Unit Five At a Restaurant

Teaching Tasks Menu learning Conversations in a restaurant Put in use

Menu 1 Steaks ( 牛排 ) & Chops ( 肋条肉 ) Served with salads, vegetable & choice of baked ( 烤 )potato, French fries ( 炸薯条 ) or rice & dinner roll. New York Steak $14.95 T-bone Steak $14.95 Slice Steak on Garlic ( 蒜 ) Bread.....$10.95 Pork Chops with Apple Sauce $ 9.95

Soup Vegetable Soup $1.50 Onion ( 洋葱 ) Soup $1.50 Hot & Sour Soup $ 2.50 Mixed Seafood Soup $7.95 Mushroom ( 蘑菇 ) Egg Drop Soup....$2.50 Beverages ( 饮料 ) Soda-Pepsi/Sprite $1.00 Coffee $1.00 Milk $1.00 Tea $1.00 Iced Tea $1.00 Juice-Orange/ Apple $1.25

牛排和猪排套餐 配有冷盘、青菜和任选烤土豆、炸薯条或米饭和饭卷 纽约牛排 …………………………$14.95 脊骨牛排 …………………………$14.95 牛肉片蒜味面包 …………………$10.95 苹果汁猪排 ……………………….$ 9.95 汤类 素菜汤 ……………$1.50 洋葱汤 ……………$1.50 酸辣汤 ……………$2.50 海鲜汤 ……………$7.95 蘑菇蛋花汤 ………$2.50 饮料 百事可乐 / 雪碧 …$1.00 咖啡 ……………$1.00 牛奶 ……………$1.00 茶 ………………$1.00 冰茶 ……………$1.00 橙汁 / 苹果 ………$1.25

APPETIZERS ( 小吃 ) Fried Potato……………………………… $ 2.50 Fried Chicken Legs …………………$ 3.00 Fried Fish………………………………$ 3.00 Fried Shrimp ( 虾 ) ……………………$ 6.00 SALAD Chicken Salad ……………………………$ 4.25 Grilled ( 烤 ) Fish Salad …………………$ 4.99 Garden Salad………………………… $4.55 Greek Salad…………………………………$ 6.45 key Menu 2

小 吃 炸土豆 2.50 美元 炸鸡腿 3.00 美元 炸鱼 3.00 美元 炸虾 6.00 美元 色 拉 鸡肉色拉 4.25 美元 炙烤鱼色拉 4.99 美元 花园色拉 4.55 美元 希腊色拉 6.45 美元

Server: Are you ready to order now, sir? Oscar: I think so. Have you decided, Ann? Ann: Yes. I’ll have the New York steak. Server: How would you like that? Ann: Medium ( 不老不嫩的 ), please. Server: Would you like a baked potato or French fries with that? Ann: Baked, with some sour cream on the side. Server: What would you like to drink? Ann: Iced tea. Server: OK. Thank you. And what are you having, sir? Oscar: I’ll have a cup of that. I’d also like a chef’s salad. Server: Thank you. Are You Ready to Order? Sample 1

Sample 2 I Want the Steak Dinner Waiter: May I take your order, Miss? Customer: I want the steak dinner. Waiter: What do you prefer, soup or salad? We have vegetable soup and onion soup. Customer: I’ll have the onion soup, and salad, too. Waiter: What would you like to drink, wine, tea or soda? Customer: Bring me a bottle of wine and a glass of water.

(Some time later) Customer: Waiter, I ordered my steak rare or medium, but you brought me one well done. Will you take it back, please, and bring me another one? Waiter: No problem. I’m very sorry. Customer: May I have some more bread and some more water, please? Waiter: Sure. What would you like for dessert? Customer: Nothing, thank you. Sample 2

Tasks after class Task 1:Choose a table in a quieter corner. Task 2:Recommend some famous Chinese food to a foreign visitor, Miss Franklin. Task 3:Order some typical Chinese food for your foreign friend. Task 4: Help your friend to another glass of Qingdao beer. Task 5:Ask to go Dutch with your friend who wants to pay the bill for both of you.

