Unit Three Food﹠Beverage Service 餐饮部
第一节Table Booking 餐饮预定
Ⅰ.New words &expressions
1.headwaiter 侍者领班
2.lectern (服务员)放订单的小台架；讲桌，教堂中的讲经桌
3. take order
4 .menu n
5 .rare adj.
6.medium[′mi:diēm] adj./n中间的；（三角形）中线
7. dress code
8. specialty [́s peʃəlti]
9. wine list
10.leftovers n 剩饭菜leftover adj.剩余的，吃剩的
Ⅱ. Methods of Cooking
Ⅲ.Dialogs
1. A Reservation for Four
(W=Waiter, G=Guest)
Mr. and Mrs. Smith are visiting Xi’an. They want to reserve a table for dinner. Waiter: The Oriental Restaurant. May I help you?
G: I’d like to reserve a table for four.
W: For what time, sir?
G: 6:30 this evening.
W: I am terribly sorry, sir. All the tables are reserved until 7:30.
G: Why is this?
W: Well, sir, a big group is arriving at six. Would a reservation for 7:30 be too late? G: Yes, I’m afraid so.
W: May I suggest our coffee shop, sir? I am sure they will have tables available. G: All right. I’ll try the coffee shop, sir? Could you transfer my call?
W: Sure. Please hold on, sir.I’ll put you right through.
G: Thank you very much.
W: Coffee shop, may I help you?
G: Yes, I want a table for four tonight at 6:30.
W: Very well, sir. A table for four at 6:30. May I know your name, please?
G: Mr. Smith.
W: Thank you for calling, Mr. Smith. I have reserved a table in your name.
G: Thank you very much. Good-bye.
2. Ordering a Meal
Mr. Barton has made a reservation in the restaurant and now he is in the restaurant.
(W=Waitress，M=Mr. Barton)
Waitress: Good evening, Sir. Have you got a reservation?
Mr. Barton: Yes. For 7:00. The name is Barton.
Waitress: (The Waitress checks the list on her lectern) could you follow me, please?
(The guest follows the waitress to his table)
Will this table be all right?
Mr. Barton: This table is just by the dance floor. Could we have another one?
W: Please come this way. (The guest is taken to the table in the back)
Here is the menu.
M: Thank you.
W: May I have your order?
M: Yes, I’ll have a steak and chips, please.
W: How would you like your steak, rare, medium, or well-done?
M: I’d like mine well-done.
W: Would you like your steak with a baked potato or French fries?
M: French fries, please.
W：Would you care for a salad, Sir?
M: Yes, I want a Russian salad.
W: And what would like to drink with your meal?
M: I’d like to order wine.
W: Ill bring the wine list right away….
3. Booking a Table at a Restaurant Contents:
A headwaiter is receiving a telephone call from a local customer to book a table for tonight. Staff: Good morning. Best Food Restaurant .May I help you?
Customer：I'd like to reserve a table in your Sichuan Restaurant.
Staff: What time is it for?
Customer：We’ll come around eight o’clock tonight.
Staff: I’m sorry. We have so many guests this evening.
Customer：How long is the wait?
Staff: Nine o’clock should be OK.
Customer：We are group of six.
Staff: It’s OK. Your name, please?
Customer：My name is Peter Yang. By the way, we’d like a table with a view of the garden.
