Speaking
Look at the different kinds of food in the box below. Say:
- which of the kinds of food below you like, which you don’t like and why.
- if there are restaurants near you which serve this food and where they are.
| Chinese Indian | Japanese Spanish | Turkish fast food | Italian Mexican | steak vegetarian |
Section 1. ARE YOU HUNGRY?
VOCABULARY “Restaurants”
Activity 1
Complete the sentences with these pairs of words.
| busy + seat choice + options disgusting + rude dishes + choose had + delicious | place + does service + staff terrace + view value + portions |
- 1 There’s a little Japanese ___________ near my office, which ___________ great sushi!
- 2 It often gets really ___________, so you sometimes have to wait for a while to get a ___________.
- 3 We often go to a small Spanish place near here. The ___________ is great. The ___________ are always really friendly.
- 4 They have a big selection of vegetarian ___________, so you’ll have plenty to ___________ from.
- 5 The first time I went there, it was really good ___________, but I went there again recently and it was quite expensive and the ___________ were much smaller!
- 6 I went there once, and I had this dish which tasted ___________, but when I complained about it, the waiter was quite ___________.
- 7 They have a fixed menu, and there isn’t much ___________. There are usually just two or three ___________ for each course.
- 8 It’s great. You can sit outside on the ___________ there and get an incredible ___________ over the city.
- 9 I really want to go there again. I ___________ this amazing seafood dish when I went there. In fact, it was all really ___________, but it’s also really expensive.
Activity 2
Think of two restaurants you’ve been to on holiday. Underline some of the language in Activity 1 you can use to describe the places. Then work in groups and share your experiences.
We went to a little Argentinian place in the north of Spain, which did amazing grilled meat. We sat outside on a terrace with a view over the sea. The food was delicious, and the portions were really big. it was really good value.
LISTENING
Activity 3
Listen to two colleagues – Sara and Victor – discussing where to eat. Find out where they decide to go and why.
Activity 4
Work in pairs. Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). Listen again and check your answers.
- 1 They both like Thai food.
- 2 The seafood place is in a department store.
- 3 Sara eats any kind of food.
- 4 They need to get a bus to go to Selale.
- 5 Sara doesn’t like Turkish food.
- 6 They are definitely eating in Selale.
Activity 5
Discuss these questions.
- Which of the three restaurants in Activity 3 would you prefer to eat in? Why?
- How often do you eat out for breakfast, lunch or dinner? Where do you go? Who with?
GRAMMAR
| PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE The present perfect simple is formed using have/has + the past participle. We often use it to start conversations and find out about other people’s experiences. |
Activity 6
Look at the extracts from the conversations in Exercise 3 and decide if the statements below are true (T) or false (F).
- S: Well, there’s a really nice Thai place just down the road. Have you ever been there?
- V: Yeah, I go there a lot. I actually went there yesterday.
- V: Well, why don’t we go to Selale instead. Have you been there?
- S: No. I’ve never heard of it. Where is it?
- V: It’s Turkish. It’s really good. I’ve been there a few times.
- S: Really? I haven’t ever had Turkish food.
- V: You’re joking.
- 1 The past participle is usually the same as the past simple form.
- 2 Always answer a present perfect question with a present perfect form such as Yes, I have.
- 3 Don’t use the present perfect with a past time phrase such as yesterday or a few years ago.
- 4 Make the present perfect negative using not or never after have / has.
| PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE The present perfect is have / has + past participle. The past participle is usually the same as the past simple form, but look at the present, past simple and past participle forms of these verbs: is – was / were – been forget – forgot – forgotten give – gave – given go – went – gone / been know – knew – known run – ran – run break – broke – broken choose – chose – chosen come – came – come do – did – done drink – drank – drunk see – saw – seen drive – drove – driven take – took – taken eat – ate – eaten wake – woke – woken fall – fell – fallen write – wrote – written The present perfect is often used to start a conversation and find out about other people’s experiences. You do NOT have to use the present perfect in the reply. Look at these different answers to A’s question. A: Have you ever tried horse meat? B: No, I don’t like the idea of it. No, but I’d like to. Yeah, we eat it quite a lot in our country. Yeah, I ate it when I was in France a few years ago. I’ve had it a couple of times, but I don’t really like it. Don’t use the present perfect with a past time phrase such as yesterday or a few years ago. Use the past simple. You can make the present perfect negative with not or never. Never means ‘not in my life‘. I‘ve never heard of it. Where is it? I’ve never tried snake. What’s it like? We often use haven’t / hasn’t with still and yet to mean ‘not before now, but probably in the future‘. You still haven’t seen my new apartment. Why don’t you come round for a coffee? A: Sorry I’m late, I was waiting for the bus for ages. B: Don’t worry. We haven’t ordered anything yet. Here’s the menu. |
