UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA DE HONDURAS

English IV

Modulo # _2_

I. Datos Generales
Nombre de la Asignatura: _English IV_____Código: __INE207____
Unidades valorativas: 4 Duración del Modulo: 10 días

Overview:
 Out for dinner

Specific Objectives:
1. The student will be able to learn how to ask for food at a restaurant.
2. Students will learn vocabulary restaurants, lunch, snack, dinner.

Skills to develop:
 Practice the correct way to ask for food.
 Practice correct vocabulary lunch, dinner & breakfast.

Brief Description of the Forum:

After reading the material, the student will be able to participate in the
discussion forum and practice the reading segments of conversations use it
in conversation form in the forum.

Brief Description of Activities:

The student will practice conversations using the vocabulary learned.

Homework Description:
Workbook Activities from your Textbook Personal Best Level A2- Unit 7 using
the Richmond Learning Platform by doing practice exercises of skills / self-
study and assignments.
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II. Content:

Food and Drinks

Language:
-breakfast
-lunch
-dinner

Content Development:

Useful Vocabulary:

A la carte: Without a side dish. (adjective)

A la mode: 1) In the current style. (adjective) 2) With ice cream. (adverb)

All you can eat: Customers pay one fee and can eat as much as they
wish. (adjective)

Appetizer: A small snack before a meal; starter. (noun)

Bar: A building or room where alcoholic drinks and sometime food are
served. (noun)

Bill: A statement of charges for food or drink. (noun)

Bistro: A small restaurant or bar. (noun)

Blacken: To cook meat at a high heat in a lot of pepper and other

spices. (verb)

Booking: An arrangement made with a restaurant in advance, to eat there at a

particular time. (noun)

Booster seat: A plastic unit that fits on top of a chair to help small children
reach the table. (noun)
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Buffet: Self-serve tables of food that are set out for the customers to pick and
choose from. (noun)

Busboy: A person who helps out in a restaurant (especially clearing and

setting tables). (noun)

Café: A small restaurant selling light meals and drinks. (noun)

Canteen: A small cafeteria or snack bar, usually in a workplace. (noun)

Chip shop: A fast food outlet that sells fish and chips. (noun)

Cocktail: An alcoholic drink mixed with juice. (noun)

Complementary: Free of charge. (adjective)

Combo meal: A meal as a set combination, such as a burger with fries and a
drink. (noun)

Course: A part of a meal. (noun)

Cutlery: Tools for eating with (fork, knife, spoon). (noun)

Deli: A store where you can buy foods (such as meats, cheese, salads and
sandwiches) that are already cooked or prepared. (noun)

Dessert: Sweet food eaten after the main part of a meal. (noun)

Dine: 1) To eat dinner. (verb) 2) To have the main meal of the day. (verb)

Dish: Food that is prepared in a particular way. (noun)

Doggie bag: Unfinished food that is packed up for the customer to take
home. (noun)

Double: Two shots (ounces) of alcohol in one drink. (adjective)

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Dressing: A liquid topping for salads. (noun)

Entrée: The main course (usually at fancier restaurants). (noun)

Fast food: Food that is quick and inexpensive. (noun)

Fine dining: A style of eating that usually takes place in expensive

restaurants. (adjective)

Free refills: Beverages that can be filled again without any cost. (noun)

Garnish: Food that is added to a plate for appearance or color. (noun)

Halal: Dishes that Muslims can eat. (adjective)

Happy hour: A short amount of time when alcoholic drinks are at a reduced
price. (noun)

Host/Hostess: A staff member in charge of greeting and seating customers in

a restaurant. (noun)

House wine: Cheaper wine. (noun)

Kosher: Dishes that Jewish people can eat. (adjective)

Lineup: A number of people waiting for something. (noun)

Liquor: Distilled alcoholic drinks. (noun)

Liqueur: Alcohol drink that has a syrup/sweet taste. (noun)

Main course: The largest part of a meal, usually consists of a meat, vegetable
and a starch. (noun)

Meal: An occasion when food is eaten, or the food that is eaten on such an
occasion. (noun)

