A Coffee Shop Menu: Conversation



Read and Listen


Kate: Everything on this menu looks good. What are you having?

Tim: Just a bowl of soup. I’m not very hungry. I had pancakes for breakfast.

Kate: Roast chicken, steak... Mmm, the chef’s salad sounds good.

Tim: Yes, it’s got tomatoes, eggs, spinach, and turkey.

Server: Are you ready to order?

Tim: Yes, I’ll have a bowl of tomato soup, a chef’s salad, and the roast chicken.

Kate: I thought you weren’t hungry!

Tim: I wasn’t hungry until my stomach saw the menu!




Choose the Word


pancakes tomato

soup to order

breakfast roast chicken

turkey salad

tomatoes menu



Kate: Everything on this menu looks good. What are you having?

Tim: Just a bowl of the ___________. I’m not very hungry. I had ___________ for ___________.

Kate: Roast chicken, steak... Mmm, the chef’s ___________ sounds good.

Tim: Yes, it’s got___________, eggs, spinach, and ___________.

Server: Are you ready ___________?

Tim: Yes, I’ll have a bowl of ___________ soup, a chef’s salad, and the ___________.

Kate: I thought you weren’t hungry!

Tim: I wasn’t hungry until my stomach saw the ___________!




Play a Role


Kate: Everything on this menu looks good. What are you having?


YOU: Just a bowl of soup. I’m not very hungry. I had pancakes for breakfast.


Kate: Roast chicken, steak... Mmm, the chef’s salad sounds good.


YOU: Yes, it’s got tomatoes, eggs, spinach, and turkey.


Server: Are you ready to order?


YOU: Yes, I’ll have a bowl of tomato soup, a chef’s salad, and the roast chicken.





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