Unit: Restaurant Menus and Taking Orders

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This unit introduces some core vocabulary used by waitstaff while taking food orders.

The following activities can be tailored to fit the needs of your students and the goals your study program.

Vocabulary Builder Activity

Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Reading Activity: Restaurant Menus and Taking Orders

Students will be able to correctly answer true/false questions after reading and listening to topical short articles and dialogs featuring topical vocabulary.

One of the most important jobs in any restaurant is taking an order from a customer. If there are mistakes in the order then there will be mistakes in the preparation of the order and the customer will inevitably complain. To be able to take an order correctly, you need to be able to understand the menu. This is not just a case of being able to read the menu but also understand what certain terms… Continue

Multiple Choice Activity

Students will be able to select the best match between unit terms and their definitions.

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Listening Comprehension Activity

Students will be able to listen to short audio clips in English and then spell them correctly.

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Spelling and Recognition

Students will be able to identify and spell a vocabulary term correctly given only the definition.

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Speaking Practice Activity

Students will be able to speak and record 5 example sentences from the unit vocabulary and then submit them for grading by the classroom teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the students will be shown good examples of other students' work.

The service was excellent; the food arrived on time and was delicious so we gave the waiter a large tip.

The price of the meal was very reasonable and we will certainly visit this restaurant again.

When the waiter comes over to take our order, will you get me the fish?

The menu was four pages long; it took us nearly twenty minutes to choose.

I followed the recipe exactly, making sure that every ingredient was measured correctly.

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Writing Practice Activity

Students will write a short essay to be graded by the teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the student is shown previous examples of other writings by students.

What factors need to be taken into account when choosing a type of menu to use in a restaurant?

Discuss the reasons why it is important for a waiter/waitress to know what ingredients a dish has been made from.

Compare the benefits of using a Table d'hote menu for a wedding party, rather than an A la carte menu.

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