To pass this unit, please study the 12 vocabulary words below.
- Bar
- Carry
- Chef
- Cocktail
- Coffee
- Porter
- Problem
- Sous chef
- Tea
- Tea bag
- Waiter
- Waitress
Noun (place)
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a business whose primary purpose is to serve alcoholic beverages to adults of legal age, and usually offering a casual food menu such as hamburgers, chips, and peanuts
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"The bar was very busy and we had to wait nearly half an hour to be served."
Verb (infinitive)
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to hold or support an object, food, drink, towels etc, and deliver it/ them to the customer
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"The waiter was able to carry all of our drinks on one tray."
Noun (person)
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a person who is paid to prepare and cook food for a paying customer
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"We asked to see the chef because my husband's steak was not cooked properly."
Noun (thing)
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drinks made from alcohol and usually containing three main ingredients: a spirit, a sweet/ sugary item and a sour/ bitter item
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"I was not sure what I wanted to drink, so I asked the bartender to suggest a cocktail."
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a dark, bitter beverage that is prepared from roasted beans and has a stimulating effect
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"The coffee machine had broken, but the engineer was on their way to fix it."
Noun (person)
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an assistant whose job is to carry baggage for guests, fetch requested items, and also help other employees when needed
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"We tipped the porter, because the service was excellent."
Noun (thing)
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an issue that needs to be solved because something is not right
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"There was a problem with my order, so I sent it back to the kitchen."
Noun (person)
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the second in command in the kitchen, who will be responsible for the coordination of the kitchen staff and their training
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"The pastry chef was away on holiday, so the sous chef took their place in the kitchen."
Noun (thing)
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an aromatic beverage made by pouring boiling water over cured leaves of a plant
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"Even though the restaurant served lots of different teas, I ordered my favourite English Breakfast tea."
Noun (thing)
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a small container made from filter paper used to enclose leaves and placed in hot water to infuse
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"My tea bags broke in the teapot and I ended up with tea leaves everywhere."
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a male or non-gender-specific member of staff who takes the guest's order and carries it from the kitchen to the guest's table
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"The waiter was very pleasant and we enjoyed his company, so we gave him a large tip."
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a female member of staff who takes the guest's order and carries it from the kitchen to the guest's table
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"The bad waitress was very slow to bring our order and when the food came to our table it was cold."