ESOL Leeds Entry 1 Make requests

ESOL Leeds 6 (Entry 1 Restaurant)

Video: ordering food in a restaurant
Language skill: make requests

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Scenario: Chris and Rufus are going out for dinner in a local restaurant.

Chris: Hello.

Waiter: Hello.

Chris: Can I have a for two please?

Waiter: Yes of course. Take a please.

Chris: Thank you. Can I have a please.

Waiter: Yes of course. How are you please?

Chris: I'm okay thank you.

Waiter: Where are you? Is long time since I see you.

Chris: Well, I've been teaching, and busy, you know?

Waiter: What would you like please?

Chris: Can I have some tea please?

Waiter: Yes of course. And do you like milk with that?

Chris: Erm, like milk Rufus? (waits) Yes please.

Waiter: Okay.

Chris: Thank you. Erm, what's this Cozi?

Waiter: Er, this is a special food.

Chris: Erm, have any vegetarian food?

Waiter: Yes. (points to different things on the menu)

Rufus: Hi, the special salad?

Waiter: Special salad? Yes of course. Anything else.

Rufus: Erm, Baba'ganush as well?

Waiter: Have you had it before?

Rufus: Yes, in Turkey.

Waiter: Is it nice Chris?

Chris: Very nice.

Rufus: It looks nice.

Chris: It does look nice and it smells, mmh, it beautiful.

Rufus: it taste?

Chris: Let's see. It tastes perfect.

Waiter: Er, sorry Chris. this? Is this aubergine?

Chris: This is an aubergine stew with lamb and some green pepper. A little bit of chilli I think. Yes, it's really nice.

Chris: taste nice?

Rufus: It tastes great.

Chris: smell nice?

Rufus: Smells good.

Chris: What about the bread?

Rufus: Sounds nice.

Chris: sound nice, yes.

Rufus: Tastes great.

Chris: have a little bit with my meal.

Rufus: Smells good.

Chris: Yes, the bread tastes really good. Okay Rufus what have you got?

Rufus: salad with lemon, olive, jalapeño pepper, cucumber and tomato. And it's fantastic. Tastes wonderful.

Chris: Have you finished there Rufus?

Rufus: Mmhh.

Chris: Let's have a look. A clean plate. What like?

Rufus: Fabulous. Lovely.

Chris: going to have a dessert?

Rufus: I'm full. Sorry. Was that good?

Chris: It was really nice, yes.

Rufus: plate clean?

Chris: My plate is clean. I have finished. want to have a look?

Rufus: What did it taste like?

Chris: It tasted nice. Was quite spicy. I think there was a bit of chilli. Erm, the lamb was nice and tender and, yes, the rice was nicely cooked. It was lovely.

Rufus: Excellent. A having pudding?

Chris: I'm not. Unfortunately, I think I've eaten too much and I'm very full.

Waiter: Is everything satisfactory?

Chris: Yes, it was very nice thank you. is that?

Waiter: Six pounds.

Chris: Six pounds. There you go. Thank you. Thank you very much.

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full good menu milk seat since sound special tastes

Scenario: Chris and Rufus are going out for dinner in a local restaurant.

Chris: Hello.

Waiter: Hello.

Chris: Can I have a [1] for two please?

Waiter: Yes of course. Take a [2] please.

Chris: Thank you. Can I have a [3] please.

Waiter: Yes of course. How are you please?

Chris: I'm okay thank you.

Waiter: Where are you? Is long time [4] I see you.

Chris: Well, I've been teaching, and busy, you know?

Waiter: What would you like please?

Chris: Can I have some tea please?

Waiter: Yes of course. And do you like [5] with that?

Chris: Erm, would you like [6] Rufus? ( waits ) Yes please.

Waiter: Okay.

Chris: Thank you. Erm, what's this Cozi?

Waiter: Er, this is a [7] food.

Chris: Erm, do you have any vegetarian food?

Waiter: Yes. ( points to different things on the [8] )

Rufus: Hi, can I have the [9] salad?

Waiter: [10] salad? Yes of course. Anything else.

Rufus: Erm, can I have Baba'ganush as well?

Waiter: Have you had it before?

Rufus: Yes, in Turkey.

Waiter: Is it nice Chris?

Chris: Very nice.

Rufus: It looks nice.

Chris: It does look nice and it smells, mmh, it smells beautiful.

Rufus: How does it taste?

Chris: Let's see. It [11] perfect.

Waiter: Er, sorry Chris. What is this? Is this aubergine?

Chris: This is an aubergine stew with lamb and some green pepper. A little bit of chilli I think. Yes, it's really nice.

Chris: Does it taste nice?

Rufus: It [12] great.

Chris: Does it smell nice?

Rufus: Smells [13] .

Chris: What about the bread?

Rufus: Sounds nice.

Chris: It does [14] nice, yes.

Rufus: [15] great.

Chris: Let me have a little bit with my meal.

Rufus: Smells [16] .

Chris: Yes, the bread [17] really [18] . Okay Rufus, what have you got?

Rufus: I've got salad with lemon, olive, jalapeño pepper, cucumber and tomato. And it's fantastic. [19] wonderful.

Chris: Have you finished there Rufus?

Rufus: Mmhh.

Chris: Let's have a look. A clean plate. What was it like?

Rufus: Fabulous. Lovely.

Chris: Are you going to have a dessert?

Rufus: I'm [20] . Sorry. Was that good?

Chris: It was really nice, yes.

Rufus: Is your plate clean?

Chris: My plate is clean. I have finished. Do you want to have a look?

Rufus: What did it taste like?

Chris: It tasted nice. Was quite spicy. I think there was a bit of chilli. Erm, the lamb was nice and tender and, yes, the rice was nicely cooked. It was lovely.

Rufus: Excellent. Are you having pudding?

Chris: I'm not. Unfortunately, I think I've eaten too much and I'm very [21] .

Waiter: Is everything satisfactory?

Chris: Yes, it was very nice thank you. How much is that?

Waiter: Six pounds.

Chris: Six pounds. There you go. Thank you. Thank you very much.

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