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Conversation Beginner · Module 12 · Unit 56

Restaurant Vocabulary (Essential terms: menu, waiter, bill, table)

A1 Beginner Upper

Learning Objectives

Today, you will learn about restaurant vocabulary and practice vocabulary commonly used in daily life.

Discussion

Direction: Answer these questions.
  1. How often do you eat out with friends?
  2. When was the last time you looked at a menu?
  3. Have you ever gone dutch at a restaurant?

New Words & Expressions

Direction: Listen and repeat these words with your teacher.

  • menu

    noun

    /ˈmenjuː/

    Meaning:A list of food and drinks.

    Can I see the menu, please?

    Real Life Tip:

    Many American restaurants now have digital menus with QR codes.

  • bill

    noun

    /bɪl/

    Meaning:The amount you must pay.

    Could we have the bill, please?

    Real Life Tip:

    In the U.S., customers usually leave a tip with the bill.

  • eat out

    expression

    /iːt aʊt/

    Meaning:To eat at a restaurant.

    We eat out every Friday night.

    Real Life Tip:

    Americans often say 'eat out' instead of 'go to a restaurant.'

  • go dutch

    expression

    /ɡoʊ dʌtʃ/

    Meaning:To split the bill equally.

    Let's go dutch tonight.

    Real Life Tip:

    Friends and coworkers often go dutch when dining together.

Conversation

Direction:

  • Listen carefully as your teacher reads the conversation aloud.
  • Role-play the conversation with your teacher
Daniel and Rachel are at a new Italian restaurant ordering dinner.
  • Daniel
    This place looks nice. Can I see the menu?
  • Rachel
    Sure. The special today is pasta with tomato sauce.
  • Daniel
    I love pasta. We should eat out here again.

Q&A

Direction: Answer the questions based on the conversation.
  1. What is the special today?
  2. Who orders water?
  3. How do they decide to pay?

Exercise

Direction: Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence, then read it aloud. Each question gives you 5 Points.

  1. Can I see the ______, please?

  2. Could we have the ______, please?

  3. My family likes to ______ on weekends.

  4. Let's ______ and split the cost.

  5. see / can / menu / I / the

  6. let's / dutch / go / tonight

Ask Your Teacher

Direction: Ask your teacher these questions.
  1. What's your favorite place to eat out?
  2. When do you usually go dutch?
  3. What's the best thing you've ordered from a menu?

Your Time To Speak

Direction: Answer using the language you have learned in this lesson. Talk about yourself!
  1. How often do you eat out with friends?
  2. What's your favorite item on a menu?
  3. When did a waiter make your day better?
  4. Who usually pays the bill in your family?
  5. When do you prefer to go dutch?
  6. What's the best restaurant to eat out at?
  7. Which menu item do you always order?
  8. What happened during your funniest restaurant bill moment?
  9. Who would you love to eat out with?
  10. When was the last time you went dutch?
Rachel
Excuse me, waiter. We'd like two glasses of water.
  • Daniel
    Everything smells amazing.
  • Rachel
    Should we go dutch or should I pay today?
  • Daniel
    Let's go dutch. That sounds fair.
  • Rachel
    Great. We'll ask for the bill after dinner.