TOPIC 5

DESCRIBING FOOD & BEVERAGE STAFF JOBS

Objectives
After completing this lesson students should be able to:
1. recognize Food & Beverage staff jobs in English;
2. describe Food & Beverage staff jobs in English fluently.

DISCUSSION PRACTICE 1

Be in pairs and list down at least Complete the following diagram with a
three jobs in each of the following suitable jobs in F & B outlets.
F & B settings.

Kitchen:
1. __________________
2. __________________ ___________________
3. __________________
4. __________________
5. __________________

Restaurant: ___________ __________

1. __________________
2. __________________
3. __________________
4. __________________
5. __________________ ___________________

Bar/Café:
1. __________________
2. __________________
3. __________________ ___________________
4. __________________
5. __________________

_____________________________

_____________/____________

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PRACTICE 2

Fill in the crisscross puzzle below with jobs in F & B operation.

ACROSS
1. a woman employed at a restaurant to welcome and seat customers.
6. a person undergoing training for a particular job or profession.
8. an employee who ensures that the bartender has everything they need during
service
12. a ___________ manager is responsible for organizing and directing employees in
their company's room service department.
14. a person responsible for controlling or administering all or part of a company or
similar organization.
15. the top assistant in a professional kitchen.
16. a person who clears tables in a restaurant or cafeteria.

DOWN
2. a person who supervises a person or an activity.
3. a person whose job involves preparing and serving different types of coffee.
4. a person employed to wash dishes.
5. a person who makes bread and cakes.
7. a woman whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant.

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9. a _________ manager oversees and manage the hosting of banquets to provide

customers with an excellent experience
10. a person who is learning a trade or art by experience under a skilled worker
11. a person who mixes and serves drinks at a bar.
13. a person in charge of preparing food and setting up other necessary supplies.

GRAMMAR FOCUS

Simple Present Tense to Describe Jobs

Subject + To Be + Complement

Examples:
I am a waitress in La Fayette restaurant.
She is the head chef.
He is our F & B manager.
Jennifer is a hostess.
You are a barista in the new cafe.
They are the new trainees.
We are kitchen helpers.
Danny and Cathy are bartenders.
Our head chef is Wayan Sukayasa. He is from Indonesia.
The trainees are hospitality students from PNB.

PRACTICE 3

Make sentences from the following phrases.

Example:
Henry/bartender
Answer: Henry is a bartender in our hotel bar.
1. They/supervisors
_______________________________________________________________________________________
2. Freddy and Jerry/banquet managers
_______________________________________________________________________________________
3. He/food runner
_______________________________________________________________________________________
4. I/sous chef
_______________________________________________________________________________________
5. Kelly/assistant manager
_______________________________________________________________________________________

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LANGUAGE FOCUS

Describing jobs and responsibilities.

1. be in charge of
be in charge of + verb-ing OR noun
Example:
I am in charge of developing new menus.
They are in charge of the dining hall.
Hannah is in charge of alcoholic beverages.

2. be responsible for
be responsible for + verb-ing OR noun
Example:
The kitchen helper is responsible for the kitchen.
We are responsible for preparing vegetables.
Andy and Rose are responsible for the stock purchases and updates.

PRACTICE 4

Complete the sentences with am, is or are.

1. Ben ___ a room service manager.

2. I _____responsible for organizing and directing employees in their company's room

service department.

3. They ____ in charge of cleaning the dining area.

4. Catherine ___ a dishwasher.

5. Terry and Patrick ____ the new apprentices.

6. You ___ the newly selected F & B manager.

7. The waiters ___ in charge of taking orders and serving the guests.

8. Mr. Kennedy ____ the restaurant's head chef.

9. A kitchen helper ___ responsible for helping with the food preparation.

10. The restaurant's assistant manager ____ Jeremy Bennet.

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PRACTICE 5

Write down at least one responsibility of the jobs below using in charge of or
responsible for.
Example:
A supervisor is responsible for supervising the restaurant employees.

1. bartender
2. hostess
3. kitchen helper
4. waiter/waitress
5. head chef
6. banquet manager
7. commis
8. assistant manager
9. sous chef
10. kitchen porter

PRACTICE 6

Choose one job in F & B outlets, and describe its jobs and responsibilities using the
grammar and language focus you have learned previously. Make at least 3
sentences.

Example:
Susan is a hostess at Rumah Bambu restaurant. She is in charge of welcoming guests
and confirming reservations. She is responsible for the reservation.

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