Restaurants & Food
Order food, discuss dietary needs, and pay at restaurants
Who it's for
Written for A2 (elementary) students who manage simple everyday exchanges and need more of them.
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Skills it practises
- Speaking: discussion questionsevery lesson
- Vocabulary: a target word listevery lesson
- Reading: a text or news storyevery lesson
- Controlled practice: gap-fills, matching, sorting and moreevery lesson
- Role-play: a dialogue to act outevery lesson
Lessons
- Ordering at a RestaurantGoal: order a complete meal at a restaurant — starter, main, dessert, and drink — politely and clearly.57 minFree
- Reading the MenuGoal: understand a menu in English — the sections, the dishes — and ask the waiter about anything you don't recognise.57 minOutline
- Dietary NeedsGoal: explain what you can't eat — clearly enough that the kitchen gets it right — and check dishes are safe for you.57 minOutline
- Describing Food & TasteGoal: describe how food looks and tastes — with enough taste words that your listener can almost taste it.57 minOutline
- Making a ReservationGoal: book a table by phone — day, time, number of people, your name — and handle a full restaurant or a change of plans.57 minOutline
- Paying the BillGoal: ask for the bill, check it, and pay — split it with a friend, leave a tip, and fix a mistake politely.57 minOutline
- Complaining PolitelyGoal: complain about food politely — a soft start, the problem in one clear sentence, and a clear request — so it actually gets fixed.57 minOutline
- Street Food & MarketsGoal: buy street food with confidence — ask what it is, what's in it, and how much — then order like a local.57 minOutline
How to use it in a lesson
- Lessons run 57 minutes, with a timing on every stage, so you can see before you start what fits your slot.
- Start with "Ordering at a Restaurant": its whole plan is on this site, stage by stage, with the target vocabulary, free to read and to teach from on any video call.
- For a shorter slot, skip a practice stage or cut the discussion short: the stages are a guide, not a script.
Teach Restaurants & Food with your student
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