This is a restaurant scene to accompany some worksheets I made for a class of English learning beginners. I'm hoping that students can use this video to practice their listening skills and understand more about what is asked of them at a restaurant.
Let me know what you think!
**Here's what the listening worksheet looks like:
What To Say Next
Listening Activity:
Please listen to the video and answer the questions below.
What section did the customer want to sit in? (Smoking or Non-smoking)
Did the customer sit at a booth?
What drinks did he order?
Did he order an appetizer?
How does he want his burger?
What sides did he choose?
**This is the main worksheet:
Vocabulary:
Smoking Section
Non-Smoking Section
Booth
Beverage
Appetizer
Dessert
Side
To go box, Box to go, Doggy bag, Take-out box
Activity:
Role play using this restaurant dialogue.
Waiter: Good afternoon. How many?
Customer: Two.
Waiter: Smoking or non-smoking?
Customer: Non-smoking, please.
Waiter: Would you like a booth or a table?
Customer: A booth please.
Waiter: Right this way.
Waiter: I'll be back in a few minutes to take your order.
Waiter: Are you ready to order? Anything to start? Any appetizers?
Customer: No thanks, but I do have a question. What is Beef Stroganoff?
Waiter: It's beef chopped into small pieces and served in a sour cream and white wine sauce.
Customer: Ok, that sounds delicious. I'll have that.
Waiter: Excellent. And that comes with your choice of French fries, onion rings, or rice.
Customer: I'll have rice.
Waiter: Very good. And what can I get you to drink?
Customer 1: A Cherry Coke, please.
Customer 2: I'll have water.
Waiter: Excellent. I'll be back with your drinks in a minute.
(The dialogues are good for practicing the "ch," "b," "p," and schwa "e" sounds)
Material borrowed from and inspired by:
http://www.englishadvantage.info/worksheet/at-the-restaurant/
-Thank you!! :)
***Fancy Pants Restaurant Dialogue Transcript***
Waiter: Oh, hello. Welcome to Fancy Pants Restaurant. How many tonight?
Customer: Ah, just one.
Waiter: Ah, ok. Smoking or non-smoking?
Customer: Uh, non-smoking please.
Waiter: Ok, um...would you like a booth?
Customer: Ah, no, a table's fine.
Waiter: Ok. A table for one. Follow me.
Waiter: So what would you like to drink?
Customer: Um...Cherry Coke please—
Waiter: Ok.
Customer: and a water, too.
Waiter: Ok. A Cherry Coke and a water. I'll get that.
Customer: Thank you.
Waiter: Here you go.
Customer: Thank you.
Waiter: Here are your beverages. Are you ready to order?
Customer: Uh yeah.
Waiter: Uh, Anything to start?
Customer: Uh, no thanks. Um, can I have a turkey burger please?
Waiter: A turkey burger. How would you like that?
Customer: Uh, well-done please.
Waiter: With that comes a choice of two sides.
Customer: Uh, what are your sides again?
Waiter: Um...french fries, onion rings, broccoli, baked potato, carrots, squash, and rice.
Customer: Hmm... I guess broccoli and french fries are good.
Waiter: Ok, well-done turkey burger, broccoli, and french fries. I'll get that right out for you.
Customer: Thank you.
