Lesson 7 - Food
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This page: Listen to a dialogue between two people in a restaurant.

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"At the Restaurant"
Listening Exercise

Key Words

Below you will find a list of key vocabulary you need to know to understand the lesson. Click on each word to hear it and practice its pronunciation.

breakfast: the morning meal
lunch: the meal you eat in the middle of the day
dinner: the meal you eat in the evening
customer: a person who buys something at a store or restaurant
cup: a small container used for drinking
order: to ask for food or a drink in a restaurant
just: only
after: later in time; following something
meal: food you eat at one time (like breakfast, lunch, or dinner)
something: an item or thing (not specific)
full: not able to eat more because you have eaten enough
check: the bill you pay at a restaurant

Exercise - Key Words

Read the definition and select the word that was defined.

Review of phrases used in a restaurant
► May I take your order? ► Would you like _____? ► I'd like _____. ► I'll take the _____. ► I'll have the _____. ► Could we have the check please? ► Come again.	The server asks what food you want to eat. The server is offering you something to choose. You are telling the server what you want to order. You are choosing that item from the menu. You are ordering that food or drink. You are asking for the bill so you can pay. The server is saying they hope you return to the restaurant.

Listening Comprehension

Instructions
Identify what customers order from the menu.

► Listen to the dialogue

MENU
Appetizers shrimp cocktail nachos Entrees steak fish chicken spaghetti pizza hamburger Side Orders corn broccoli french fries salad soup	Desserts cake ice cream pie Beverages tea coffee soda orange juice

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