a bowl a cup

a menu

a napkina plate

a fork

a knife

cutlery a glass

water jar

a teaspoon

a teapota tablecloth

a bread basket

A soup/ table spoon

1) Click with your mouse to see a picture. 2) Click on the picture to hear the word. 3) Click next to the picture to see how the word is written.

a barmaid

a barman/ a bartender

a waiter

a dishwasher

a chef a waitress

a wine waiter

a bill

to pay a bill

customers

to reserve a table

to order

to take an order

to give a tip/ to tip

non smoking area/ smoking area

eggplant appetizers

onion soup

shrimp cocktail

grilled chicken lamb

chops

roastbeef

seafood stew

spaghetti with mussels

Here are some examples of:Appetizers / starters: Main courses:

Drinks:

Side dishes: Desserts

a baked potato

French fries

rice with vegetables

mixed vegetables

mashed potatoes with gravy sauce

chocolate cakedoughnuts fruit salad

apple pie

ice cream

pancakes

beer

soda mineral water

coffeetea

wine

Look at the pictures between a family arriving at the restaurant and a waitress. Click on the bubbles to listen to the conversation. Then repeat the sentences and act the scene.

Good evening. Welcome to The River Thames restaurant. What can I do for you?

Good evening. My name’s Johnson. I have a table booked for four.

All right. Please follow me.Excuse-me but could we have a table by the window, please?

Absolutely. This way, please.

Look at the pictures between a customer and a waiter. Click on the bubbles to listen to the conversation. Then repeat the sentences and act the scene. Restaurant  Sweet

Dreams . Good morning.

Morning. I’d like to reserve a table for two, please, in the name of Hobson.

Sure. Smoking or non smoking?I’d like a non-

smoking table, please.Could you be sure it’s a quiet table ?

Of course, madam. What time will you be there?

At about 8 o’clock. Is it all right for you?

Absolutely. See you tonight madam. Good bye. Have a nice day.

Look at the pictures between a family arriving at the restaurant and a waitress. Click on the bubbles to listen to the conversation. Then repeat the sentences and act the scene.

Good evening. Can I help you?

Yes, we’d like to have dinner. We are 2 adults and 3 children.

Have you made a reservation?

No, sorry. We haven’t.

If you wait, there’ll be a table free in a minute.

Look at the pictures between the customers and the waiter. Click on the bubbles to listen to the conversation. Then repeat the sentences and act the scene.

Are you ready to order or do you need a little more time?

I’m not sure. What would you recommend?

As a start, I recommend you the shrimp cocktail. It is delicious.So, I’d like a shrimp cocktail

as a start and then I’ll have a steak. Do you want vegetables with

it?Yes, I’d like boiled potatoes instead of baked with mushrooms and tomatoes.

What about you madam?

As a start I’ll have the soup of the day and then the grilled ham with mashed potatoes and spinach.

How would you like your steak: well done, medium or rare?I’d like it

medium.

Look at the pictures between the customers and the waiter. Click on the bubbles to listen to the conversation. Then repeat the sentences and act the scene.

May I take your order madam?

Um, yes. What’s today’s special.?

Today’s special is the fillet of sole with boiled rice and vegetables but I’m sorry we’re out of fillet of sole.

Well then. What is the chef’s speciality?

Lamb chops with grilled vegetables and a gravy sauce.

Yes, I’ll have the chef’s speciality for the main course. I’d also like a bottle of Bourgogne, please.

Look at the pictures between the customers and the waiter. Click on the bubbles to listen to the conversation. Then repeat the sentences and act the scene.

Here it is sir.

Could I have the bill, please ?

Do you take VISA card?

Yes, we do sir.

Look at the pictures between the customers and the waiter. Click on the bubbles to listen to the conversation. Then repeat the sentences and act the scene.

Are you paying together?

No, we’d like separated bills.

There are many reasons to complain in a restaurant. Here are some examples of complaining.

I think there is something wrong with the bill!

I’m sorry but I ordered the steak, ,not the fish!

Look! We’ve been waiting half an hour for our drinks!

Excuse-me, this steak is overdone. I ordered it rare.

Making a reservation

I’d like to reserve a table for two, please, in the name of Hobson.

I’d like a non-smoking table, please.

Could you make sure it’s a quiet table, please?

Could we have the table over there, please?

My name’s Miller. I have a table booked for two.

Arriving at the restaurant

Customer

Waiter/ maître d’hôtel

Can I help you?/ What can I do for you?

Click on the bubbles to

listen to the sentences.

Could we have a table by the window?

I’d like a non-smoking table, please.

Have you booked a table?/ Have you made a reservation?

If you wait, there’ll be a table freein a minute.

Placing an order

What’s today’s special/the dish of the day?

Can/ could we have the menu, please?

I’d like boiled potatoes instead of baked.

Shall we have the set menu or shall we eat à la carte?

What would you recommend?

Sorry we’re out of fillet of sole.

How would you like your steak?Well done, medium or rare

What would you like to start with?

Can/ may I take your order, sir/ madam?

As a start/ appetizer (US) I’ll have the soup.

What’s the chef’s speciality?

For the main course, we’ll have the roast turkey.

Could we have a look at the dessert menu?

Do you want vegetables with it?

Would you like/ are you ready to order or do you need a little more time?

Paying

Is the tip/ service included?

Do you take VISA?

How much are we supposed to tip?

We’d like separated bills, please.

Shall we share the bill?

Could I have the bill, please?

This is on me.

Are you paying together?

ComplainingLook! We’ve been waiting half anhour for our drinks !

I’m sorry, but I ordered the steak, not the fish.

Excuse-me, the steak is overdone. I ordered it rare.

This meat is cold, too tough and the bread is stale.

The food is good but the service is too slow.

Slideshow created by Mrs SaillyCollège Marcel Marceron , académie de RouenAugust 2011