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The Minnesota Literacy Council created this curriculum with funding from the MN Department of Education. We

invite you to adapt it for your own classrooms.

MASTER

Restaurants Week 1 of 2

Unit Overview:

In this two week unit students will practice ordering food in a restaurant, types of

jobs in a restaurant, and discuss appropriate and inappropriate workplace behavior

in the context of restaurants.

The first week will focus on ordering in a restaurant. Students will read a menu,

place an order, and ask yes/no questions about menu items.

The second week will have a workplace focus. Students will learn about types of

jobs in a restaurant, appropriate and inappropriate restaurant employee behavior

and how to express a problem the might happen in a restaurant.

Unit Objectives:

After this unit students will be able to...

identify and spell menu categories

read a restaurant menu

order at a restaurant

ask yes/no questions about menu items

spell and describe types of jobs found in a restaurant

describe appropriate and inappropriate restaurant employee behavior

express a problem that might happen in a restaurant

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Unit Outline:

Week 1- Ordering at a Fast Food Restaurant

Monday: The Parts of a Menu; Ordering

Tuesday: Asking Yes/No Questions about Menu Items

Wednesday: Dialogs Between a Cashier and Customer

Thursday: Ordering at a Fast Food Restaurant

Week 2 -Working in a Restaurant

Monday: Jobs at Restaurants

Tuesday: Appropriate and Inappropriate Employee Behavior

Wednesday: Expressing Problems and Solutions in a Restaurant

Thursday: Review Working in a Restaurant

MATERIALS:

Fast Food Menu

Restaurant Dialog

Restaurant Dialog fill in version

Deli Menu

OXPD pp62-63

Problems in a Restaurant worksheet

Solutions to the Problems worksheet

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Restaurants: Monday Week 1 of 2 Daily Goal / Focus of Lesson: The Parts of a Menu

Lesson Objectives: Materials:

Students Will:

Identify the terms for categories of a menu

Categorize menu items.

Practice phrases used for ordering food.

Mingle Activity

(find at the end of this lesson)

Pictures of restaurant foods

Activity Ideas:

Warm Up: Mingle about Restaurants 1) Introduce the mingle questions found at the end of this lesson; model the activity for ss.

2) Let ss mingle until they have talked to most/all people in the class.

3) Have ss share the foods they like to order w/ the class; make a list on the board.

Objective 1: Identify and spell the terms for categories of a menu 1) Introduce vocab: main dishes, sandwiches, appetizers, side dishes, beverages, desserts

-Using the list of foods on the board, give examples of foods from the first category. Teach the word "main

dishes". Ask ss for a few more examples of main dishes.

-Do the same thing with the other categories. Periodically, return to the previous categories to review the

word and its pronunciation.

-When all the categories have been covered, erase the categories and ask ss to name & spell them again.

Ask different ss to come up to the board to write the word.

Objective 2: Categorize menu items -Erase the board and elicit/write the parts of a menu again.

-Have ss work in pairs/groups to write new lists of items that can be in each part of a menu.

-You could give them magazine pictures and have them paste next to the words.

-Find out which group has the longest list for each category and ask them to share what is in their list.

Objective 3: Practice phrases for ordering food 1) Introduce phrases:

-Ask ss what they say to order food. Elicit language from ss; add to the list if appropriate. -Phrases could

include: *I'll have the ___, please. *I'd like the ___. *Can I have the ___?

-Practice the phrases as a large group until they feel comfortable/confident.

2) Practice phrases:

-Pass out a few pictures of food/food realia to each student, and organize them in small groups. Go around

the circle, and have each student say a phrase to order the food that they have. For example: if I have a

picture of soup, I would say "I'd like the ___." Keep going around the circle until they've used all their

foods and all the phrases.

-For more practice, ss mingle and tell at least three other students what they'd like to order.

Wrap Up: Review menu categories and/or ordering phrases -Give each student a slip of paper with a few items listed on it--all in the same menu category. They read

the list to the class, and the class has to guess which category.

-Or, do a dictation with the menu vocab or the ordering phrases.

-Or, play hangman with key vocab.

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Mingle Activity

What is your

name?

Do you eat

at restaurants

in Minneapolis?

(a lot, sometimes,

never?)

What is your

favorite

restaurant

in Minneapolis?

