EATING OUT

Arriving for Dinner                                   the Host

I’ve brought you a present.                 Thank you. That’s very kind of you.        
These are for you.                →→        Thank you. These are wonderful.
You have a lovely house                      Thank you. It’s nice of you to say so.


During dinner                                         the host

It looks wonderful.                                 I hope you like it.
Actually, I’m driving.                ←←         Can I offer you more wine?
That would be nice, thank you.               More wine?



After the meal                                       the host

That was good.                  →→           Thank you. /Don’t mention it.
Thank you for a wonderful evening.        It was good to have you  over.

No thanks. But it was delicious                Would you like some more?
If it’s not trouble. Thank you.        ←←   Should I call you a taxi?
Thank you very much.                           Can I give you a ride home.


VERBS

Give a ride
Have over
Mention
Offer
Order
Recommend


In the Restaurant

As a starter could I have….
As a main course I’d like …
Can you recommend anything?
Do you have anything vegetarian?
As a dessert I’ll have …
Could we see the wine list?
May I have a receipt?
Do you take American Express?
It was very nice, thank you.


How was the food?

Tasty , tender, delicious
Sweet, spicy
Bland, fatty, bitter

Fill in the blanks.

Wine                 delicious                tasty                vegetarian


Miller:        How are you enjoying the happy hour, Linda?

Linda:        It’s wonderful! All the food is ____________.

Miller:        Yeah. My favorites are the stuffed eggplant and cocktail shrimp.

Linda:        The grilled zucchini is also very ________.

Miller:        I noticed you didn’t try the chicken wings. Are you a __________?

Linda:        No, but I try to avoid fatty foods. And besides, they looked really spicy.

Miller:        We should order drinks. How about some ___________, Linda?
                Here is the wine list…

VOCABULARY
Label the parts of the menu.


1. _______                2.___________        3. ___________
    nachos                   broiled salmon            bbq chicken
    buffalo wings          lamb chops                    sirloin steak
    cheese fries               baked lasagna            shrimp on the Barbie
  potato skin



4.____________________                5. _____________________
   house red or white champagne           cheese cake/ ice cream

PRACTICE

Circle the words with s similar meaning as the BOLD word.

1.I need a COPY OF THE BILL  to give to my company.

   a. course         b. receipt        c. specialty                d. veal

2.Did she SAY BRIEFLY who will be attending the party?

    a. mention         b. offer         c. order                d. recommend

3. The food was TASTELESS so he added more spices.
  
  a. bitter                 b. bland        c. raw                d. tender

4. The GIFT is very nice, but you really didn’t have to get me anything.
  
  a. eggplant        b. oyster        c. present                d. roast

5. May I SUGGEST the stuffed mushrooms with dipping sauce?
  
  a. have over        b. order        c. recommend        d. ride