Medium rare: Meat cooked so that it is slightly red in the middle. (adjective)
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Menu: A booklet or printed list of all the food that can be ordered. (noun)

Napkin: A cloth or folded piece of soft paper that is used to mop up spilt
food. (noun)

On the side: A request for a food item to be served in a separate

container. (adjective)

Order: 1) To ask for something (food) to be made. (verb) 2) A request to

make, supply, or deliver food. (noun)

Overdone: Food that is cooked too long but can still be eaten. (adjective)

Pizzeria: A restaurant where mainly pizzas are served. (noun)

Pub: A building in which alcoholic drinks are sold and consumed. (noun)

Rare: Food cooked just a short time so as to retain redness. (adjective)

Reservation: A request to have a table saved for a certain amount of

people. (noun)

Restroom: A place for people to use a toilet and wash hands. (noun)

Roll-up: A set of cutlery wrapped in a napkin. (noun)

Root beer: A non-alcoholic drink made from herbs and plants that tastes
similar to cola. (noun)

Rush: A large amount of customers arriving at the same time. (noun)

Salad: A dish composed of uncooked plants. (noun)

Salad bar: A kind of buffet for salad and cold food. (noun)

Self-serve: The customers bring their own food items to the table and do not
pay for service. (adjective)
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Senior’s discount: A reduced price for people over a certain age (i.e. over
65). (noun)

Serve: To look after a customer and bring them their order. (verb)

Server: A person who brings your food and drinks at a restaurant; a waiter or
waitress. (noun)

Set meal: A special meal that a restaurant offers on a particular day. (noun)

Set menu: A list of dishes you can order together (such as a main meal, a
starter and a dessert) for a set price. (noun)

Side dish: A small portion of food, typically bread, salad, or vegetable in

sauce, that you eat with a main meal. (noun)

Specials: Items that are prepared particularly for a certain day and are usually
at a reduced price. (noun)

Specialty: Food item that a restaurant is popular for. (noun)

Stay: To eat a meal in the restaurant. (verb)

Starter: A small portion of food served as the first course of the meal. (noun)

Sundae: A tall glass of ice cream with chocolate sauce and nuts on top. (noun)

Sweet: A sweet food served at the end of a meal; dessert. (noun)

Take-out/Take-away: Food that is packed up and eaten at home. (noun)

The works: All of the options that come with the meal. (noun)

Tip: A small sum of money often given to restaurant staff for good
service. (noun)

To go: To take a meal out of the restaurant to eat somewhere else. (adjective)
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Waiter/Waitress: A man/woman who serves food or drinks to people in a

restaurant. (noun)

Well-done: Cooked completely. (adjective)

Wrap: A thin, flat piece of bread with filling in the middle. (noun)

waiter(s) waitress(es) chef(s)

menu(s)

glass(es) bottle(s)

candle(s)
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bill(s) credit card(s) tip(s)

taxi(s)

PLACES TO EAT OUT

Cafe
Snack
Bar
Fast
Food
Restaurant
Pub
Bistro
Restaurant
Hotel Restaurant

PARTS OF A MENU
Starters/Appetizers/Entrees/Hors D'oeuvres
Soups
Main Courses (Meat/Fish/Vegetarian)
Desserts
Beverages (Coffee etc.)
Wine/Drinks List (sometimes on a separate menu)
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Naturally Speaking

Booking a Table Placing Your Order Complaining

 I'd like to reserve /  I'd like the  Excuse me, but my

book a table for .............., please. meal is cold.
four at 8pm,
 For starters I'll  Excuse me, we've
please.
have the soup and been waiting for
 I'd like to reserve / for the main over half an hour
book a table for a course I'd like the for our drinks.
party of six at 8pm, roast beef.
 I'm sorry but I
please.
 Could I have chips ordered the side
 I'd like to book a instead of new salad not the
table for two at 8 in potatoes, please? vegetables.
the name of Hand,
 What is the house  Excuse me this
please.
special today? steak is over done,
 Could we have a I ordered rare.
 Is there anything
table by the
you would  I'm afraid this wine
window, please?
recommend? tastes corked.
 Could we have a
 Could I see the  Excuse me this
non-smoking table,
wine menu, wine isn't chilled
please?
please? properly.
 Could we have a
 I'll have a bottle of
table away from
the South African
the kitchen/toilets,
Cabernet
please?
Sauvignon.
 Could we have a
 I'll have a glass of
booth, please?
house red/white,
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please.
 Could you make
sure it's a quiet  Which wine would
table, please? you recommend?

