Topic: Restaurant Guide

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Topic Restaurant Guide

• By Ms. Terri Yueh

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Topic Restaurant Guide

• book a reservation
• make a reservation
• save a table for a set time
• familiar food vs. exciting new dishes
• well done ??
• Medium ???
• medium rare ???
• Rare ???

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Selecting a Restaurant

• A Im tired of the same kind of food all the
  time.
• Lets go somewhere different.
• B I like familiar foods and Im not as willing
  as you are to try
• new dishes.
• A Lets (Let us) go somewhere we both like.
  Okay?
• B What time do you think we will arrive at the
  restaurant?
• A Id like to say by 6 PM, but I know thats
  early for you.
• How about 7 PM (700 seven oclock)?
• B Sounds good.
• Ill go ahead and make a reservation (????)
  for 7 PM.

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Ordering Dinner

• C Id like to see the menu. ??
• W Here you are. (pass a piece of paper to your
  classmate)
• (2 minutes later)
• C What do you recommend (suggest) for dinner?
  ????
• W The fish is very good tonight.
• C I would prefer meat.
• W Our specialty is T-Bone steaks. ????????????
• C Id like my steak (it) well done.
• (medium, medium rare, or rare).
• W Certainly.
• W May I recommend the strawberry cheesecake for
  dessert.
• C Ill have that with some black coffee, please
  
• (the cream and sugar are already on the
  table).

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Table Manners and Settings

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Table Manners and Settings

Look at the picture below. Identify each item
in the formal table setting.
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Paying the Bill

• A I really enjoyed the meal tonight.
• B My dinner was very tasty (delicious).
• Let me pick up the tab. You always pay.
• A No, I dont. Lets go Dutch ( Lets split the
  bill).
• ?????????
• B No, I insist (on paying this bill) ??
• It my treat this time. ?????
• Its my turn. ??????