Create a Restaurant
· Introduce food vocabulary and have students work in groups to choose a name for their restaurant, design a menu and present their menus to the class. You may wish to supply menus in Spanish from restaurants in your area or from the Internet as models. Student menus can include categories like "Entremeses" (appetizers), "Platos Principales" (main courses), "Postres" (desserts) and "Bebidas" (drinks) and can list prices in the currency of a Spanish-speaking country such as pesos, queztales, colones, bolívares or córdobas, according to student research. Menus can provide the opportunity to look at comparative structures as well as feminine and masculine endings: "La langosta es cara. El pollo es más barato." (The lobster is expensive. The chicken is cheaper/less expensive.)
Set the Table
· Supply place settings and a table -- two student desks pushed together work as a table for two. Using Total Physical Response, command students to have a seat, point to the glass, pick up the knife, put a fork to the left of the plate, fold the napkin. When students follow commands with ease, pick up the pace. Then have students give commands to others at the table. To reinforce vocabulary, students can role play asking for items: "Necesito.. ." (I need...) "...un tenedor" (a fork) or "...la sal" (salt).
Order a Meal
· Introduce useful restaurant phrases such as "¿Qué desean comer?" (What would you like to eat?), "Me gustaría..."/"Quisiera..." (I would like...), "De postre, quiero.." (For dessert, I'll have...), "La cuenta, por favor" (Check, please). Keep phrases on the board for reference. Have students take turns playing server and diners, ordering a complete meal with drinks and dessert. Servers can recommend menu items: "Yo le recomiendo..." (I recommend...). Customers can take or leave the suggestions: "No, tráigame ..." (No, bring me...).
Know Your Classmates
· Have students interview their classmates in Spanish to find who fits the following descriptions. "¿Quién..." (Who...?) "...toma café después de cenar?" (drinks coffee after dining),. "... prefiere pescado?" (prefers fish), "...no come carne?" (doesn't eat meat), "...cuenta calorías?" (counts calories). You can provide students with a list of interview questions or ask students to make up their own. Have students report their findings to the class.
Off to the Races
· Create a set of eight to 10 restaurant question-and-answer sets such as "¿Cuánto le debo? Cincuenta dólares." (How much do I owe? $50.00) and "¿Está incluido el servicio? Si, está incluido." (Is the tip included? Yes, it is.) Write the answers in random order in two columns on the board or on poster sheets. Students line up in two teams behind a mark on the floor. Read a question. The two students at the front of the line race to touch the correct answer while saying it to score a point for their team. The next students in line then face off for the next question.
What Are They Doing?
· One by one, students draw a slip of paper with a restaurant activity to pantomime for the class: ordering a meal, serving drinks, cutting a steak, eating a food that tastes bad. To practice formation of questions and present progressive, have one student ask, "¿Qué está haciendo (él/ella)?" (What is he/she doing?). Other students answer based on the pantomime: "Está tomando café" (She's drinking coffee).
The Whole Enchilada
· Put it all together and take your practice scenarios on the road with a class trip to a local Spanish-speaking restaurant. Give waitstaff the heads up to speak only Spanish to your group. Allow students to bring dictionaries or cheat sheets, anything they might realistically rely on if traveling abroad. Remind students that politeness trumps foreign language skills, so they should remember "por favor" (please) and "gracias" (thank you) and use "Ud." when addressing the server, as in "Tráigame...." (Bring me...).
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Title: / Food: In the Restaurant
ENGLISH / SPANISH
1. the fork / 1. el tenedor
2. the soupspoon / 2. la cucharada sopera
3. the knife / 3. el cuchillo
4. the teaspoon / 4. la cucharilla
5. the wine glass / 5. la copa de vino
6. the napkin / 6. la servilleta
7. the saucer / 7. el platillo
8. the soup bowl / 8. el plato de sopa
9. the salad plate / 9. el plato de ensalada
10. the dinner plate / 10. el plato de la cena
11. the place setting / 11. el cubierto
12. the dishwasher / 12. el lavavajillas
13. the chef / 13. el chef
14. the kitchen / 14. la cocina
15. the busperson / 15. el ayudante de camarero
16. the bread basket / 16. el cesto de pan
17. the dessert tray / 17. la bandeja de postres
18. the tip / 18. la propina
19. to pay / 19. pagar
20. the tray / 20. la bandeja
21. to clear the table / 21. quitar la mesa
22. to order / 22. pedir
23. to serve / 23. servir
24. to pour / 24. verter
25. to set the table / 25. poner la mesa
26. the patron / 26. el patrón
27. the waiter / 27. el camarero/la camarera**el joven; senorita
28. the menu / 28. el menú
29. the dining room / 29. el comedor
30. the hostess / 30. la anfitriona
Here are some typical dialogues which will provide you with useful phrases and vocabulary for when you
visit the restaurant.
