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 Lesson
10 - Ordering a Meal
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
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Ordering a Meal
WAITER: Hello, I’ll be your waiter today.
Can I start you off with something to drink?
RALPH: Yes. I’ll have iced tea, please.
ANNA: And I’ll have lemonade.
WAITER: OK. Are you ready to order, or do
you need a few minutes?
RALPH: I think we’re ready. I’ll have the
tomato soup to start, and the roast beef with mashed potatoes and peas.
WAITER: How do you want the beef — rare,
medium, or well done?
RALPH: Well done, please.
ANNA: And I’ll just have the fish, with
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Conversation Notes |
- Can I start you off with something to drink? Notice how
the question starts with “Can.” Since this is a yes/no question, the
intonation rises at the end.
- And I’ll have lemonade. Notice how Anna stresses “I’ll”
and “lemonade” to emphasize her choice.
- Are you ready to order, or do you need a few minutes?
The word “or” signals a choice here. Notice the rising intonation on order,
and the falling intonation on minutes (the first choice is “Are you ready to
order?” and the second choice is “Do you need a few minutes?”).
- I’ll have the tomato soup to start, and the roast beef
with mashed potatoes and peas. Notice that “tomato soup,” “roast beef,”
“mashed potatoes” and “peas” are stressed because the food order is the
important information here. Notice also that “tomato soup,” “roast beef” and
“mashed potatoes” are compound words. The stress falls on the second word in
each phrase.
- Well done, please. Notice that the subject and verb are
omitted in the response; only the necessary information is given.
- I’ll just have the fish. Anna says “just” here to mean
that she does not want a starter.
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Source: U.S. State Department |
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Additional
Conversation Lessons |
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This is a collection of 30 situational conversations
which focus on a wide variety of communicative and
natural encounters in English....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
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This is a collection of 36 situational conversations
which focus on spoken American English in a relatively
natural way....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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English conversation lessons. 52
lessons covering pronunciation, speaking,
writing, and grammar topics....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
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English conversation lessons. 30
lessons focusing mostly on communication and
grammar topics....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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Conversation Information |
Are You How You Talk?
(Beginner - Listening,
reading)
A video lesson to
help with your understanding of American dialects.
The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page. |
Are You How You Talk?
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your understanding of American dialects. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
Improve Your Pronunciation by Training Your
Ears
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your
pronunciation and English language
reductions. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed. Great English pronunciation tips.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
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Disagreements in Everyday Conversation - Part 1
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your understanding of American
conversation. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
Disagreements in Everyday Conversation - Part 2
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your understanding of American
conversation. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
Giving and Receiving Compliments
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your understanding of American
conversation. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
How to Make a Complaint in English
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your understanding of American
conversation. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
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