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A2ENAt the Café: Ordering Without Stress
Practise would like vs like, offers and requests with some (Would you like some water? Could I have some bread?) and I'll have for ordering through a busy Saturday at the Corner Café. A nut allergy, the wrong water and a bill that needs checking — order your meal, solve problems with the waiter and pay without stress. A practical A2 English lesson on ordering food, polite requests and restaurant vocabulary. Ideal for adult learners, English tutors, and language schools.
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Speaking Challenge. Food From Around the World
Speaking Challenge
A type of food appears on the screen. Tell your partner: Do you like it? When did you last eat it? Where can you eat it in your city? Your partner asks one more question.
Content Block. Lunch at the Corner Café
Content Block
THE CORNER CAFÉ — MENU
Soups Tomato soup (V) — €5 Chicken soup — €6
Main courses Pasta with mushrooms (V) — €11 Fish and chips — €13 Chicken burger with fries — €12 Greek salad (V) — €9
Desserts Chocolate cake (contains nuts) — €6 Apple pie — €5
Drinks Coffee — €3 · Tea — €2.50 · Orange juice — €4 · Water (still or sparkling) — €2
(V) = vegetarian
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Waiter: Hi! Are you ready to order? Anna: Almost. Does the chocolate cake contain any nuts? Waiter: Yes, I'm afraid it does. Anna: Oh, I can't eat nuts. Then I'll have the apple pie later. For my main course, could I have the pasta with mushrooms, please? Waiter: Of course. And for you, sir? Tom: I'd like the fish and chips, please. Waiter: Would you like something to drink? Tom: Yes, some still water and a coffee, please. Anna: An orange juice for me, please.
Twenty minutes later...
Waiter: Here's your fish and chips. Is everything OK? Tom: Sorry, I ordered still water, not sparkling. Waiter: Oh, I'm so sorry! I'll change it right now.
Later...
Anna: Excuse me, could we have the bill, please? Waiter: Sure. That's €38. Tom: Can I pay by card? Waiter: Yes, of course.
Discussion questions
- What problems did Anna and Tom have? How did they solve them?
- Check the bill: is €38 correct?
- Is there any food you can't eat or don't eat? Why?
- Do people leave a tip in cafés in your country? How much?
- What do you usually order in a café?
- Anna can eat nuts.False
- Anna orders the chocolate cake.False
- Tom orders fish and chips.True
- The waiter brought the wrong water.True
- They pay €48.False
- Tom can pay by card.True
Lesson Board
Lesson Board
Sorting. Waiter or Guest?
Sorting
Waiter:
Guest:
Word Choice. Like or Would Like?
Word Choice
- I like'd like'll have coffee — I drink it every morning.
- I liking'd likelike a coffee, please.
- AreDoWould you like some more water?
- AreWouldDo you like spicy food? — Yes, I love it!
- Could I have manyanysome bread, please?
- Do you have anysomemuch vegetarian dishes?
- I'll havingto havehave the pasta with mushrooms, please.
- What would you like –tofor drink?
- Could we haveto havehaving the bill, please?
- Would you like manysomeany more tea?
Drama Event. Saturday at the Corner Café
Drama Event
Scenario
It's Saturday lunchtime at the Corner Café, and it's very busy. Use the menu from Activity 2. Take turns: one person is the waiter, the others are guests — then swap. The tutor pulls event cards. Order, solve the problem and pay!
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wordlist
Are you ready to order? / What can I get you? I'll have... / I'd like... / Could I have..., please? Does it contain any...? / Do you have any...? Would you like some...? Excuse me, there's a problem with my... I'm so sorry. I'll change it right now. Could we have the bill, please? / Can I pay by card?
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Twist
The kitchen has no more fish today. The waiter has to tell the guest and suggest something else from the menu.
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Crisis
There's a hair in the soup! The guest complains politely, and the waiter solves the problem.
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Constraint
The guest is vegetarian and can't eat eggs. Order a full meal from the menu: soup, a main course and a drink. Ask questions before you order!
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Pressure
The guest has only 15 minutes for lunch — a meeting starts soon! Order quickly and ask for the bill at the same time.
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Conflict
The bill is wrong — it's €10 too much. Check it and explain the problem politely.
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Revelation
The guest's card doesn't work, and they have only €8 in cash. What can they do?
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Decision
Two friends want to share the bill. One had a big lunch, the other only had a coffee. Decide how to pay.
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Opportunity
It's the guest's birthday! The waiter offers something special, and the guest orders a dessert for the whole table.
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settings
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Elevator Pitch. Food Stories
Elevator Pitch
Useful phrases
- I usually order... / I always have...
- I'd like to try...
- It was delicious / spicy / fresh / too salty.
- I recommend... because...
- There was / There wasn't any...
Your favourite café or restaurant
60 seconds. Where is it? What do you usually order? Why do you like it?
The best meal of your life
90 seconds. Where were you? What did you eat? Who were you with?
A restaurant you never want to visit again
60 seconds. What went wrong?
Your perfect dinner with friends
60 seconds. Soup or starter, a main course, a dessert and drinks.
Food from your country for a tourist
60 seconds. What do you recommend and why?
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