A Theme Page about going to a restaurant with lesson plans for intermediate (A2) students, year 6-8 in Swedish Compulsory School
Related Pages: Hotel and Restaurant, Eating Out (3-4), Fast Food (5-6)
Warm-up
Pink Party of One | Pink Panther and Pals – YouTube (7:20)https://youtu.be/VTNvhkYdrak
Pink Panther, hungry after skateboarding, wants to eat at a nice restaurant run by Big Nose. – lesson plan below
TWO DOGS DINING – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/K1gT5brpMHQ
Two dogs waiting patiently to get served in “restaurant”, and despite waiting, never get anything to drink. There’s no language, but it is fun to watch.
Vocabulary
At The Restaurant – English Vocabulary for Eating Out and Ordering Foodhttps://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/food/eating-out/at-the-restaurant.htmlESL vocabulary for ordering food and drink when eating out in restaurants.
Restaurant Conversation Full Movie – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/Gxd6LshVU8AA 2-minute video with common English phrases used while dining at a restaurant. (Yr 6-7)
Free ESL Travel English Lesson – Regular Restaurant Eating and Requesting Billhttp://www.talkenglish.com/LessonDetails.aspx?ALID=417
Regular Restaurant Eating and Requesting Bill. Common phrases with audio
Restaurant English: Useful Expressions Used at a Restaurant https://7esl.com/restaurant-english/Learn Useful Restaurant English for Restaurant Staff and Common Expressions Used at a Restaurant.
Restaurant Vocabulary | Vocabulary | EnglishClubhttps://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/food-restaurants.phpwith word definitions, example sentences, and quiz
Worksheets
Restaurants – All Things Topicshttps://www.allthingstopics.com/restaurants.htmlall things topics – Several worksheets to download
Lesson Plans
Pink Panther at the restaurant – English ESL video lessonhttps://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/pink-panther-at-the-restaurantESL video lesson with an interactive quiz: Memory game. The student will practice the vocabulary related to food and restaurants as well as some useful expressions.
Breaking News English ESL Lesson Plan on Eating Insectshttp://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1305/130516-insects.html
United Nations asks us to eat insects – A reading/listening text with various activities
ESL Lesson Plan on Rip-off Restaurant – Breaking News English Lessonhttps://breakingnewsenglish.com/1801/180124-rip-off-restaurant.html
English News Lessons: Free 27-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini-lesson – Rip-off Restaurant – Handouts, online activities, speed reading, dictation, mp3… current events (4 levels)
Reading
Restaurant Lesson for ESL Studentshttps://www.elcivics.com/lifeskills/esl-food/restaurants-lesson-1.html
People go to restaurants to buy food that is already prepared. At full-service restaurants, waiters and waitresses bring the food to your table or booth.
How to Order at a Restaurant: the US vs UKhttps://www.grammarly.com/blog/us-uk-restaurant-order/Do you ask for the bill or the check? How much should you tip? Are they chips or fries?
Listening
Pie Restaurant | Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Labhttps://www.esl-lab.com/easy/pie-restaurant/Nothing goes better with a meal than pie at a good restaurant. Listen and learn. Games
ESL Conversations: At a Restauranthttp://www.eslfast.com/robot/topics/restaurant/restaurant.htmAt a Restaurant 16 types of dialogues, each with three versions, from easy to more elaborate
Ordering food in a café | LearnEnglish Teens – British Councilhttps://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/a1-listening/ordering-food-cafeListen to the conversation and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.
Easy Conversation: 4. A Bad Steak
https://www.eslfast.com/easydialogs/ec/restaurant04.htmA: I’m calling the waiter. B: What’s the matter? A: This steak has too much fat. B: What do you want the waiter to do?
Free English Lessons on Speaking at Restaurants when Travelinghttps://www.talkenglish.com/speaking/travel/restaurant.aspx
Travel English LessonsRestaurant: 1. Fast Food 2. Regular Restaurant Ordering 3. Regular Restaurant Eating and Requesting Bill 4. Fine Dining 5. Restaurant – Interactive Practice
Viewing
Video 2 – At the restaurant – YouTube (1:33)https://youtu.be/5RsOkV_QagoOrdering meals at a restaurant. The script available in the comments. (yr 6-7) Lesson plan
Everyday English: At the restaurant – YouTube (4:13)https://youtu.be/PYefmHajqgUIn this episode of Everyday English, learn to talk about food and meals.
The Bad Waiter/ Esl Class – YouTube (3:27)https://youtu.be/rQmXbN-18e4What was wrong? Does anyone have their own, good or bad, experiences?
LearnEnglish | British Council | Food in Britain (4:17)https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/video-series/word-on-the-street/big-meal/food-in-britain
Carmen looks at the different food that people in Britain enjoy eating and talks about how food in Britain comes from all over the world.
Writing
How to order food in a restaurant in Englishhttps://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/order-food-in-a-restaurant/
Learn how to order food in a restaurant in English. In this funny video, a dog with human hands will show you how it’s done. Writing: Show the video below first and let students write a monologue of what the dog is thinking and saying. Show then the video above or give that as an example for the task.
A restaurant review | Writing – Intermediate B1 | British Councilhttps://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/b1-writing/a-restaurant-reviewLearn how to write a restaurant review. (yr 7-8)
Speaking
English Language Practice: Ordering at a Restauranthttps://www.thoughtco.com/beginner-dialogues-at-a-restaurant-1210039ESL students can practice ordering food at restaurants and learn basic ordering questions with these dialogue exercises.
Pre-Intermediate Level: Restaurant Role Cards. | ESL Loungehttp://www.esl-lounge.com/level2/lev2restaurantrcards.php
Waiter, Customer, and Manager role cards to help students with the functional and situational language required in a restaurant.
Restaurants – All Things Topicshttp://www.allthingstopics.com/restaurants.htmlall things topics – Downloadable discussion worksheets on restaurants
Eating Out: General English Questionshttp://www.esldiscussiontopics.com/eatingOut.html
- What do you look for in a good restaurant?
- What are the best restaurants in your town or city?…
Game
At the Restaurant Board Game worksheet – Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachershttps://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/vocabulary/going-restaurant/restaurant-board-game/3777
Make and answer questions and dialogues regarding waiter/customer. – ESL worksheets
Interactive
ESL Quiz: Eating at a Restauranthttps://www.thoughtco.com/esl-quiz-eating-at-a-restaurant-4171550
A short quiz for English learners focused on ordering food at a restaurant. Test your knowledge and vocabulary.
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