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bon appetit

Unit 20 :
Bon Appetit

 Intermediate

Summary

To familiarize students with basic vocabulary items, e.g. starters, main course, dessert, etc., for ordering food in a restaurant.

bon appetit

Would you send a dish back if it did not taste good or if you received the wrong food?

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Vocabulary

Read the following words or phrases with your tutor and use it in a sentence.

bon appetit

 

  • bill (n)
  • hake (n)
  • starter (n)
  • recommend (v)
  • bowl (n)
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Dialogue 1

Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.

Kitty

Waiter

Hello. Can I help you?

Yes. I’d like to have lunch.

Would you like to have a starter?

Yes, I’d like to have a bowl of chicken soup, please.

And what would you like to have for the main course?

I’d like to have a cheese burger.

Would you like anything to drink?

Yes, I’d like to have a glass of Coke.

(After Kitty having her lunch): Can I bring you anything else?

No thank you. But I’d like to have the bill, please.

Certainly.

(After a moment) That’s $34.

Here you are. Thank you very much.

You’re welcome. Have a nice day. Kitty: Thank you, same to you.

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Let’s Practice

Odd One Out: You see four words in each line. One word does not go with the rest for some reason. You have to spot the odd one and circle it. There can be different reasons.

1. biscuit     cheese   burger    bread  bun

2. coke    lemonade    wine    Ice cream

3. melon    pineapple    nut    banana

4. butter    egg    milk    cheese

5.  apple    lettuce    pea   potato 

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Dialogue 2

Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.

Waiter

Mark

Are you ready to order your meals yet?

Yes, for starters we would like one tortilla, one melon and two of the seafood salads. 

Then for main courses we would like one fillet steak, one hake with vinaigrette, rice with king prawns and the chicken with grapes.

How would you like the steak? 

Well done please.

Ok, would you like further drinks?

Yes please – two more glasses of lemonade, and for us a bottle of your house red.

( The waiter returns to the table )I,m sorry, but there is no hake available this evening. Would you like to choose something else?

Yes, we will have the mussels in tomato sauce instead please.

Here we are: the seafood salads.Whose is the melon and the tortilla?Enjoy your meal.

( After some time…) Would you like the dessert menu?

Yes please

Here you are.I would recommend the fried milk cubes with cinnamon. I will give you some minutes to decide.

Are you ready yet?

Yes, we would like two of your recommendations: fried milk cubes with cinnamon. Also we would like the fresh fruit salad, some chocolate ice-cream and finally, two coffees please.

(After the meal ) Did you enjoy the meal?

Yes, everything was very delicious. Could we have the bill please?

 Yes of course.

Do you take a credit card?

 Yes no problem. Here you are, please enter your PIN. Thank you. See you again!

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Let’s Practice

Put the correct items on the box into their designated column.

 Tortilla          seafood salads               lemonade  fillet steak                  rice with king prawns  chocolate ice-cream               house red             mussels in tomato sauce                            fresh fruit salad             fried milk cubes with cinnamon                                 coffee                           Melon hake with vinaigrette                              chicken with grapes. 

STARTERS

 

MAIN COURSE

 

DESSERT

BEVERAGE

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Discussion:

Share your ideas with your teacher.

  1. Do you prefer fresh ingredients prepared by a chef as you order or do you prefer pre-cooked food?
  2. Do you like to try new restaurants, or do you prefer to go to those you have already been to? Why?