COMPREHENSION

Answer these questions:

• Where are Mr. And Mrs. Parson having lunch?

• Why aren't their children with them?

• What does the waiter hand them?

• What does Mr. Parson choose?

• Who drinks fruit juice'

• WHAT KIND OF WINE DOES Mr. Parson prefer?

PRACTICE

Imagine you go to a restaurant. Build up the dialogue between you and the waiter following the scheme.

• Making suggestions / Agreeing

• Why don't you try grilled trout? It's a very good idea.

• How about some wine? Yes, that's all right

• How about eating salad? I quite agree.

• Disagreeing

• Oh, no. I don't want any wine.

• Please, no. I hate it.

• No, thank you.

• Ordering a meal:

The waiter can say: You can answer:

• May I take your order? Bring us grilles trout

• Here's the menu, please. I'd like roast chicken.

• What would you like to eat?

WAITER

YOU

Thank

Hesitate

Agree

Agree

Disagree

Order orange juice

Hand menu

Ask about food

Ask permission to make suggestion

Make suggestion

Suggest salad

Ask about drink

STARTERS

Vegetable soup

Egg Mayonnaise

MAIN DISHES

MEAT

Pork chop

Beef- steak

Roast chicken

Hamburger

FISH

Grilled Trout

Fried Salmon

Sole au meunier

A) Look at the menu and read the text.

Mr. and Mrs. Parson are having lunch in a restaurant in the West End. They like this part of London, famous for its restaurants and playhouses. Their children are spending the weekend with Uncle Bill.

Waiter: Good afternoon. Here's the menu, please.

Mr. Parson: Thank you. Do you want to choose, darling?

Mrs. Parson: Let me see. Er… Roast chicken with potatoes. And I'd like some vegetables too. And you?

Mr. Parson: I've no idea. Can you make a suggestion?

Mrs. Parson: Why don't you try grilled trot?

Mr. Parson: It's a very good idea. Waiter, please.

Waiter: may I have your order now?

Mr. Parson: Yes. Bring us grilled truth and roast chicken.

Waiter: What do you want to drink?

Mr. Parson: How about some wine, darling?

Mrs. Parson: Oh, no. Orange juice for me, please.

Mr. Parson: Have you got any Portuguese wine?

Waiter: Yes, we have. How about Mateus Rosé?

Mr. parson: Yes, that's all right. Bring a bottle, please.

B) Label the pictures with the words (restaurant verbs) in the box.

1. eat

2. drink

3. serve

4. cook

5. order

6. clear

7. pay

8. set (the table)

9. give

10. take

11. spread

12. hold

13. light

14. burn