Unit 23 :
Using Please When Ordering Food

 Intermediate

Summary

To apply polite words such as “please” when ordering food in a restaurant.

  • Brain Storm : Share your ideas with your teacher. Try to make sentences.

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Vocabulary

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

  • combo (n)
  • order (n)
  • dessert (n)
  • full (adj)
  • cashier (n)
  • check (n)

Dialogue 1

Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.

Waitress

Customer

May I take your order?

Yes.  I’d like the chicken and a side order of corn.

And what would you like to drink?

I’d like a cup of coffee, please.

Would you like something for dessert?

No thanks.  I’m full.

Could we have the check, please?

 Yes, here it is.

Hmmm.  $23.55.  Here you are.

Thank you.  Come again.

Thank you. Goodbye.

Let’s Practice

Arrange  the words in order to form sentences.  

  1.   take your order May I  ?

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  1. coffee, cup like a  I’d of  please.

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  1. would you  drink What to  like ?

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  1. check, the have we Could  please  ?

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  1. cake, I’ll have  please the .

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Dialogue 2

Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.

Cashier

Customer

Hello, may I take your order?

Hi, I’ll have a double cheeseburger.

With everything on it?

No onions, please.

Sure, would you like the combo deal or just the sandwich?

How much is the combo?

The combo is $5.45, it comes with medium fries and drink.

Okay, let’s change it to a combo then.

Certainly, what would you like to drink?

Coke, please.

Diet Coke or regular?

Regular.

Of course, Would you like anything else?

No, that’ll be all. Thanks.

For here or to go?

For here.

That will be $5.45 please.

Thank you. Here you go.

Let’s Practice

Answer the following questions.

  1. How much will a medium fries and a drink cost?
  2. What type of drink does the customer prefer?
  3. Does the customer like a double cheeseburger with onions?

Discussion：

Share your ideas with your teacher.

  1. What is a food that people think is healthy but really isn’t?
  2. Why is fast food so popular?
  3. How would you define “fast food”?