1. Unit 13: DINING OUT
Get familiar with the vocabulary for dining at a restaurant
Learn to make reservations
Learn how to order food

2. Questions for Thought How often do you have meals in a restaurant?
When do you invite people to dinner at a restaurant? When do you invite them to dinner at your house?

3. Think about the Western/English movies and tv shows that you have watched. What have you noticed that is different about Western eating habits?

4. Western Eating Habits
Small breakfast
Simple lunch
Big dinner

5. Weekend Breakfast

6. What different types of food have you eaten. (E. g
What different types of food have you eaten? (E.g. Chinese, American, Italian, Korean, etc)

7. Western Food

8. American Food
Hamburgers
Bread
Salad
Roast meat
Cake & cookies

9. Mexican Food
Rice and tortillas
-tacos
-fajitas (fa-hee-tas)
-nachos

10. English Food
English roast beef
Fish & chips
Scones

11. French Food

12. Italian Food
Pasta (spaghetti)
Pizza
Risotto

13. Indian Food
Curry
Rice
Naan Bread

14. Thai Food
Curry
Rice
Noodles

15. Korean Food
Kimchi
Bibimbap

16. Japanese
Sushi

17. DISCUSS: Do you like trying new foods? Why?
Do you like Western food? What kind?
Do you like any other international food? What kind?
What kind of food do you dislike the most? Why?

18. Making a reservation / booking
Have you ever made a reservation at a restaurant before? How did it go?
“I’d like to make a booking for [tonight / this Friday night] please.”
name (and possibly phone number)
time
number of people
special requests (table by the window, etc)

19. TASK 1: Making Reservations

20. Ways to Cook Food:

21. Ways to Cook Food:
Steam:
Fry:

22. Ways to Cook Food:
Bake:
Roast:

23. Ways to Cook Food:
Grilled:
Stir-fried:

24. Ways to Cook Food:
Boil:

25. Steak

26. Vocabulary Host/Hostess/Maitre D’ Waiter/Waitress Busboy
the person who greets you, checks your reservation, and brings you to your table
Waiter/Waitress
the person who will take your order and bring your food
Busboy
the person who will clear your table

27. Vocabulary Cook/Chef Manager
the person (people) in the kitchen who cooks the meal
Manager
the person who manages the restaurant and the kitchen

28. Western Restaurant Meals

29. small serving to start the meal salad, soup, “finger foods”
Appetizer / Entree
small serving to start the meal
salad, soup, “finger foods”
Main Course
meat and vegetables
Dessert & Coffee
sweet cakes, pie, etc
cheese and fruit
coffee, tea, sweet alcohol

30. Mr Bean at the Restaurant

31. Other than Mr Bean being silly, what differences did you see when dining at a western restaurant?