TOPIC 3

DESCRIBING FOOD & BEVERAGE EQUIPMENT

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

DISCUSSION

Find and name the food and beverage equipment you can see on the picture.

VOCABULARY

Match the type of F & B equipment below with its definition.

1. kitchenware A. a small handheld tool used for food preparation
B. plates, dishes, cups, and other similar items, especially
2. glassware
ones made of earthenware from China.
3. kitchen utensils C. dishes, containers, or cutlery made of or coated with silver
4. cutlery D. the tools, utensils, appliances, dishes, and cookware used
in food preparation, or the serving of food
5. hollowware
E. single-use products used for serving or transporting food
6. crockery F. implements used for eating such as knives, forks, and
spoons
7. disposables
G. glass objects, especially ones used for drinking and eating
8. silverware H. a variety of pieces of metal tableware used in serving

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PRACTICE 1

Name the pictures below and signify which type of F & B equipment it belongs to.

1._____________ 2._____________ 3._____________ 4._____________ 5._____________

6._____________ 7._____________ 8._____________ 9._____________ 10._____________

PRACTICE 2

Watch the video and fill in the table.

Source:
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=_vMf0L4Mbec

No. Utensils and Appliances Function

1 Fry-pan to fry food

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PRACTICE 3

Example:
1. Be in a group of 4.
2. Choose two types of F & B equipment in
VOCABULARY.
3. List down at least eight items under the
type you selected.
4. Find pictures of the item, then write the
Stainless Tray
name and function of the item.
(a flat dish or container that's used
5. Present it to the class
to carry or serve food)

LANGUAGE FOCUS

Making Requests and Offer

1. Requests
Could you...?
Would you...?
Can you...?
Please...
Examples:
Could you turn off the stove, please?
Would you hand me the ladle, please?
Can you take the butter knives to the kitchen for me?
Please give me the tray. OR Give me the tray, please.

2. Offer
Shall I...?
Would you like...?
Can I help...?
Do you...?
Example:
Shall I take the plate? OR Shall I change the spoon?
Would you like more napkins?
Can I help you with the cutleries? OR Can I help you?
Do you need a bigger plate?

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PRACTICE 4

Decide what you need to say as a staff in the following situation.

Example:
A guest dropped her knife.
You say: Do you need a new knife?
You want to blend some fruit juice.
You say: Can you give me the blender?
1. You want to pan-fry a steak.
You say:_______________________________________________________________________________
2. You want to grate some cheese.
You say:_______________________________________________________________________________
3. A guest brought a cake to celebrate her birthday.
You say:_______________________________________________________________________________
4. A guest has finished her wine.
You say:_______________________________________________________________________________
5. A group of guests is smoking and there is only one ashtray.
You say:_______________________________________________________________________________

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