Name: __________________________________________ Class: ________ Date: _______
CONVERSATION QUESTIONS ABOUT FOOD
1. What’s your favorite food?
2. What food do you hate?
3. Who does most of the cooking in your family?
4. What’s your favourite restaurant in New York? Where is it?
5. Why do some people become vegetarians?
6. What’s one strange dish from your country?
7. What are some types of junk food?
8. Why are so many Americans fat?
9. What supermarket do you usually go to? Where is it?
10. How often do you go grocery shopping?
11. What are some sweet foods?
12. What are some salty foods?
13. What are some fatty foods?
14. What are some healthy foods?
OUR RESTAURANT
DIRECTIONS: In small groups, develop a plan for a new restaurant. Fill in this form,
providing information about your restaurant.
NAME OF RESTAURANT: ______________________________________________________
TYPE OF FOOD: _____________________________________________________________
LOCATION: _________________________________________________________________
HOURS: ___________________________________________________________________
INTERIOR DECORATIONS:
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
APPETIZERS
1. ___________________________________________ PRICE: _______________________
2. ___________________________________________ PRICE: _______________________
3. ___________________________________________ PRICE: _______________________
ENTREES
1. ___________________________________________ PRICE: _______________________
2. ___________________________________________ PRICE: _______________________
3. ___________________________________________ PRICE: _______________________
DRINKS
1. ___________________________________________ PRICE: _______________________
2. ___________________________________________ PRICE: _______________________
3. ___________________________________________ PRICE: _______________________
Restaurant Cloze
Fill in the blanks with words from the box:
appetizer
chef
bar
cook
breakfast
dessert
brunch
dinner
buffet
dishwasher
fancy
fast-food
lunch
non-smoking
salad
smoking
soup
tip
waiter
People Who Work in a Restaurant:
The person who serves your food is called a ___________________. The person
who cooks your food is called a ____________________ if it is a cheap
restaurant or a _____________________ if it is an expensive restaurant. A
___________________ is somebody who washes dishes. If the food and service
is good, people usually leave a __________________.
Meals and the Time of Day:
Most people eat ____________________ after they wake up. Around noon people
have their midday meal, or _____________________. And
___________________ is the meal that people eat in the evening. However,
sometimes, especially on Sunday, people like to sleep in, so instead of having
breakfast, they eat a meal between breakfast and lunch called
______________________.
Parts of a Meal:
At lunch or dinner sometimes people order a snack before the meal called an
________________________. A __________________ or a
___________________ is often served alongside the main meal. After dinner,
people sometimes treat themselves to ___________________.
Types of Restaurants:
It’s nice to eat at a ___________________ restaurant, but
that can be expensive. Sometimes, if you are short on time or
short on money, you might go to a ______________________
restaurant because the food is cheaper and served faster. Some
restaurants have a ________________________, which
means you take a plate up to a table loaded with food and you
can put as much food as you want on your plate. Other
restaurants have a ___________________ where you can get
an alcoholic drink while you are waiting for your table. Most
restaurants these days have a _________________ and a
_________________ section.
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1 A place where people can sit
around and drink alcoholic beverages
in a restaurant. (3)
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2 A drink that many people have with
dessert. (6)
3 Something you use to cut meat. (5)
4 Another word for a drink. (8)
6 The noon meal. (5)
Across
2 Someone who makes food in a
cheap restaurant. (4)
4 A meal between breakfast and
lunch. (6)
5 Someone who makes food in an
expensive restaurant. (4)
8 This describes what you can eat
at a restaurant. (4)
11 Something you eat before
the main meal. (9)
12 If everybody pays for their
own food then you go
__________. (5)
13 A side dish with
lettuce and other
vegetables. (5)
7 Something you might need to get
into a busy restaurant. (11)
9 Someone who serves you food. (6)
15 What the cook
places your food on.
(5)
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16 A meal where
you help yourself from
a table with a variety
of dishes. (6)
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The morning meal. (9)
12 Something, usually sweet, that
you eat after dinner. (7)
The evening meal (6)
16 The total amount that you have
to pay for a meal. (4)
17 Long, stringy
food. (7)
18 Something you
give your waiter if the
service is good. (3)
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Ron’s Restaurant
Appetizers
Onion Rings …….. $2.50
Shrimp Cocktail… $4.99
Cheese Nachos….. $2.99
Soup Cup…$1.50 Bowl…$2.75
Chicken Noodle
Vegetable Beef
Clam Chowder
Sandwiches
Hamburger………$2.95
Tuna Salad………$3.25
Grilled Cheese….. $2.75
Entrees
(Includes soup or salad, choice of potatoes
and a vegetable.)