| DID YOU KNOW? The past participle of go is sometimes been when we want to say went and came back. When the person hasn’t come back, we use gone. I’ve been to that restaurant several times. Ben’s not here. He’s gone for lunch. |
| Exercise 1 Choose the correct option. 1 A: We went / have been to a Thai place on Grove Lane yesterday. Did you go / Have you been there? B: Yeah, lots of times. We often have got / get a takeaway from there during the week too. 2 A: Have you had / Did you have anything to eat yet? B: Yes, thanks. I’ve made / I made myself a sandwich before I left home. 3 A: Have you ever eaten / ate snake? B: Yeah, I have had / had some on holiday last year. It tasted / has tasted a bit like fish. 4 A: Are you visited / Have you visited Romania before? B: No, this is / has been my first time. It’s great. 5 A: Sorry I’m late. I was / have been stuck in the office sorting out a problem. B: Never mind. I was / have been late too, and James still hasn’t arrived / didn’t arrive either. |
| DID YOU KNOW? You can use have I haven’t, etc. on its own to avoid repeating the whole verb. I haven’t been to that restaurant, but Javi has (been there). A: Have you talked to Karen recently? B: No, I haven’t (talked to her). Have you (talked to her)? We also use the present perfect simple with some verbs to talk about the duration of events that are still not finished now. A: How long have you lived here? B: Not long. We moved here in February. |
| Exercise 2 Complete each pair of sentences with the correct form of the verbs in bold. Use the present perfect in one sentence and the past simple in the other. 1 lose a l _________ my mobile two weeks ago, so I’m in a mess! It had all my contacts on it. b My brother _________ his mobile about five times. 2 have a I love your car. How long _________ you _________ it? b I _________ a car for years, but then I decided it was too expensive to run. 3 try a l _________ never _________ coffee. I don’t like the smell. b I got these jeans on holiday, but I _________ (not) _________ them on and they don’t fit very well. 4 see a _________ you ever _________ that film Babette’s Feast? It’s on tonight. b _________ you _________ the news last night? I was on it! 5 know a l _________ Ken for years. We’re really good friends. b We _________ each other at all before we started working here, but we get on great. 6 go a Luigi _________ to the meeting, but I didn’t. b I _________ there, but I think Steffie has, so ask her what it’s like. |
| Exercise 3 Write present perfect questions using the prompts (1-6). Then match the answers a-f to the questions. 1 you / be / here before? 2 you / ever / eat / chicken feet? 3 you / try / that new restaurant round the corner? 4 Dave / speak / to you about tonight yet? 5 you two / be introduced? 6 how long / she / live / there? a Yeah, I had them once when I was in Hong Kong. b Yeah, we’ve met before actually. c Yeah, I came on holiday here a few years ago. d No, but I’ve had my phone switched off. e About six years now. f No, but I’d like to go there. It looks nice. |
Activity 7
Complete each sentence with two ideas. Try to make them true and surprising!
- I’ve never eaten / drunk…
- I’ve never been to…
- I’ve never …
Activity 8
Share your ideas from Activity 7. Respond using some of these phrases.
| You’re joking! You should. You’ll love it! Really! Why not? Me neither! I’ve never had the chance. |
Activity 9
Complete the sentences using the present perfect or the past simple form of the verbs.
- 1 A: _____________ anything unusual? (ever eat)
- B: Yeah, I _____________ bat soup once. (have)
- 2 A: _____________ to an expensive restaurant? (ever go)
- B: Yes, I _____________ to a very famous Spanish place with work. Luckily, my boss _____________! (go, pay)
- 3 A: _____________ in a restaurant? (ever complain)
- B: Yeah, a few times, actually. Last week I _____________ in a café because the food _____________ cooked properly. (complain, not be)
- 4 A: _____________ a hair in your food? (ever find)
- B: No, never, but I once _____________ a piece of glass in a burger. I couldn’t believe it! (find)
- 5 A: _____________ any of Jamie Oliver’s recipes? (try)
- B: No, I _____________ of him. (never hear)
- 6 A: _____________ Masterchef? (watch)
- B: I _____________ it a few times, but I don’t really like cookery programmes. (see)
PRONUNCIATION
Activity 10
Listen to the six questions in Exercise 9. Notice how have you ever is pronounced /hǝvju:wevǝ(r)/.
Activity 11
Work in pairs. Take turns to ask your partner the questions in Activity 9 and give true answers. Then write five more Have you ever…? questions.
DEVELOPING CONVERSATIONS
| Making and responding to suggestions. Look at how we make suggestions and respond to them. A: Where do you want to go? B: There’s a nice Indian place round the corner. How about that? A: To be honest, I don’t really feel like a curry today. B: Well, why don’t we go to Prego instead. A: Oh, I went there once but I had a dish that tasted disgusting. |
Activity 12
Work in pairs. Write similar conversations using these ideas.
