General English Student
Pre-Intermediate Level
Topic: Eating Out
Before:
Prepare a list of vocabulary and phrases covering the topic of
eating out. Email this list of new target language to the student to
prepare, practise and review.
Email also two menus from the Michelin 5 star restaurant
Gordon Ramsay’s in London and from the everyday restaurant
Wetherspoons.
Including links from You-tube on different restaurant scenarios
for student to prepare in advance for roleplays
Ask student to prepare phrases and vocabulary, focusing on
target language, intonation and pronunciation before the lesson.
Teacher sends lesson objective to student to consider and study.
Phrases
1. May I have a table for two please?
2. I reserved it last week by phone.
3. Do you have half portions?
4. Do you by any chance have gluten free meals on the menu as I
am celiac?
5. I am also vegetarian, can you recommend particular dishes
please?
6. May I have the sauce on the side?
7. Can I have a doggy bag please as I ate too much?
8. Can I have the bill please?
9. Thank you, the meal and service was excellent.
, Vocabulary on Menu
1. Starters/appetizer
2. Soup
3. Salad
4. Side dishes
5. Main course
6. Dessert
7. Take out
8. Drinks
During
Activity 1 (10 mins)
Short conversation
Teacher opens discussion on eating out in restaurants and asks
student on plans for the upcoming Christmas holidays? They
also discuss the students favourite meals to eat out and favourite
restaurants to visit.
Teacher explains the aim is for the student to feel very
comfortable booking and ordering meals in any kind of
restaurant.
Student discusses previous difficulties experienced in restaurants
being a celiac, vegetarian and having a small appetite. As teacher
had prior knowledge of this the teacher was able to plan the
lesson around the student’s challenges. The student had also
some questions on meaning, pronunciation and intonation.
Meaning, function and structure of each phrase will be explained
to the student.
Teacher asks questions to student to elicit meaning and extract
understanding of phrases and vocabulary.
Pre-Intermediate Level
Topic: Eating Out
Before:
Prepare a list of vocabulary and phrases covering the topic of
eating out. Email this list of new target language to the student to
prepare, practise and review.
Email also two menus from the Michelin 5 star restaurant
Gordon Ramsay’s in London and from the everyday restaurant
Wetherspoons.
Including links from You-tube on different restaurant scenarios
for student to prepare in advance for roleplays
Ask student to prepare phrases and vocabulary, focusing on
target language, intonation and pronunciation before the lesson.
Teacher sends lesson objective to student to consider and study.
Phrases
1. May I have a table for two please?
2. I reserved it last week by phone.
3. Do you have half portions?
4. Do you by any chance have gluten free meals on the menu as I
am celiac?
5. I am also vegetarian, can you recommend particular dishes
please?
6. May I have the sauce on the side?
7. Can I have a doggy bag please as I ate too much?
8. Can I have the bill please?
9. Thank you, the meal and service was excellent.
, Vocabulary on Menu
1. Starters/appetizer
2. Soup
3. Salad
4. Side dishes
5. Main course
6. Dessert
7. Take out
8. Drinks
During
Activity 1 (10 mins)
Short conversation
Teacher opens discussion on eating out in restaurants and asks
student on plans for the upcoming Christmas holidays? They
also discuss the students favourite meals to eat out and favourite
restaurants to visit.
Teacher explains the aim is for the student to feel very
comfortable booking and ordering meals in any kind of
restaurant.
Student discusses previous difficulties experienced in restaurants
being a celiac, vegetarian and having a small appetite. As teacher
had prior knowledge of this the teacher was able to plan the
lesson around the student’s challenges. The student had also
some questions on meaning, pronunciation and intonation.
Meaning, function and structure of each phrase will be explained
to the student.
Teacher asks questions to student to elicit meaning and extract
understanding of phrases and vocabulary.