Bar-B-Q Ribs…… $8.95
Roast Beef……… $9.95
Sirloin Steak……. $10.25
Walleye………….$11.50
Beverages
Coffee……. $.95 Milk……$.75
Soft Drinks.. $1.29 Tea…….$.85
Today’s Special: Cup of Soup, Chicken Salad Sandwich and Soda..$4.99
Study the menu and answer the questions.
1. If you order the Cheese Nachos, you are ordering an _____________________________.
2. How many different soups can you order from this menu?
3. What is the least expensive beverage on this menu?
4. What is another word for least expensive?
5. How much will you pay for a cup of soup and a hamburger?
6. How much will you pay if you order the special of the day?
7. You want to order fish for dinner. What will you order and how much will it cost?
8. What sides come with the fish dinner?
9. What is an entrée?
10. Order a meal for yourself from this menu. Write down each item you order and
calculate the total cost including tax and tip.
Betty’s Breakfasts
All menu items are served a la carte.
4 Slices French Toast….$3.49
2 Large Pancakes……...$2.50
Biscuits and Gravy…….$3.75
Cinnamon Roll………...$1.25
Hash Browns
Regular………….$.79
Large……………$.99
2 Eggs………………….$1.25
Chicken Sausage……….$2.50
Bacon…………………..$2.50
Breakfast Sandwich……$2.75
Coffee……….$1.50
Tea…………..$1.25
Milk………….$.75
Orange Juice
Small…….$1.00
Medium….$1.75
Large…….$2.50
Soda………....$2.00
Answer the following questions about the Betty’s Breakfast Menu.
1. If you order biscuits and gravy from an a la carte menu, you
a. also get hash browns for no additional cost.
b. only get the biscuits and gravy.
c. also get a beverage.
2. How much will you pay for two pancakes and two eggs?
3. What meats can you order from this a la carte menu?
4. What is the most expensive item on this menu?
5. What is the cheapest item on this menu?
6. You will order the following items for breakfast. Write the price by each item. What is
the total price for your meal?
2 Eggs
French Toast
Bacon
Small Orange Juice
Coffee
Total Cost:
7. How much will you leave for a tip?
Name: ______________________________________ Class: _________ Date: __________
SENSE and NONSENSE
Rewrite each sentence so that it makes sense.
1. The first meal of the day is dinner.
2. Something you eat at the end of the meal that is sweet is called eggs.
3. Peas are an example of a food called a fruit.
4. When you order something to drink, you order a salad.
5. When you order each item separately from a menu, you are ordering from an cookie
menu.
6. The person that takes your order in a sit-down restaurant is called a gratuity.
7. The butter is too hot to drink.
8. Please super-size my order of buffet.
9. Before I order my dinner, I order an egg.
10. A restaurant that charges high prices for their dinners is said to be medium.
11. Two words that tell what you give a wait person for serving you are a deli or a soup.
Bringing Home the Bacon on the Gravy Train
Activity I) What do you think these expressions mean?
Bob works hard to bring home the bacon1, and put bread and butter2 on his family's table. Every
morning, he drags himself to his desk at the bank and faces his tedious 10-hour-a-day job. His boss,
Mark, is a bad egg3 but has somehow taken a liking to Bob so he always speaks well of Bob in front
of Mr. Davies, the owner and big cheese4 of the company. Mark tells Mr. Davies that Bob's the
cream of the crop5 and is one smart cookie6 who uses his noodles7. Mark likes to chew the fat8
with Bob during coffee break and discusses half-baked9 company plans with him because he trusts
Bob and knows that Bob won't spill the beans10 behind his back. On these occasions, Bob tries to
avoid any hot potatoes11 and, even if Mark isn't his cup of tea12, Bob makes an effort to butter him
up13 by leading Mark into discussions about electronic gadgets which Mark is nuts about14. Bob
really thinks that Mark is out to lunch15 and nutty as a fruitcake16, but in a nutshell17, if he
polishes the apple18, his job could become a piece of cake19 and maybe one day he will find his
gravy train20.
Activity II) How good is your food-idiom intuition?