- 1 Gino’s Pizzas / pizza yesterday / the Thai place next to it
- 2 Mexican place by the river / don’t feel like / the seafood place near here
- 3 café round the corner / not much choice / a Chinese restaurant
- 4 Harvey’s restaurant / last time service bad / order a takeaway
CONVERSATION PRACTICE
Activity 13
Spend a few minutes thinking of three places where you might go and eat with other students in your class. What’s good/bad about them?
Activity 14
Have conversations similar to the one you heard in the listening. Use these questions to start. Reject at least one of your partner’s ideas and explain why.
- Are you hungry?
- Do you want to get something to eat?
- Where are you thinking of going?
- Have you ever been there?
Section 2. WHAT ARE YOU HAVING?
SPEAKING
Activity 1
Work in groups. Discuss these questions.
- How often do you eat the following kinds of food? Explain why.
| beans | fruit | seafood | fish | meat | vegetables |
- Which of these things have you eaten today?
- When you eat out, do you generally order the same thing or do you like trying different things?
VOCABULARY Describing food
Activity 2
Add three words from the box to each column in the table below.
| bitter fruit | grilled herb | mild raw | roast seafood | shell skin | soft stone |
| how eaten | taste and texture | part of food | kind of food |
| fried boiled | hard sweet | leg seed | meat vegetable |
Activity 3
Match each description to one photo.
1 They’re a kind of seafood. They’re quite big and white, not very soft, with a mild taste – not very salty. They’re usually fried or grilled in the shell. They have a big shell – almost the size of my hand.
2 It’s a kind of fruit. It’s green. It has a very thick skin, which you don’t eat, and a very big stone in the middle. The inside is green and it’s not really sweet or bitter. You usually eat it in a salad, or you sometimes make a kind of sauce with it.
Activity 4
Describe four different foods for your partner to guess.
LISTENING
Activity 5
Read the restaurant menu. Put a tick (✔) next to the dishes that look good to you, a cross (X) next to any dishes that don’t look good and a question mark (?) next to any dishes you don’t understand.
Activity 6
Discuss.
- Try to explain some of the dishes to the others.
- What would you order in this restaurant? Why?
- Is there anything you really wouldn’t eat? Why?
Activity 7
Decide who you think asks each question (a-j) – a waiter (W) or a customer (C)?
- a Could I just have a coffee, please?
- b Would you like to see the dessert menu?
- c Does it contain any meat?
- d Shall we leave a tip?
- e Could we get some water as well, please?
- f Are you ready to order?
- g Have you booked?
- h Would you like a high chair for the little girl?
- i Could we have the bill, please?
- j Could you get us a cloth, please?
Activity 8
(Track 21) Listen to six short conversations in The Globe restaurant. Put the questions (a-j) in Exercise 7 in the order you hear them.
Activity 9
Can you remember the answers to any of the ten questions? Discuss your ideas. Then listen again and check your answers.
DEVELOPING CONVERSATION
| Offers, requests, suggestions To make polite offers, we often use Would you like…? Would you like to see the menu? To make polite requests, we often use Could you / I / we …? Could you get us a cloth, please? Could I just have a coffee? To make suggestions, we often use Shall I / we …? Shall we leave a tip? |
Activity 10
Complete the questions with would, could or shall.
- 1 A: ___________ we just have a jug of tap water, please?
- B: I’m afraid not, madam. You have to buy a bottle.
- 2 A: ___________ we get the bill?
- B: Yeah, it’s getting late and I’m tired.
- 3 A: ___________ we have a half portion for the kids?
- B: Of course, sir.
- 4 A: ___________ you like to see the drinks list, madam?
- B: No thanks. ___________ we just have some water?
- 5 A: ___________ we ring them and book a table?
- B: That’s a good idea. They get quite busy.
- 6 A: ___________ you move your chair a little so I can get past?
- B: I’ll get up. There’s not much room in here.
- 7 A: ___________ you like me to order for everyone?
- B: Yes, if you don’t mind. There’s so much to choose from.
- 8 A: ___________ we get a taxi, or do you want to walk?
- B: Let’s walk. It’s a lovely night. It’s so warm.
Activity 11
Take turns asking the questions from Activity 10. Give different answers.
SPEAKING
Activity 12
Work in groups. You are going to roleplay a conversation. One student is the waiter, and the others are a group of friends. Decide who will take which role. Look at The Globe restaurant menu and the guide below and think about what you will say.
| Customers | Waiter |
| Take drink order and check customers understand the menu. | |
| Ask about different dishes. | |
| Take the order and make an offer/suggestion. | |
| Discuss what you’re eating and make two requests to the waiter. | |
| Respond to requests. Later, ask if they would like desserts. | |
| Discuss desserts and/or ask for the bill. | |
| Give the bill. | |
| Discuss the bill and how you’ll pay. |
Activity 13
Now roleplay the conversation.