foodunit

Vocabulary 2 (forms of payment):

Cash Credit Debit Gift card

Cultural:

- Students can compare the way to order food in their mother tongue as opposed to this one.

- Maybe the teacher can point out the difference between ordering food in a fast food restaurant as opposed to a more formal one.

- In the USA you can have coffee with your food (not necessarily after).

- What a veggie burger is and the concept that there are many people that are strict vegetarians in the USA. Cultural differences with other countries that see vegetarianism as a looser term.

Exercises:

1. Pre listening activity

Do you like fast food restaurants?

What names of fast food restaurants do you know?

Where are they from?

What type of food do you order in fast food restaurants?

Do you know the expression “for here or to go”?

2. Listening:

Read the questions. Then watch the following conversation at a fast food restaurant and answer them.

a. What does the lady order with the veggie burger?

b. Does she order soup or salad? What kind?

c. What else does she order?

d. Is she going to eat the food at the restaurant?

e. How much does the food cost?

Now, listen again and try to fill in the blanks.

Cashier: Hi. Welcome to H&SS burgers. May I take your order?

Customer: Ok, …………………………. the veggie burger and fries.

Cashier: Will that be for here or to go?

Customer: To go.

Waiter: Ok, that’s a veggie burger and fries. And do you want soup or salad?

Cashier: ……………………….. your super salad?

Waiter: Not a “super salad”. Do you want soup or salad?

Cashier: …………………………. soup ……………. you have?

Waiter: We have vegetable soup.

Cashier: Ok, that’s fine. …………………………. the soup.

Waiter: And to drink?

Cashier: A cup of coffee.

Waiter: Ok. How about a piece of pie for dessert?

Cashier: Sure. …………………………. pie do you have?

Waiter: We have peach.

Customer: Ok. ………………………………...

Cashier: Great. Your total comes to $10.89. Will that be cash, credit or debit?

Customer: Can I use a gift card?

Cashier: Sure, swipe it here. (Customer swipes card) Here’s your receipt. Your food will be ready in a minute.

Customer: Ok, thanks.

Cashier: (Hands bag to customer): Ok, thank you for waiting. Here you go. Have a nice day.

Customer: You, too.

Structure:

Complete the following chart with the expressions that you found in the conversation.

What expressions do you use to order food in a restaurant?

What expressions do you use to get more information about your order?

1. ……………………………

2. ……………………………

3. ……………………………

1. …………………………

2. …………………………

Speaking:

a. Take turns with your classmate and act out the conversation that you saw.

b. Create your own conversation. You can use some of the expressions from the box (if you do not know them, you can look them up in the dictionary or ask your teacher:

Hamburger – chicken burger – cheese burger – onion rings – cheese cake muffin – tea – soda - water

Self evaluation:

Can you

a. Order food in a restaurant? Give an example.

b. Ask for more information about the food in the restaurant? Give an example.

Do you know these words? Put a check mark next to the ones that you remember and look up in a dictionary the words that you don’t.

Cashier: Sure, swipe it here. (Customer swipes card) Here’s your receipt. Your food will be ready in a minute.

Cashier: (Hands bag to customer): Ok, thank you for waiting. Here you go. Have a nice day.