Here are some non-food idiom expressions which you can use to substitute the food
idioms in Activity I. Check answers with your teacher.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
NON-FOOD EXPRESSIONS
boss
food
very easy
on the table but still unofficial
the best
continues to be servile and brownnose his boss
scoundrel
make a living
is an intelligent person
show admiration
basically
share confidential information
means to a big income with little effort
chat
thinks
a little out of touch with reality
problematic issues
a little crazy
really likes
the type of person he likes
FOOD IDIOMS
4 - big cheese
Answers:
A
B
C
D
4
2
19
9
E
F
G
H
5
18
3
1
I
J
K
L
6
13
17
10
M
N
O
P
20
8
7
15
Q
R
S
T
11
16
14
12
DICTATION #1:
1. How many eggs do we have left?
2. There are only four eggs in the fridge.
3. How much milk is there?
4. There’s half a bottle of milk.
5. Do we need anything else?
6. Yeah, we need some more cheese and some more beer.
DICTATION #2:
1. What can I get for you?
2. I’ll have a cheeseburger and some French fries, please.
3. And what would you like to drink?
4. I’d like a glass of ice water.
5. And what can I get for you?
6. I’ll take a salad and a bowl of chocolate ice cream, please.
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES:
1. OUR RESTAURANT
In small groups, students should develop a plan for a new restaurant in New York City. They
should think of a name, a location, the hours, and the interior design of the restaurant.
They should also develop a menu, along with prices. Students should then present their
ideas to the class, and the class can either vote on the best idea, or the teacher can choose
the best idea. The teacher could possibly pose as a rich person who’s looking to invest in a
restaurant. SEE ATTACHED HANDOUT.
2. RESTAURANT ROLE-PLAY
After the above activity has been done, the teacher can make copies of the menu and pass
them out to all the students. The students who made the menu which you’re using can
then act as waiters and waitresses and take the orders of their classmates.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:
VENTURES
Eating healthy!, p. 23
What’s on the menu?, p. 33
READING
1. TRUE STORIES IN THE NEWS 3 (right cabinet)
Unit 1: Dish Soap for Dinner, p. 2-5
LISTENING/SPEAKING
1. LISTEN IN: BOOK 2 (right cabinet)
Unit 11: Let’s get take-out, p. 56-59
2. TOPICS FROM A TO Z: BOOK 2 (right cabinet)
Unit 2: Breakfast, p. 6-9
Unit 9: Ice Cream and Other Desserts, p. 34-37
IDIOMS
1. IN THE KNOW (left cabinet)
Eating and drinking, p. 10-13
2. EVERYDAY IDIOMS FOR REFERENCE AND PRACTICE (left cabinet)
Eating and Dining, p. 47-49
GRAMMAR
1. BASIC GRAMMAR IN USE (left cabinet)
Unit 77: Some and any, p. 154-155
Unit 84: A lot, much, many, p. 168-169
Unit 88: Old/older and expensive/more expensive, p. 176-177
Unit 89: Older than... and more expensive than..., p. 178-179
2. BASIC GRAMMAR IN USE WORKBOOK (left cabinet)
Units 88-89: Old/older and expensive/more expensive & Older than... and more expensive
than..., p. 111
MISCELLANEOUS
1. VOCABULARY IN USE INTERMEDIATE (left cabinet)
Unit 59: Food, p. 120-121
Unit 60: Cooking and restaurants, p. 122-123
2. INSTANT DISCUSSIONS (left cabinet)
Ever eaten dog?, p. 20-21
To tip or not to tip?, p. 26-27
Is it right to eat meat?, p. 29-30
3. LET’S START TALKING (left cabinet)
What’s the Right Thing to Do?, p. 51-59
What’s on the Ice Cream Menu?, p. 83-89
Plan the Perfect Dinners, p. 114-123
4. GAMES FOR VOCABULARY PRACTICE (left cabinet)
What I had for dinner last night, p. 46-47
Twenty questions, p. 48-49
5. FUN WITH GRAMMAR (left cabinet)
Chapter 13: Comparatives and Superlatives, p. 251-267
WRITING ASSIGNMENT UNIT 10
Name: _______________________________________ Class: ________ Date: __________
Write about one of the following topics:
1. How do you make your favorite dish?
2. Tell a story about food.
3. What was your favorite dish when you were a kid? Who made it for you?