Learn English to Earn – Adults

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Placing Your Order
I’d like to reserve / book a table for four at 8pm, please. I’d like to reserve / book a table for a party of six at 8pm, please. I’d like to book a table for two at 8 in the name of Hand, please. Could we have a table by the window, please? Could we have a non-smoking table, please? Could we have a table away from the kitchen/toilets, please? Could we have a booth, please? Could you make sure it’s a quiet table, please?

Read the Menu carefully and do the given task :

Check your understanding: true or false
Circle True or False for these sentences.
1.	Lunch is served for two hours only.	True	False
2.	Dinner starts at 2:30pm.	True	False
3.	Bread and butter comes free with the starters.	True	False
4.	The snacks are available for lunch and dinner.	True	False
5.	If you order a snack the salad and chips cost extra.	True	False
6.	There are three flavours of ice cream.	True	False

Check your understanding: gap fill
Complete the gaps with the correct number from the box.
Italian	Thai	French	English	Irish	German
onion soup			tea
sausage			cream coffee
chicken and rice			pizza

Check your understanding: recommendations
Recommend and write a dish or drink for these customers on the line below.
Grilled Fish and Potatoes	Tomato Salad	Vegetable Pasta
Mineral Water	Cheese Biscuits	Chicken Sandwich

I’m a vegetarian and I want a starter but I don’t like soup. What starter should I choose?

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I want a main course but I only have £5 and I don’t like cheese. What do you suggest?

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I really love seafood. Which main course do you suggest?

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I want a dessert but I don’t like sweet things. What can I choose?

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I don’t like eggs or cheese and I only have £4. What snack can I choose?

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It’s a really hot day and I need a cold drink. I only have £1, though. What can I have?

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Read the conversation in a café and do the exercises:

Café worker: Next, please! What would you like?

Andi: Can I have a burger, please?

Café worker: A cheese burger or double cheese burger?

Andi: Double cheese burger, please.

Café worker: Anything else?

Andi: Yeah, I’d like some banana cake.

Café worker: Would you like a drink?

Andi: Yes, can I have an apple juice, please?

Café worker: OK, so that’s one double cheese burger, one banana cake and an apple juice. What’s your table number?

Andi: Table 3. How much is that?

Café worker: That’s £8.37, please.

Andi: Here you are.

Café worker: Thank you … that’s £10.00 … and £1.63 change. Next, please …

Check your understanding: multiple choice

Circle the best answer to complete these sentences.

For his main course, Andi chooses a normal cheese burger / a double cheese burger / a burger with chips.
For dessert, Andi chooses ice cream / chocolate cake / banana cake .
To drink, Andi chooses apple juice / fizzy water / still water .

Check your understanding: ordering Write a number (1-5) to put the questions in the order you hear them.

…………. Anything else?

…………. A cheese burger or double cheese burger?

…………. What would you like?

…………. Would you like a drink?

…………. What’s your table number

Write the words in the correct group.

Banana cake Cola Ice cream Water Apple tart Apple juice Four cheeses pizza Cheese burger Chicken curry and rice Orange juice Chocolate cake Seafood salad with bread

Main courses	Desserts	Drinks