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Unit 21 :
Ordering a Pizza (Home Delivery)

 Intermediate

Summary

To learn vocabulary and expressions to use when ordering pizza.

pizza

Do you know who invented the pizza?

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Vocabulary

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

  • coming through (v)
  • hold (v)
  • address (n)
  • order (n)
  • crust (n)
  • slow down (v)
  • operators (n)
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Dialogue 1

Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.

Customer

Tim

Hello, Tim’s Pizza.

Hello, I’d like to order a pizza, please.

Sure. Let’s start with your address and phone number.

My address is 123 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield. My phone number is 555- 7896.

Okay, thank you. What would you like to order?

Can I have a super pepperoni pizza, large, thin crust with extra mozzarella cheese?

Would you like any sides with that?

Yes, can I please have 2 garlic breads and a bottle of lemonade?

Okay, will that be all?

Yes, that will be all.

Delivery time will be approximately 30 minutes.

Okay.

 Please have the correct change for the driver.

 I will, thank you.

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Let’s Practice

Answer the following questions.

  1. What did the customer order?
  2. How long will it take for the customer’s order to arrive?
  3. What did the customer take as a side dish?

 

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Dialogue 2

Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.

Naoko

Angie

Thank you for waiting. Naoko  — is here speaking . Is this for take-out or delivery?

 Delivery please.

Can I have your name and address please?

My name is..

Sorry, it’s really busy in here. Could you speak up  a little please?

Oh, sure. This is Angie Smith. My address is number two Front Street.

 Is that an apartment or a house?

It’s an apartment. Number seventeen.

Okay. And what would you like to order today?

I’d like a large pepperoni pizza with mushrooms, olives and extra cheese.

I’m sorry, my English isn’t   very strong . Could you slow down a little please?

No problem. That’s a large pizza.

Large pizza. Okay.

 And I’d like it with pepperoni and mushrooms.

Pepperoni and mushrooms. Is there anything else?

Yes, olives and extra cheese please.

Okay. I’ve  got it all down .

Great. And how long will that be?

It will be about thirty minutes, Miss Smith.

And how much will it cost?

Um–could you please hold on  while I check with the kitchen?

Don’t worry about it. I have to go. I have another call coming through . Thank you. Bye for now.

Okay. Thanks for calling. Bye.

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Let’s Practice

Match the words in column A to the its synonyms in column B.

Column A

1. come through

2. check

3. apartment

4. cost

5. hold on

Column B

A. charge

B. wait

C. enter

D. dormitory

E. inspect

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Discussion:

Share your ideas with your teacher.

  1. Do you know how to make a pizza?
  2. Why do you think  pizza is popular?
  3. What is your favorite pizza topping?