Today`s specials are… Class 1: Food

Today’s specials are…
Class 1: Food
Classify the food vocabulary into the different types:
beef
potato
corn
orange
apple
cinnamon
chicken
fish
beans
avocado
grapes
basil
lamb
lobster
Meat
carrots
blackberries
pepper
veal
crab
spinach
garlic
cherries
parsley
passion fruit
turkey
shrimp
cabbage
mushrooms
Seafood
Vegetables
strawberries
rosemary
peach
lettuce
pork
thyme
watermelon
cucumber
bacon
onions
celery
peas
oysters
cauliflower
Fruit
Herbs & Spices
Add two more for each category
Class 2: How much & how many?
Identify countable and uncountable noun; how much and how many?
Countable Nouns
Eggs
Potatoes
Peanuts
Tomatoes
Cookies
Vegetables
Onions
How many?
Waiter: How many scrambled eggs would like?
Customer: I’d like three scrambled eggs please.
Uncountable Nouns
Rice
Sugar
Wine
Cheese
Fish
Meat
Butter
How much?
Waiter: How much sugar do you want in your coffee?
Customer: I like it sweet.
Remember:
Any is common in questions:
Would like any dessert?
Someis common in questions that are
offers or requests:
Would you like some chicken?
Can I have some salt, please?
Choose the appropriate word in the conversations between the waiter/waitress.
1.
Waiter: How many/much fruit would like?
Customer: A lot of fruit/fruits, please.
2.
Waitress: Excuse me Sir, How much/many pepper would like on
like meat?
Customer: A lot/much please.
3.
Customer: Excuse me; can I have any/some water?
Waiter: Sure sir. right away!
4.
Waiter: How many/much desserts for this table?
Customers: Three chocolate cakes/chocolates cake, please.
5.
Customer: Hello, Can I have some/any vegetables with this chicken?
Waiter: Yes, Madam.
Ask your partner questions about this dinner table
Example:
How many fish dishes are there on the table?
There are some fish dishes on the table.
Class 3: Breakfast time
Look at the Restaurant meal times
Dann Carlton Hotel Restaurant
Breakfast
From 7:00a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Lunch
From 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Dinner
From 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Hotel Nutibara
Restaurant
Continental breakfast
From 7:00a.m. Until noon
Lunch Buffet
From 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Dinner
From 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Hotel Intercontinental
Breakfast Buffet
From 6:00a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Lunch
From 11:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Dinner
From 7:00 p.m. to midnight
Complete the times:
Example: Hotel Nutibara Hotel severs lunch from twelve-thirty to two thirty
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hotel Intercontinental serves dinner at __________________________________________
Dann Carlton Hotel Restaurant offers breakfast ___________________________________
Hotel Intercontinental opens the buffet at _______________________________________
Dann Carton Hotel Restaurant severs lunch ___________________ to ________________
Hotel Nutibara offers dinner __________________________________________________
With the information from the restaurant that you work for, complete the information and ask
your partner this questions, then switch roles
Example: What time do they serve breakfast at El Rancherito?
They serve breakfast at El Rancherito from six to eleven in the morning.
What time do they serve breakfast at _______________? ________________________________
What time ____________________________________? _________________________________
_____________________________________________? __________________________________
Class 4 What would you like to drink?
Unscramble the letter to make words
rbee _________
cie eta __________
cejiu _________
taicoklc _________
osda __________
iewn __________
shkaeilkm __________
ofcefe ___________
atwre __________
Practice the conversations to order a beverage with a partner
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Waiter: What would you like to drink with your dinner?
Customer: I’ll have a glass of red wine.
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Waitress: Would you like anything to drink?
Customer: Yes, apple juice, please.
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Customer: I’ll have a milkshake.
Waiter: What flavor? We have vanilla and strawberry.
Customer: Strawberry is ok.
Make your own conversation to order a beverage with a partner.
Class 5 The Menu
Match the part of a meal with the definition
___ A small dish that it is order to accompany the main course or entrée.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Appetizer
Entrée
Desserts
Side dish
Beverage
___ Something sweet you order usually after the main course or entrée.
___ The most important dish of the meal, usually meat or chicken.
___ Something liquid it is order to drink during the meal.
___ A small dish it is order before the main course to open the appetite.
Give examples of parts of the menu with the information from the restaurant you work for
Example:
An appetizer in J. & C. Delicias is garlic mushrooms.
A dessert in Crepes and Waffles is Chocolate Ice Cream
Create your own menu with typical Colombian Food
Colombo
Restaurant
Entrées
____________________
____________________
Starters/Appetizers
________________
________________
________________
________________
________________
________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
_________________
_________________
Practice the conversation with you partner using the menu you created
A: Would you like and Starter?
