Casa · A2 Elementary · Lesson 7 of 20 · Step 1

At the Restaurant

Eating Out & Ordering

Use 'would like' to make polite requests and offers
Order food and drinks in a restaurant
Understand and use restaurant vocabulary

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Grammar

Would like — polite requests and offers

Use would like + noun or would like + to + verb for polite requests. It is more formal than 'want'. In questions: Would you like + noun/to + verb? Short answer: Yes, please / No, thank you.

I would like a glass of water, please.

Would you like to see the dessert menu?

She would like the salmon as her main course.

We would like to pay separately, if that's all right.

Exercises · type, then check

1. Complete the conversation with the correct form of 'would like'.

1.Waiter: you to hear the specials?

2.Guest: Yes, please. I the grilled chicken.

3.Waiter: And you a drink with that?

4.Guest: I a sparkling water, thank you.

5.Guest: We the bill when you're ready.

2. Match each restaurant phrase to the correct situation.

1.Could I see the menu?

2.Is there a table for two?

3.What do you recommend?

4.Could we have the bill?

5.Is this dish spicy?

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Reading

A Dinner Out

Last Friday, my partner and I went to a small Italian restaurant near the waterfront. The waiter gave us the menu and asked if we would like something to drink. I ordered sparkling water and my partner chose a glass of white wine. For starters, we both had the tomato bruschetta. I had the pasta with truffle sauce for my main course, and my partner ordered the grilled sea bass. We would have liked to try the desserts but we were too full. We asked for the bill and left a good tip because the service was excellent.

1. What did the writer order for a starter?

2. Why didn't they have dessert?

Speaking · say it out loud, with a partner or alone

1Role-play a restaurant scene with your partner. One of you is the waiter, the other is the customer. Order a full meal using 'would like'.

2Tell your partner about your favourite restaurant. What do you usually order? What would you recommend?

Writing

Write a short description (4–6 sentences) of a meal out you enjoyed. Use 'would like' at least twice.

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