In a restaurant - dialogues

Propozycja scenki sytuacyjnej w restauracji. Poziom: średnio zaawansowany. Czas: 15 min. Głównie ćwiczy umiejętność mówienia, oparta jest na dostarczonych materiałach: menu i instrukcje dla ucznia. Powtórzenie słownictwa opisującego jedzenie.

IN A RESTAURANT

1. AIMS:

- to teach the names of dishes;
- to teach new vocabulary;
- to revise structures used for requests;
- to practise communicative skills.

2. LEVEL: upper-intermediate.

3. ORGANIZATION: group work.

4. MATERIALS: three pieces of instructions for students, a menu.

5. TIME: 15 min.

6. PROCEDURE:

Students work in groups of three. They imagine that they are sitting together in a restaurant
looking at this menu. The problem is that they do not understand some of the dishes.
However, each of them knows some, but not all. They are to exchange their information while considering what to order.

Each student from the group receives a set of information about particular dishes.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS

A: Here are explanations of some of the items on the menu , so that you can
help your partners to understand them. DO NOT just read these
descriptions out loud - try to remember them, so that you can answer
your partners’ questions.
When you are all clear about everything , decide what to order for each course.

Steak and kidney pie A traditional English pie containing beef and kidneys in
a rich sauce - delicious !
Chicken Maryland Fried chicken , coated with bread crumbs and garnished
with fried bananas - rather strange !
Sherry trifle Cooked fruit and cake , soaked in sherry and topped with
vanilla sauce and cream - very fattening !

B: Here are explanations of some of the items on the menu , so that you can
help your partners to understand them . DO NOT just read these
descriptions out loud - try to rember them , so that you can answer
your partners’ questions.
When you are all clear about everything , decide what to order for each course.

Cottage pie Minced beef in gravy topped with mashed potatoes - - could be nasty !
Nut and mushroom roast Nuts , mushrooms and rice made into a kind of
a loaf and cooked in the oven -
- tasty and suitable for vegetarians !
Blackberry fool Cooked blackberries and sugar whipped up with fresh
cream and served cold - very tasty but watch out calories

C: Here are explanations of some of the items on the menu , so that you can
help your partners to undrestand them . DO NOT just read these
descriptions out loud - try to remember them , so that you can answer
to your partners’ questions.
When you are all clear about everything , decide what to order for each course.

Lancashire Hotpot Lamb and vegatables cooked in ...