Lesson Route
Core lesson + challenge bank. We have more material than one class, so there is no rush.
Core
Warm-up, menu vocabulary, listening, menu grammar and guided role-play.
Approx. 50–55 minutes.
Challenge
Problem-solving, delivery/cinema context and less-supported speaking.
Approx. 15–20 minutes.
Extra
Speed rounds, problem roulette and create-your-order tasks.
Use if we have time.
Warm-up — Your Real Life
Use your week, food, work and cinema. Add one extra detail.
How are you today?
Answer with one feeling + one reason.
Start: I’m ______ because...
Food after work
When you are tired after work, what do you usually eat or order?
Start: When I’m tired, I usually have/order...
Quick upgrade
much coffee →
Quick upgrade
I need vacation. →
Menu Detective — Make a Smart Choice
Choose from the menu. For a choice/hypothetical answer, use I would have.... In a real order, change to I’ll have... or Can I get...?
1. You want something vegetarian and not too expensive.
I would have
2. You are very hungry after work.
I would have
3. You want something light before going to the cinema.
I would have
4. You want food + drink for less than £8.
I would have
5. You want dessert, but not chocolate.
I would have
6. You are not sure what to choose. Ask the waiter.
Useful Chunks — From Basic to Natural
Same function, more natural options. Use the phrase, then change one detail.
Ordering
| Basic | More natural |
|---|---|
| I want chicken. | I’ll have the grilled chicken, please. |
| I want Coke. | Can I get a Coke, please? |
| I want water. | Could I have some sparkling water, please? |
| Give me sauce separate. | Can I have the sauce on the side? |
| No onions. | Can I get it without onions? |
Questions
| Situation | Question |
|---|---|
| You need help choosing. | What do you recommend? |
| You want to know the side. | Does it come with fries? |
| You didn’t understand. | Could you repeat that, please? |
| You didn’t understand the price. | Sorry, I didn’t catch the price. |
| You want to pay. | Can I pay by card? |
Listening 1 — At a Restaurant
New audio. Listen for the situation, order and useful phrases.
Audio
Listen once without reading. Then answer the questions.
Use the player to play, pause, continue or move back in the audio.
Server: Hi, are you ready to order?
Customer: I think so, but what do you recommend?
Server: The grilled chicken is very popular. It comes with rice or fries.
Customer: Great. I’ll have the grilled chicken with rice, please. Can I have the sauce on the side?
Server: Of course. Anything to drink?
Customer: Some sparkling water, please.
Server: Great. That’s £14.80.
Customer: Sorry, I didn’t catch the price. Could you repeat that?
Server: £14.80.
Customer: Can I pay by card?
Server: Yes, of course.
Customer: Could I have the receipt, please?
Server: Sure. Here you are.
1. What does the customer order?
2. What does the customer ask about the sauce?
3. What was the price?
Phrase spotting
Listen again and complete.
What do you ?
Phrase spotting
I’ll have the grilled chicken rice, please.
Phrase spotting
Can I have the sauce the side?
Phrase spotting
Could you that, please?
Menu Grammar — a / an / some / the
No long grammar. Just what we need to order food.
a
a burger
a Coke
a side salad
one countable item
an
an iced tea
an Americano
an espresso
before vowel sound
some
some water
some soup
some fries
quantity, not exact number
the
the bill
the receipt
the soup of the day
specific item
1. Could I have ___ iced tea?
2. I’ll have ___ grilled chicken.
3. Can I get ___ sparkling water?
4. Can we have ___ bill, please?
5. Could I have ___ side salad?
6. Could I have ___ receipt, please?
Pronunciation Clinic — Small Differences
Listen and repeat. These words can change the meaning.
card ≠ cart
card = cartão
cart = carrinho
receipt ≠ reception
receipt = recibo
reception = recepção
still ≠ until
still = ainda / sem gás
until = até
Choose the word you need: “Can I pay by ___?”
Choose the word you need: “I worked ___ 10 p.m.”
Listening 2 — Delivery Before the Cinema
New context: tired after work, ordering food, and a small problem.
Part A — Order by phone
Listen once without reading. Then answer the questions.
Use the player to play, pause, continue or move back in the audio.
Restaurant: Good evening, Green Table Kitchen. How can I help?
Customer: Hi, I’d like to order a cheese burger and a Diet Coke, please.
Restaurant: Sure. Is that for delivery or pickup?
Customer: Delivery, please. How long will it take?
Restaurant: Around twenty-five minutes.
Customer: Great. Can I get the burger without onions?
Restaurant: Of course. Anything else?
Customer: That’s all, thanks.
Part B — There is a problem
Listen once without reading. What is the problem with the order?
Use the player to play, pause, continue or move back in the audio.
Customer: Excuse me, I ordered a Diet Coke, but this is sparkling water.
Delivery person: Oh, I’m sorry about that.
Customer: No problem. Could you send the Coke, please?
Delivery person: Of course. It will arrive in ten minutes.
Customer: Thank you. And could I have the receipt, please?
Delivery person: Sure. I’ll send it now.
1. What does the customer order?
2. Delivery or pickup?
3. What is the problem?
How long will it ?
Can I get the burger onions?
I ordered a Diet Coke, this is sparkling water.
Could you send the Coke, ?
Problem-Solving — What Can You Say?
Choose a polite phrase. Then say it out loud.
1. You ordered still water, but received sparkling water.
2. The waiter speaks too fast.
3. You don’t understand the price.
4. You need the sauce separate.
5. You don’t want onions.
6. You need proof of payment.
Delivery Chat — Build the Order
Now organize the conversation. Drag the cards into a natural order.
Drag the lines. Then click check.
Progressive Role-play — Less Support Each Time
Use the same situation, but with new details.
Round 1 · Supported
Customer Order food + drink.
Waiter Ask: Anything to drink? / Anything else?
Round 2 · Add a question
Ask one question before ordering.
Round 3 · Add a problem
Something is wrong. Fix it politely.
Final Simulation — Food Before the Cinema
You are tired after work. You need food before a movie. There is a small problem.
Your mission
- Say you are tired and hungry.
- Ask for a recommendation.
- Order one main course or snack.
- Order one drink.
- Ask for one change: without onions or sauce on the side.
- Ask the price again.
- Pay by card and ask for the receipt.
- Fix a problem politely.
Useful chunks
Extra Challenge Bank
Use this if there is extra time or if the first rounds are too easy.
Speed Orders
Make 5 different orders in 60 seconds.
Problem Roulette
Choose one problem and solve it politely.
Three People, Three Orders
Order for you, Aylla and one friend. Use different drinks and different foods.
Mini Opinion
Answer: Do you prefer restaurant, delivery or cooking at home? Why?
Today I Can...
Check what you can do after the lesson.