Question

ordering at a restaurant
in this lesson, you will learn how to order food at a restaurant. youll also learn vocabulary for main courses and sides that you will find on a typical menu in an english - speaking country. you may get hungry!
pre - reading
a. warm - up questions

1. what type of restaurants do you like to eat at?
2. do you prefer to eat salad or cooked vegetables?
3. what type of dessert do you like to order at a restaurant?

b. vocabulary preview
match the words on the left with the correct meanings on the right.

1. order (verb)
2. take your time
3. steak
4. potato
5. rice
6. mashed
7. caesar salad
8. house salad
9. roll
10. mousse
11. cutlery

a) a salad with romaine lettuce, croutons, bacon, and an egg dre
b) a thick slice of beef
c) to tell a server what you want to eat or drink
d) a starchy vegetable with a peel (may be baked, mashed, boile
e) beaten into a smooth mixture
f) dont rush, do something as slowly as necessary
g) a bun, a round piece of baked bread
h) a chilled, creamy dessert made with whipped cream and e
i) fork, knife, spoon
j) a starchy small cereal grain that is boiled
k) a basic salad with greens and fresh vegetables, usually served with an oil and vinegar dressing

Explanation:

Vocabulary Preview Answers:

1. order (verb): The meaning of "order" as a verb in a restaurant context is to tell the server what you want to eat or drink, so it matches option c.
2. take your time: This phrase means to not rush and do something at a comfortable pace, which matches option f.
3. steak: A steak is a thick slice of beef, so it matches option b.
4. potato: A potato is a starchy vegetable with a peel that can be baked, mashed, or boiled, matching option d.
5. rice: Rice is a starchy small cereal grain that is boiled, matching option j.
6. mashed: "Mashed" means beaten into a smooth mixture (like mashed potatoes), matching option e.
7. Caesar salad: A Caesar salad typically includes romaine lettuce, croutons, bacon, and an egg dressing, matching option a.
8. house salad: A house salad is a basic salad with greens and fresh vegetables, usually with an oil and vinegar dressing, matching option k.
9. roll: A roll is a bun or a round piece of baked bread, matching option g.
10. mousse: Mousse is a chilled, creamy dessert made with whipped cream (and often eggs), matching option h.
11. cutlery: Cutlery refers to forks, knives, and spoons, matching option i.

Final Matches:

1. c
2. f
3. b
4. d
5. j
6. e
7. a
8. k
9. g
10. h
11. i

Answer:

Vocabulary Preview Answers:

1. order (verb): The meaning of "order" as a verb in a restaurant context is to tell the server what you want to eat or drink, so it matches option c.
2. take your time: This phrase means to not rush and do something at a comfortable pace, which matches option f.
3. steak: A steak is a thick slice of beef, so it matches option b.
4. potato: A potato is a starchy vegetable with a peel that can be baked, mashed, or boiled, matching option d.
5. rice: Rice is a starchy small cereal grain that is boiled, matching option j.
6. mashed: "Mashed" means beaten into a smooth mixture (like mashed potatoes), matching option e.
7. Caesar salad: A Caesar salad typically includes romaine lettuce, croutons, bacon, and an egg dressing, matching option a.
8. house salad: A house salad is a basic salad with greens and fresh vegetables, usually with an oil and vinegar dressing, matching option k.
9. roll: A roll is a bun or a round piece of baked bread, matching option g.
10. mousse: Mousse is a chilled, creamy dessert made with whipped cream (and often eggs), matching option h.
11. cutlery: Cutlery refers to forks, knives, and spoons, matching option i.

Final Matches:

1. c
2. f
3. b
4. d
5. j
6. e
7. a
8. k
9. g
10. h
11. i