language learning center · A2 · Lesson 4
Ordering food politely
Order a meal, answer a server’s question, and ask for the bill.
Understand and learn
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. And could we have the bill when you're ready?
Notice, try, and speak
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
Useful words and phrases
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. And could we have the bill when you're ready?
Could we have the bill?
Just water, please. And could we have the bill when you're ready?
Notice, try, and speak
Which request is most appropriate in a restaurant?
Notice, try, and speak
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
Listening
Listen, then choose what you heard.
Writing
Write your own sentence using this item.
This is self-practice. It is not automatically scored as correct or incorrect.
Speaking
Answer in your own words. Record yourself, listen back, and then compare your response with the model answer.
Make it yours
Order one main item, one side, and one drink in English.
Use food and drink you would genuinely choose.
Use it with someone
Role-play a restaurant order
- 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?