Waiter: Good evening, sir. Are you alone?
A: Good evening. Yes, I’m alone.
W: Would you like to sit over there, sir? Near the window?
A: Yes, thank you. May I look through the menu?
W: Of course. Here it is.
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W: Have you decided yet, sir? May I take your order?
A: As a starter I’d have a tomato juice. Oh, no, I’ll have an onion soup.
W: OK. How about the main course, sir?
A: I’m not sure… Perhaps you can help me?
W: Oh, if I were you, sir, I’d have a steak in wine sauce. I myself like it very much. Moreover, it’s the speciality of the day (ôèðì. áëþäî).
A: All right. I’ll have the steak.
W: What would you like with the steak, sir?
A: A salad and some mashed potatoes, please.
W: Would you like something to drink?
A: Yes. Some mineral water, please. And could I see the wine list?
W: Of course. Here it is, sir.
A: I’ll have some French red wine.
A: Waiter!
W: Yes, sir… DO you want the bill?
A: Yes. How much is it?
W: ₤7.25, sir.
6. Answer the questions:
1) How many meals a say do you have?
2) What’s the biggest meal of the day?
3) Where do you have it?
4) You have lunch at the office, don’t you?
5) How long does it take you to have it?
6) Are there usually many people in the café?
7) Is the choice of dishes large?
8) What can you say about the quality of the food?
9) What do you usually have for breakfast?
10) Which drinks do you like and which don’t you like?
11) Which fruit do you like?
12) What is your favorite food (pizza, fish and chips, roast chicken, meat pie, hot dogs or humburgers)?
13) What can you make yourself and what can’t you make (omelette, boiled eggs, fish and chips, scones, pizza, cakes, roast chicken, clear soup, stew or cutlets)?
At the doctor’s