Ordering Food (ESL)

Ordering Food

Miss. Carlson

Vocabulary

• Menu: A list of food served at a restaurant

• Order: A request for food

• Appetizer: A small amount of food served before a meal

• Main Dish: The main food item of a meal

• Side Dish: A food item that is served with the main dish

Vocabulary Words

• Dessert: A sweet food served at the end of a meal

• Drink: A liquid item that is served at the beginning of a meal

• Small: Little in size

• Medium: Average in size

• Large: Bigger than average

When a Customer Sits Down

• Statement/Question: Here is your menu. What would you like to drink?

• Response: I would like _____ (a milkshake, soda, water).

• Question: Do you want a small, medium, or large milkshake?

• Response: I would like a _____ (small, medium, large) milkshake.

• Question: Would you like an appetizer?

• Response: Yes please, I would like _____ (bread, salad, soup). / No, thank you.

When a Customer Orders the Main Dish

• Question: Are you ready to order?

• Response: Yes. / No, I need more time.

• Question: What would you like for the main dish?

• Response: I would like _____ (a burger, chicken, steak, pasta).

• Question: What would you like for the side dish?

• Response: I would like _____ (corn, French fries, a potato).

Finishing a Customer's Oder

• Question: Would you like dessert?

• Response: Yes please, I would like _____ (a brownie, cake, a cookie). / No, thank you.

• Question: Is that everything?

• Response: Yes. / No, I would also like ____ (a milkshake, soda, water, bread, salad, soup, a burger, chicken, steak, pasta, a brownie, cake, a cookie).