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Additional Lessons |
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Lessons
The following classroom lessons are great for students
who want additional conversation, listening, and reading
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Conversation Lesson -
Advanced
Level. Dialogs for everyday use.
Short situational dialogs for students of English as
a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL) Language with a
written conversation and a conversation notes
section.
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 Conversation Lesson
10 - Ordering a Meal
(Advanced -
Conversation, Reading)
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
Language. |
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
potatoes and a salad. |
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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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