Beginner Track
Food vocabulary and the polite phrases that get you fed at a restaurant.
Part 1
Core words you'll need at almost any restaurant or café.
"Check" is the word to use here — "bill" is the UK version, worth knowing but not a separate drill.
Part 2
"I'd like," "Can I get," and "Could I have" all ask for something politely — "could" is the most formal of the three.
1 · Polite Request
"I'd like a coffee."
2 · Polite Request
"Can I get a coffee?"
3 · Polite Request
"Could I have the check, please?"
4 · Polite Request
"Could I see the menu, please?"
Part 3
The phrases that carry an entire restaurant order from start to finish.
1 · Ordering Phrase
"Can I see the menu, please?"
2 · Ordering Phrase
"I'd like the chicken, please."
3 · Ordering Phrase
"Could I get some water too?"
4 · Ordering Phrase
"Could I have the check, please?"
Same line as Part 2 — you already know this one.
Part 4
Read aloud as a pair, then swap roles.
Line by Line
Part 5
Try each one yourself first, then press play to hear the correct answer.
1 · Rewrite as a Polite Request
"Give me a coffee." →
Answer: I'd like a coffee.
2 · Rewrite as a Polite Request
"Show me the menu." →
Answer: Could I see the menu, please?
3 · Rewrite as a Polite Request
"Give me the check." →
Answer: Could I have the check, please?
4 · Fill in the Blank
"I'd like ___ (chicken), please."
Answer: the chicken. Full line: I'd like the chicken, please.
5 · Fill in the Blank
"Could I get some ___ (water) too?"
Answer: water. Full line: Could I get some water too?
6 · Fill in the Blank
"Could I have the ___ (check), please?"
Answer: check.
Part 6
Listen to the prompt, then pause the audio and answer out loud in your own words.
1 · Practice Prompt
"Order a meal for yourself, out loud, start to finish."
Use the full ordering exchange from Part 3 as your guide.
2 · Practice Prompt
"What's your favorite food? Why?"
Pause after listening and answer out loud.