Ordering in a Restaurant
B1 level · 40-minute interactive lesson
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Practise real restaurant English with confidence
This lesson helps learners handle a full restaurant visit in English, from arriving and ordering to asking questions about the menu and paying politely at the end of the meal.
B1CEFR level
40 minInteractive lesson
6 stagesRestaurant practice
Stage 1 — Warm-up
Eating out in English
5 minutes · Discussion & context setting
Discuss with your partner:
1. Do you enjoy eating in restaurants? What kind of food do you like?
2. Have you ever eaten in an English-speaking country? Was it different from ordering at home?
3. What do you find difficult about ordering food in English?
Teacher note: Elicit restaurant vocabulary students already know. Ask: what do you say when you arrive? When you need more time? When something is wrong?
Today's scenario — tonight's menu at The Olive Garden Bistro:
2 guests
Casual dining
One guest is vegetarian
Stage 2 — Vocabulary
Key restaurant vocabulary
10 minutes · Gap-fill exercise
Click a word, then click a blank to fill it. Hover over a word to see its meaning. Click a filled blank to remove it.
Complete the sentences with the correct word from the box.
Stage 3 — Functional language
Useful phrases for restaurants
8 minutes · Study & practise
Stage 4 — Question forms
Restaurant question forms drill
10 minutes · Multiple choice quiz
Stage 5 — Role play
A meal at the bistro
12 minutes · Pair work
How to use: Student A = Waiter/Waitress. Student B = Customer. Use the script as a guide — improvise your own orders using the menu!
Stage 6 — Summary
Lesson complete!
5 minutes · Review & feedback