Skill: Listening, Speaking,
Topic: Eat in a Restaurant or Eat out
Mode: Interpersonal
Level: Intermediate
Can-Do/Competency: I can order alcoholic or non-aloholic drinks from the menu in a live conversation (either in person or on the phone) using appropriate turn-taking, as well as correct tone and register.
Excerpt: Students will order drinks for a drink menu with a native speaker waiter
Activity components:
- A drink menu
- A native speaker to play the role of the waiter
Instructions to the teacher:
Set up a table at the front of the classroom with two chairs and a drink menu. Have a native speaker (you or a volunteer) play the role of the waiter. The waiter first lets the students know about 2-3 daily specials (made-up beforehand), then asks what they would like to drink. The students then place their orders with the server.
Instructions to students:
There is a table at the front of the classroom with two chairs and a drink menu. A waiter is going to come and let you know about a few daily specials and will then take your order. Make sure to use correct tone and register.