Food & Restaurant
Ordering food, reading the menu and paying the bill.
Key words
Words you'll meet in every restaurant.
menuthe list of dishes
starter / main course / dessertfirst / main / sweet course
waiter / waitressthe person who serves you
billwhat you pay at the end (US: check)
How to order
Polite forms matter — use I'd like and Can I have.
I'd like the soup, please.
Can I have a glass of water?
Could we have the bill, please?
some and any
some in positive sentences, any in questions and negatives.
There is some bread.
Is there any milk?
Tip: In offers and requests we use some even in questions: 'Would you like some tea?'
Sample quiz questions
- Could we have the ___, please? We want to pay.
- The person who serves food in a restaurant is a ___.
- I'd ___ a glass of water, please.
- “Dessert” is eaten at the end of a meal.
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