Arriving at theDuring/After the Meal Paying

Restaurant

 Good evening, the  Could we have  Could I have the

name is Hand. I some more bread, bill, please?
have a table please?
 Do you take Visa?
booked for six.
 Do you have a
 We'd like separate
 Do you have the pepper mill?
bills, please.
menu in
 Could I have some
English/German/Fre  Is service
dressing, please?
nch ..., please? included?
 Could you pass me
 Do you have a high  No, please. This is
the salt, please?
chair for young on me. (When you
children, please?  That was delicious. wish to pay for
My compliments to everyone.)
 Could we have a
the chef.
table over there,
please?

 I'm sorry but I

asked for a table by
the window.

 Could we have an
extra chair, please?
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Dialogue

Mr & Mrs Smith order their drinks at the bar and sit down to look at
the menu.

Oh dear Jack, it's all in French!

Mrs
Smith:

Mr
Well that's what we're paying for. Don't worry I've got an idea.
Smith:

Waiter: Are you ready to order sir?

Mr
Not really. Could you recommend something.
Smith:

Certainly sir. The fresh lobster is particularly good this evening, and
Waiter:
for starters may I recommend a light consomme?

Mr
Sounds lovely, what do you think dear?
Smith:

Mrs
Oh yes, I love lobster.
Smith:

So, that's two consomme and two lobsters. Would you like to look at
Waiter:
the wine menu?

Mr Why don't you bring us what you think will go best. Nothing too
Smith: expensive though.

Waiter: No problem sir. I'll call you as soon as your table is ready.
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The waiter walks away.

Mrs
You are clever Jack, but what about dessert.
Smith:

Mr Don't worry, they bring round a sweet trolley, so we just point at what
Smith: we fancy!

MR AND MRS SMITH ARE OUT CELEBRATING THEIR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

It's 8pm. Mr Smith (Jack) and Mrs Smith (Jill) are celebrating their
10th wedding anniversary. They have just arrived at the restaurant.

Mr Smith: Well here we are. What do you think?

Mrs Smith: It's lovely Jack. Are you sure we can afford it?

Mr Smith: Well I may have to do some washing up, but you're worth it.

The waiter arrives.

Waiter: Good evening sir, madame.

Good evening. We have a reservation for a table for two in the

Mr Smith:
name of Smith.

Waiter: Yes sir. May I take your coats?

Waiter takes their coats and hangs them up.

Mr & Mrs
Thank you.
Smith:

Your welcome. Would you like to come to the table or would you
Waiter:
prefer to order in the bar?
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Mr Smith: I wouldn't mind an aperitif. We'll order in the bar.

Waiter: Please follow me, I'll bring you the menu in a moment.

A while later Mr & Mrs Smith have finished eating and are drinking
their coffee.

Waiter: Was everything to your satisfaction?

Mr & Mrs
Yes, lovely thank you.
Smith

The whole meal was delicious, our compliments to the chef.

Mr Smith: Unfortunately we have to be back for the baby-sitter so could we
pay now?

Certainly sir, I'll bring you the bill. Would you like me to order you a
Waiter:
taxi.

Mr Smith: Yes that would be great, thank you.

Mrs Smith: What a nice man, we must leave him a good tip.

Mr Smith: Yes of course.

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Bibliography
1. Textbook: Personal Best Level 2B, Editorial Richmond.
2. Diccionario de Ingles / Español o www.dictionary.com
3. Laboratorio de Idiomas - Personal Best: https://richmondlp.com