Waiter: Would you like to have Chinese food or Western food, sir? Jackson: Chinese food, of course. 1 ________. Waiter: Yes, I hope you’ll enjoy it. Here is the menu. Jackson: Thank you. But I know very little about Chinese food. Do you have any specialties to recommend? Exercise 1 Jackson is eating in a Chinese restaurant for the first time. Complete the following conversation by choosing from the proper responses given below. C Put in use

Waiter: 2 _________. Jackson: Oh, I know Beijing Roast Duck is popular in China. I’d like to try it. Waiter: OK. 3 _________. We serve a wide range of typical Chinese wines and beers. Jackson: Please recommend me the most typical. Waiter: 4 _________. Jackson: Either will do, please. Waiter: 5 _________. Jackson: I’ve heard a little about Maotai and it is quite strong, isn’t it? Can I try a small glass of it and have a beer? Waiter: Yes, of course. Would you like to use chopsticks or forks and knives? E A D B

Jackson: I think chopsticks are very interesting. I’d like to use chopsticks. Waiter: OK. 6 _________. A.And what would you like to drink? B.Then I’d like to recommend Maotai. C. It’s said to be the most delicious in the world. D. Do you mean wine or beer? E. Our specialties are Beijing Roast Duck and sliced cold chicken. F. I’ll bring your order right now. F

Exercise 2 Imagine you are having dinner at a restaurant. Fill in the blanks according to the Chinese version provided. Waiter: Can I take your order now, sir? You: Yes. 1 _________________________. ( 但我还没有看过菜单呢。 ) Waiter: I’ll show you one. Would you like Chinese food or Western food? We serve both. You:2 _______________________________. ( 我想品尝一下西餐。 ) Waiter: I hope you’ll enjoy it. Here is the menu. But I haven’t got a menu, yet I would like to try some western food

You: Well, 3 ( 我要一份烤牛肉、蔬菜色拉和炸薯条 ) Waiter: Do you want some drinks? You: Yes. 4 __________________. ( 一杯啤酒 ) Waiter: Would you like any dessert later on? You: 5 ______________________________ ( 你们有什么甜食 ?) Waiter:We have some very nice vanilla ice cream ( 香草冰激凌。 ) You: Very good. 6 ________________________. ( 我就要香草冰激凌吧。 ) I’d like to have a roast beef, a vegetable salad and French Fries. A glass of beer, please What do you have for dessert? I’ll take it

Exercise 3 Suppose you are drinking at a bar. Play your role according to the clues given in the brackets. Waiter: Good evening, sir. What would you like to drink? You: Well, ( 问他们有什么啤酒。 ) __________________________________ Waiter: We have Qingdao, Five Stars, Shanghai, Xuehua and dozens of other brands. Which one would you like? You: ( 请他推荐一种度数较低的。 ) ____________________________________________ What sort of beer do you have? Would you please recommend me a mild one?

Waiter: May I suggest Qingdao beer? It’s milder than many other brands. And it’s very popular in China. You: Good. ( 表示你要一杯青岛啤酒。 ) _________________________________ Waiter: Yes, sir. I’ll be back right away... Here is your beer, sir. You: Thank you. Um, （表示啤酒的确好。） ________________________________ Waiter: What else would you have, sir? You: （表示不需要了。） _________________________________ Bring me a Qingdao beer. It does taste good. I think that’s enough. Thank you.

Making Reservations 预订餐桌 I’d like to reserve a table for Friday, Sep. 6 at noon. I wish to book a table for tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock. I’d like to reserve a table for tonight. Will you put me as close as possible to the stage, please? We’d like a table, please. We have reservations under the name of Mike. I would prefer a table near the window. Do you have a table for three? Is this table available? Useful Sentence Patterns in a Restaurant

What will you have? May I take your order? Are you ready to order now, sir? What are you going to have? What would you like for lunch? What would you like for your main dish? Anything for dessert now, sir? Would you like your coffee now? Anything to drink? Can I bring you anything else? Would you like something to drink? Anything else? Which do you prefer, meat or fish? Taking Order 请求点菜

May I have the menu, please? Take our order, please. Is there a menu? I’d like to see the menu, please. What do you recommend? What do you suggest? What’s your special today? I don’t know anything about American food. Would you give me a suggestion? I’ll have green salad and fried chicken. I’d rather have beef. Do you have any Chinese food? Ordering Food 点菜

I’d like to try some Shanghai food. What’s your recommendation? I want coffee with dessert. I’d like the vegetable soup, please. What kind of pie do you have? I’ll have a soup later. I’d like to change the soup you recommended me. I like some fried sausages if you have any. I think I’ll start with soup.

Will you try sea-food? How about the Chef’s Steak Special? Fried shrimps and roast beef are the specialty of the house. I like to suggest your trying some sea-food. Would you like to try some Chinese food? Have you ever tried Beijing Roast Duck? Would you care for some wine with your dinner? Making Recommendation 推荐菜肴