurant is quite ………….
7. This restaurant has a ………… atmosphere because it is decorated like a family kitchen
8. I like to stay in a ………… room when I eat in a restaurant
9. The restaurant has a ……………. area for children next to the dining hall
10. This place has very good security because there are two men standing at the gate to
watch customers and protect the place.
11. The …………. here is very well-mannered. He is a professional waiter from Japan.
12. This chair is made of ……………. so it looks very traditional
Task 4: Nghe và điền từ vào ô trống
My house is next to a restaurant which is located in the city center. The restaurant is called
Green Thai Nguyen and there is a good ……. of the river from the restaurant. I like to go there
because I like seafood and the …………. in the ……………... It is quite noisy in the evening,
……………………………….. and I sometimes feel very uncomfortable when I can’t listen to my
friends. We know the restaurant …………. and often chat with her about the food or call her to
……………... She is a …………………………. and seems to understand a lot about food. I have to say
that she is a …………………. because she manages the restaurant well and makes it better. The
…………….. there is wonderful with …………………. and hot pot is very spicy, but I like this …………….
If you are interested in a ……………….., this restaurant is not for you because it is ……………… with
a lot of …………………….
Task 5: Đọc và ghi âm bài mẫu về mô tả 1 một nhà hàng và chuẩn bị bài mô tả và giới thiệu
(ghi âm) về nhà hàng của em. Bản ghi âm tải lên nhóm Facebook của lớp.
Em có thể sử dụng gợi ý sau để giới thiệu.
a. What is the name of the restaurant?
b. Where is it?
c. How many staffs are there?
d. What foods are there?
e. How often do you eat there?
f. What do you like most about it?
Sample introduction
My favorite restaurant is Thai Nguyen restaurant. It is located in Luong Ngoc Quyen Street
near supermarket. There are about 20 staffs. They are waiters, waitresses, security man and
manager. The foods there are delicious. I like crabs and shrimps there very much. I often eat
there with my family on our special days. What I like most about the restaurant is the well-
mannered waiters, delicious dishes and private atmosphere.
