Table for four? Ordering at a diner in Thanksgiving week
Ben takes two international students to Lou's Diner in Boston the day before Thanksgiving; students read the conversation, learn the diner phrases, order from the teacher, then role-play in groups with one server who writes the orders and the check.
A1Adults40 minRole play
About this lesson
An A1 speaking lesson (role play). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- A1
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Role play
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 40 minutes
- Topic
- Food & drink
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Gap-fill, Multiple choice, Word order, Table to fill in
- Key words
- server, booth, Table for four?, Are you ready to order?, I'll have ..., Can I get ...?, side, Anything else?, refill, For here or to go?, the check, Keep the change.
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Order food and drinks in a diner with I'll have ... and Can I get ...?
- Understand and answer a server's questions: Table for ...? Anything else? For here or to go?
- Ask for the check and pay politely