language learning center · A2 · Lesson 4
Ordering food politely
Order a meal, answer a server’s question, and ask for the bill.
Step 1 of 8 — Dialogue
~3 min~25 min total
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
Server
Are you ready to order?
Customer
Yes. Could I have the vegetable soup and a chicken sandwich, please?
Server
Of course. Would you like anything to drink?
Customer
Just water, please.
Server
How was your meal?
Customer
Very good, thank you. Could we have the bill, please?
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
Are you ready to order?
Are you ready to order?
Could I have…?
Yes. Could I have the vegetable soup and a chicken sandwich, please?
Would you like anything to drink?
Of course. Would you like anything to drink?
Just water, please.
Just water, please.
Could we have the bill?
Very good, thank you. Could we have the bill, please?
You have finished your meal and want to pay. What do you ask the server?
Listen, then choose what you heard.
Write a reply to this line. Use a phrase from the lesson.
Are you ready to order?
Answer before viewing the model
Answer in your own words. Record yourself, listen back, and then compare your response with the model answer.
Role-play an order with one food item and a drink. Then imagine the meal is finished and ask for the bill. Take turns as the customer and server.
Use food and drink you would genuinely choose.
Role-play a restaurant order
Learning rewards
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- 1. Are you ready to order?
- 2. Could I have…?
- 3. Would you like anything to drink?
- 4. Just water, please.
- 5. Could we have the bill?