B: Yes, please. I´d like a …
Desserts
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
_________________
Beverages/Drinks
__________________
__________________
Class 6 Describing food
Look at the words below used to describe food. Which are positive and which are negative? Write
P or N in the space.
___ Spicy
___ Cold
___ Tasteless
___ Sweet
___ Bitter
___ Amazing
___ Fresh
___ Greasy
___ Tasty
___ Delicious
___ Raw
___ Plain
___ Tender
___ Salty
___ Hot
___ Juicy
___ Soggy
___ Burned
___ Healthy
___ Hard
___ Terrible
Complete this comments below using adjectives from above.
This the best Sancocho I’ve ever had, It was _____________ .
The meat was so _____________ it melted in my mouth, the
vegetables were _____________ like they just collect them
from the fram. It was so ____________ when the waiter
served it, I had to wait a few minutes to start eating, I almost
burn my mouth.
I am so full and my stomach is upset, that Lechona was so
big. I really didn´t like it, it was so __________ the plate
was full of oil when I finish eating. The rice was _________
I had to put a lot of salt on it. The dish was ___________ I
told the waiter to take it back and warm it up a little. Nut I
eat it anyway.
Write a comment about your favorite Colombian dish using the vocabulary above.
Class 7 Taking an order
Identify different ways of taking an order
Making Offers
Making requests
Can I help you?
What would you like to eat?
Would you like a dessert?
Can I offer you anything else?
Would you like a cup of coffee?
I would like a steak
I´d like to have a soup
I will have a lemonade
I´ll have today’s special
I would like to eat a sandwich
David is going to have lunch at a restaurant, Read the following to see how David orders her food
Waiter: Hello, welcome. Can I help you?
David: Yes, I´d like to have lunch.
Waiter: Would you like to have an appetizer?
David: Yes, I´d like to have a bowl of chicken soup, please.
Waiter: and what would you like to have for an entrée?
David: I´d like to have the Lasagna.
Waiter: Would you like to have anything to drink?
David: Yes, I´ll have a diet coke.
Waiter: (after David having lunch) can I bring you anything else?
David: No thank you, but can I have the bill please?
Waiter: Certainly
(After a moment)
Waiter: that´s $25.000
Find a partner and use the
menu to role play ordering a
meal, switch roles and use
different ways of making
offers and requests.
Class 8 Can I have the check, please?
Recognize payment types:
Cash
Match the prices
A. $ 800
Credit/Debit
___ Nine thousand five hundred pesos
___ Eight hundred pesos
B. $ 7.000
C. $ 9.500
D. $ 23.000
___ Two hundred thousand pesos
___ Seven thousand pesos
E. $ 97.400
___ Six hundred sixty-nine thousand
F. $ 55.900
___ Nine thousand five hundred
G. $ 200.000
___ Twenty-three thousand pesos
H. $ 669.000
___ Fifty-five thousand nine hundred
Practice the conversation requesting and offering the check
Customer: Can I have the check please?
Waiter: Yes, would you like to pay with cash or credit?
Customer: Cash, please
Waiter: It is $ 175.000.
Practice the conversation with different prices cash or credit.
Class 9 I recommend…
What are the most popular Colombian dishes? Rank these from 1 to 6.
____ Bandeja Paisa
___ Empanadas
____ Ajiaco
___ Arepa
____ Tamales
___ Hormigas Culonas
You should eat….
How about eating…
I recommend the …
Why don´t you try …
I definitely recommend…
What would you suggest these people to eat? Use the phrases in the box above to help you write
the suggestion.
Customer
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
I like exotic food
I am very hungry and love all kinds of meat
I want a small snack
We are vegetarian
We want to try something typical
I want something small for breakfast
Suggestion
_________________________________
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Class 10 Can I have a fork, please?
Match the word with the appropriate picture
Knife
Fork
Glass
Bowl
__________________
__________________
__________________
Tea spoon
Mug
Cup
__________________
Plate
Spoon
__________________
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Practice the conversations use different vocabulary
Customer: Can I have an extra plate, please?
Waiter: Yes, Sr. big or small?
Customer: Small is ok.
Customer: Excuse me; can you bring me
another glass please? This one is dirty
Waiter: I am so sorry; let me bring you a
clean one.
Class 11
What is an Idiom?
Idioms are words, phrases, or expressions that cannot be taken literally. In other words, when
used in everyday language, they have a meaning other that the one you would find in the
dictionary.
Here are some common idioms used in restaurants.
Idiom
Meaning
To grab a bite
To go out to eat
House specialty
The dish the restaurant specializes in
To be out of this world
To be really amazing
To treat someone
To pay for the meal for someone else
To go half
To split the cost of the meal
To be starving
To be really hungry
To skip a meal
To miss a meal
Leftovers
Food that was not eaten from a particular dish
Final Task,
In groups of three create a conversation using the idioms and everything you learned in this
module; be prepare to present it in front of the class.