Situation 1: Reserving a table -Situación 1: Reservar la mesa
SeñorI would like to reserve a table for four people for this evening
SeñorQuisiera reservar una mesa para cuatro personas por esta noche
CamareroWhat time would you like to eat?
CamereroPara qué hora será?
We would like to come at 8pm.
Nos gustaría venir a las ocho.
That`s fine, what is the name please?
Vale.A nombre de quién por favor?
Mr. Ballesteros.
Sr. Ballesteros.
Ok Mr. Ballesteros, we will see you at 8 o`clock.
Vale Sr. Ballesteros.Nos veremos a las ocho.
Situation 2: Arrival -Situación 2: Llegada
SeñorGood evening.We have booked a table in the name of Ballesteros.
SeñorBuenas noches.Hemos reservado una mesa a nombre de Ballesteros.
CamareroAh yes, Mr. Ballesteros; your table is over here on the left. Here we are, the waiter will be with you shortly.
CamereroAh sí, Sr. Ballesteros; su mesa está por aquí a la izquierda.Aquí estamos, el camarero vendrá a servirle dentro de poco.
Thank you
Gracias.
Good evening, here are the menus. Can I get you something to drink while you are choosing your meals?
Buenas noches.Aquí están los menús.Quieren algo para beber mientrás eligen su comida?
Yes thank you. We would like two glasses of red wine and two lemonades please.
Sí.Queremos dos vasos de vino tinto y dos limonadas por favor.
No problem.
Vale.
Situación 3: Order the food -Situation 3: Pedir lacomida
CamareroAre you ready to order your meals yet?
CamereroEstán listos para pedir?
SeñorYes, for starters we would like one tortilla, one melon and two of the seafood salads.
SeñorSí, para empezar nos gustaría la tortilla, el melón y dos ensaladas de mariscos.
Then for main courses we would like one fillet steak, one hake with vinaigrette, rice with king prawns and the chicken with grapes.
Después, como plato principal nos gustaría el filete, la merluza con vinagreta, el arroz con langostinos y el pollo con uvas.
How would you like the steak?
Cómo le gustaría el filete?
Well done please.
Bien hecho por favor.
Ok, would you like further drinks?
Vale, quieren más bebidas?
Yes please - two more glasses of lemonade, and for us a bottle of your house red
Sí por favor - dos más limonadas y una botella de su vino tinto de casa para nosotros.
The waiter returns to the table
El camarero vuelve a la mesa
CamareroI`m sorry, but there is no hake available this evening. Would you like to choose something else?
CamereroLamento, no tenemos más merluza. Les gustaría elegir otro plato?
SeñorYes, we will have the mussels in tomato sauce instead please.
SeñorSí, queremos los mejillones en salsa de tomate en vez de la merluza por favor.
Here we are: the seafood salads.Whose is the melon and the tortilla?Enjoy your meal.
Aquíestán las ensaladas de mariscos.Para quién es el melón?Y la tortilla?Buen provecho.
Situación 4: Order the deserts -Situation 4: Pedir los postres
CamareroWould you like the dessert menu?
CamereroLes gustaría ver el menú de postres?
SeñorYes please
SeñorSí por favor.
Here you are.I would recommend the fried milk cubes with cinnamon. I will give you some minutes to decide.
Aquí está.Les recomiendo la leche frita con canela.Les daré unos minutos para decidir.
Are you ready yet?
Están listos a pedir?
Yes, we would like two of your recommendation the fried milk cubes with cinnamon. Also we would like the fresh fruit salad, some chocolate ice-cream and finally, two coffees please.
Sí, nos gustaría dos de lo que Vd recomendió la leche frita con canela.También quisiéramos la ensalada de frutas, un helado de chocolate y para terminar, dos cafés con leche.
After the meal -Después de la cena
CamareroDid you enjoy the meal?
CamereroLes gustó la comida?
SeñorYes, everything was very delicious. Could we have the bill please?
SeñorSí, todo fue muy sabroso.Nos trae la cuenta por favor?
Yes of course.
Sí claro.
Do you take credit card?
Aceptan tarjetas de crédito?
Yes no problem. Here you are, please enter your PIN. Thank you.See you again!Sí claro.Por favor, marque su contraseña en la máquina.Gracias.Hasta luego!