Prime Time 5, Transition, Coursebook mit Audio-CD

3 Listening: Booking a table You are going to listen to Martin, who is calling a restaurant because he wants to book a table. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each question (1–4). Put a cross ( ✘ ) in the correct box. The first one (0) has been done for you. 0 Martin wants to book a table for a) next Sunday evening. b) lunch next Sunday. c) Sunday evening next week. d) Sunday at five o’clock. ✘ 1 They can’t go at one p.m. because the restaurant is a) having a party. b) full all day. c) too busy then. d) closed. 2 Martin books the table for a) 12:40. b) 12:30. c) 2:40. d) 1:30. 3 Martin a) knows the restaurant very well. b) has never been to this restaurant before. c) has eaten there several times. d) knows a couple who has been to the restaurant. 4 The “Little Village” serves a) vegetarian food only. b) at least one vegetarian dish. c) no vegetarian food. d) vegetarian starters but no vegetarian main courses. Role play: At a restaurant Work in a small group. One of you plays the waiter/waitress. The others have to think what they would like to eat and drink and find good responses to what the waiter/waitress says. Act out different scenes. 7 1.7 8 Useful phrases Waiter/Waitress Would you like to sit here? • Can I get you something to drink? • Here’s the menu. Today’s specials are on the board. • Are you ready to order? • Can I take your order? • How would you like your steak? Medium or rare? • All the main courses come with chips or rice and vegetables. • That comes with a salad garnish. • Can I get you a dessert? • All our desserts are served with cream or ice-cream. • Would you like coffee/anything else? Customer Can we have a table for five, please/sit near the window? • Can you bring us the menu, please? • Do you have any vegetarian dishes? • I’d like to have two starters and no main, please. • No chips for me, thank you. • Could I have a small mixed/green salad, please? • Can you show us the dessert menu, please? • Do you have any ice-cream? • Could I have tea, please? • Can we have the bill, please? • Do you take cards? P 40 Up and away Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv