Practise a short conversation with restaurant staff.

The idea

Ask What is in…? about ingredients, and use I would like to order. Request the bill when ready to pay.

Examples

  • What is in the vegetable soup?
  • Is the chicken served with rice?
  • I would like the fish, please.
  • Could we have two glasses of water?
  • The potatoes are delicious.
  • Could we have the bill, please?

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Watch out

Do not confuse asking what a dish contains with ordering it; ask first, then make your choice.

Try it yourself

  1. What is ___ the curry?

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    in

    in asks about the ingredients of the curry.

  2. I would ___ some tea, please.

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    like

    like completes a polite request for tea.

  3. Could we have the ___, please?

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    bill

    bill is the request for the amount to pay.

Use it today

Write a question about a dish, an order and a request to pay.