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Today's Specials English > Level A1.1 Starter
English > Level A1.1 Starter

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CONTENT
• Let’s Start! • Let’s Explore! • Let’s Practice! • Extension Activity • Target Words • Learning Points

Let’s Start!

Time for sandwiches! Let's go to the Garden Deli. What's the special today?

Learning Outcome Can Do Statements

Accurately use information about • I can use sounds and expressions to show that
people, their likes and dislikes, homes or I'm listening.
countries in communicative situations. • I can talk about food.
• I can express permission.
Ask your partner:

• What is your favorite kind of

sandwich?
• What ingredients does your sandwich
have?

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English > Level A1.1 Starter

Let’s Explore!

Peter and Vanessa go to the Garden Deli*. Do they both like pickles? Let's find out!

* “Deli” is short for delicatessen. It is a common type of restaurant in North American cities.

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

Peter: Hey ... is it time for dinner?

Vanessa: Not yet ... What can we eat around here at 3 p.m.?
Peter: The Garden Deli is open in the afternoon. Let's go!
Vanessa: Hi, can we order please?
Clerk: Do you want to hear the specials?
Peter: Uh huh.
Clerk: On Fridays, the special is tuna sandwiches. What can I get you?
Vanessa: Two specials, please.
Peter: Could I get extra pickles with my sandwich, please?
Vanessa: Ew, pickles! They're gross!
Clerk: Here you go!
Peter: Oh! Can we have two sodas as well?
Clerk: Sure. Is that all?
Peter: Yes, thank you.
Peter: This is delicious.
Vanessa: Yeah, but I don't know how you can eat all these pickles ...
Peter: Right ...
Vanessa: Oh! Look at this flyer! This looks good ...

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Let’s Practice!

Can you put the sentences together?

Instructions: Match the statements on the left with the responses on the right.

1. Hi, can we order please? A. Extra pickles, sure.

2. Could I get extra pickles with my B. Pickles are delicious!

sandwich please?

3. What can I get you? C. I would like a special, please.

4. I don’t know how you can eat all D. Mhmm, of course.

these pickles …

Let’s Practice!

Time to order! Can you put the sentences in the right order?
Instructions: Organize the mystery sentence. Rearrange the words into the
correct order.

1. Please? / specials, / have / we / Can / two

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2. is / sandwich / delicious. / tuna / The

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3. soda / I / with / sandwich? / a / my / have / Could

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4. you? / I / can / get / What

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5. how / don’t / I / can / you / pickles! / know / eat

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English > Level A1.1 Starter

Extension Activity

What can I get you?

Instructions: Complete the following steps. Fill in the Self-Assessment.

a) Write a dialogue with your partner of 20-

Self-Assessment Yes No
30 words.
b) In the dialogue, write about food and your
I write a dialogue about
favorite kind of sandwich.
favorite foods.
c) Place an order. You are the customer. Be
polite. I use sounds and
d) When you are the clerk, show you are expressions to show I am
listening. listening.

I ask for permission.

Target Words

• deli (noun): a store selling prepared • sandwich (noun): two slices of bread with
foods like sandwiches, salads, and drinks filling between them, like cheese or meat
e.g. This deli has great sandwiches. e.g. The tuna sandwich is my favorite.
• delicious (adjective): very nice to eat • soda (noun): a sweet, carbonated drink
e.g. The tuna special is my favorite. It's e.g. Can I have two sodas with my sandwich
delicious! please?
• gross (adjective): not nice to eat • tuna (noun): a large fish
(informal) e.g. I love tuna. It's my favorite kind of fish.
e.g. Pickles are gross! How can you eat
them?!?
• pickles (noun): vegetables, like
cucumbers, you put in vinegar for a long
time
e.g. Can I have extra pickles in my
sandwiches please?

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Learning Points

Using Could and Can for Permission

You make simple requests using structures like could you … ? or can you ... please?
Remember to be polite!

Expressing Simple Requests Offering help

Can you ... please? How can I help you?

Could you ... ? What can I get you?

Examples:
• Helena: Can you send that letter please?
Tim: Uh-huh, sure.
• Clerk: What can I get you?
Mike: Could I have the tuna special, please?

Using Sounds and Expressions to Show You Are Listening

It is important to show that you understand when someone asks you a question.
Use the following sounds and expressions to show you are listening.

Expressions Sounds

Alright hmm-hmm
Okay uh-huh
Sure

Examples:
• Helena: Can you send that letter please?
Tim: Uh-huh, sure.
• Helena: Could I have the tuna special, please?
Tim: Hmm-hmm, alright.

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