SPEAKING EATING OUT PAIRWORK

You have to do a report about eating out and restaurants in your town for a local magazine. Interview
your partner and complete the questionnaire. Then report the survey results to a different classmate.

QUESTIONNAIRE
Eating out
Do you prefer eating out or eating at home? Why? _
What are the good and bad points of each option?

How often do you eat out? _

Who do you usually eat out with? _

Restaurants in town
What kind of foreign /ˈfɒrɪn/restaurants can you find
in your town?

What kind of restaurants do you usually go to? Why?

Do you ever eat at McDonald’s? Why?

Favourite restaurant
What is your favourite restaurant? Where is it?

What is the food like?

What is the decor /ˈdeɪkɔ:/like?

What is the service like?

What is the price like?

What are its typical dishes /ˈdɪʃɪz/?

Other
What is your favourite appetizer /ˈæpəˌtaɪzə/?
What is your favourite main course /kɔ:s/?
What is your favourite dessert /dɪˈzɜ:t/?
MONOLOGUE_1 MY FAVOURITE RESTAURANT 2min
An English friend wants to know about a restaurant in your town to go out for dinner with his family. Tell him
about your favourite restaurant. You can include the following points.

_Location _Food _Service _Price

MONOLOGUE_2 A WONDERFUL MEAL 2min

You are talking with an Irish friend about eating out. You remember a wonderful meal you had. Tell her about
this special meal. You can include the following points:

_Description of restaurant _What you ate and drank _The service and price

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
Starting the monologue I’m going to talk about ….
Describing the restaurant
Location: it’s located /ləʊˈkeɪtɪd/in… It’s in… the opening hours are from … to…

Type of restaurant: It’s a traditional /trəˈdɪʃənəl/ (Spanish, French, Italian, etc) - fast food - snack bar - vegetarian
/ˌvedʒəˈteəriən/– raw /rɔ:/restaurant

Decoration: The decoration is traditional - modern - trendy... It’s decorated /dekəˈreɪtɪd/with… It’s spacious
/ˈspeɪʃəs/- small - well-lit - dark - light

Food: It has a varied /ˈveərɪd/- cheap - tasty /ˈteɪstɪ/... set menu /ˈmenjuː/
The food is very tasty - delicious /dɪˈlɪʃəs/- really good - well prepared /prɪˈpeəd/- a little spicy /ˈspaɪsɪ/
I love the tuna /ˈtju:nə/… - I specially enjoy the salmon /ˈsæmən/
The typical dishes/ˈdɪʃɪz/are… The portions /ˈpɔːʃənz/ are large - small
The ingredients /ɪnˈgri:dɪənts/are all very fresh… / The menu is limited /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/… / They serve… / You can order…
It has an extensive wine list.

Service: the service / staff… is quick - slow - polite - rude /ru:d/ - helpful - attentive - professional - friendly

Price: It has reasonable prices /ˈri:zənəbl ˈpraɪsɪz/. It’s (quite/not) cheap - (quite/not) expensive - good value for
money - worth the money

Atmosphere /ˈætməsˌfɪə/: The restaurant is busy /ˈbɪzi/- quiet…

It has a noisy - quiet - trendy - romantic - lively /ˈlaɪvlɪ/- nice – warm /wɔ:m/- inviting atmosphere

Recommendation: I strongly recommend it for its food and service … because it’s … / You won’t be disappointed!

Talking about a past meal went - booked /bukt/ - met - ordered /ˈɔ:dəd/ - ate /et/- drank - talked about - paid -
tasted /teistid/ - had a lovely time
For a starter… - for the main course /kɔ:s/ - for dessert /dɪˈzɜ:t/… - to drink… we had
/ordered…

Linking your ideas First, we ordered ….. Then… Next… After that… Before that, …
As for the decoration, and…. but… because…..
Finishing the monologue Finally,… And that’s all about…