What do you

order

at the restaurant?

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

7)

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Restaurants: Tuesday, Week 1 of 2 Daily Goal / Focus of Lesson: Choosing and Asking Questions about Menu Items

Lesson Objectives: Materials

Students Will:

Review menu categories

Choose items from a restaurant menu that they'd like

to order

Create and ask yes/no questions about menu items

(examples: Does the hamburger come with tomato?

Can I get the salad without cheese?)

Fast Food menu

(find at the end of this lesson)

Activity Ideas:

Warm Up: Review menu categories 1. Elicit the names of menu categories from ss; ask how to spell. (See yesterday's curriculum for the

specific vocab.) Write the categories of menu items on 6 pieces of flip chart paper.

2. Elicit an example item for each category and invite that student to write the example on the paper

3. Assign partners and give each pair a marker

4. Partners walk around the room and write example items on the flip chart papers

Note: if you give each pair a different color marker, you can see who has mastered the vocabulary and who

needs more practice/help

Objective 1: Read the fast food menu at the end of this lesson Pre-reading: Tell students the name of the restaurant and ask elicit a couple predictions about what they

will see on it. Ss each write a few predictions.

Reading: Pass out the menus and students read to see how many predictions were correct.

Post-reading: Model how to mark the menu with smiley faces next to items that you like; have ss mark the

items they like.

Post-reading: Ordering from the menu with partners

1. Review language for ordering from yesterday; write on the board.

2. Choose 3 items from the menu that you'd like and model how order these items.

3. Ss each choose 3 items that they'd like to order

4. Ss line up in two rows, facing each other and tell the person across from them what they'd like to

order

5. One row moves down so that everyone has new partners; repeat step 4, then repeat again a few

more times.

Objective 2: Asking yes/no questions about menu items Group ball toss:

1. Use an example of something on the menu that you want to change and elicit what you should

say/ask. Try to guide the class to ask a yes/no question about the item.

2. Write these sentence frames on the board:

Does the _____________ have ______________?

Can I get the __________________ without __________________?

Can I get the __________________ with __________________?

1. Elicit a few example questions using the sentence frames.

2. If there is space in the classroom, all the students can stand in circle. If not, they can remain

seated. Model asking a question about the menu using a sentence frame while holding a

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ball/beanbag.

3. Toss the ball to a student and the student asks a question about a menu item

4. The student tosses the ball to another student, etc.

Practice with a partner:

1. Write clear copies of the sentence frames on the board, if they aren't still up there.

2. Elicit example questions from a couple students; write their sentences on the board.

3. With a partner, ss first brainstorm menu questions orally; then write down a few in their

notebooks. (Students who finish early can write a few questions without using/looking at the

frames.)

4. Invite ss to share their sentences with the group.

Wrap Up:

Do another ball toss; this time students share one of the questions that they wrote.

If time allows, use their sentences in a student-led dictation: each pair reads one of their sentences

for the class. The class listens and writes it in their notebook. Then ss can come up to the board

to write their sentences and correct as a class.

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Value Meals

1 Big Burger 2 Big Cheeseburger 3 Big Bacon Cheese Burger

$4.95 $5.15 $5.75

4 Grilled Chicken Sandwich 5 Crispy Chicken Sandwich 6 Fish Fillet Sandwich

$5.75 $5.50 $5.85

Salads Sides Beverages

Reg $1.25 Lrg $1.90 XLrg $2.10

Grilled Chicken

Salad $6.00 French Fries Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite

Side Salad $1.75 Onion Rings Ice Tea

Milk $1.50

Desserts Coffee $1.75

Ice Cream Sundae $2.25 Bottled Water $2.10

Apple Pie $1.75

Big Burger Menu

Reg $1.25 Lrg $1.95 XLrg $2.15

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Restaurants: Wednesday, Week 1 of 2 Daily Goal / Focus of Lesson: Dialogs Between a Cashier and Customer

Lesson Objectives: Material

S's will listen, read & practice a dialog between a

customer and cashier

S's will create variations based on the dialog that they

read

S's will ask yes/no questions about fast food menu

items (review)

Fill in the blanks fast food

restaurant dialog

(find at the end of this lesson)

Activity Ideas:

Warm Up: Brainstorm around the word menu. 1. Write the word MENU on the board and draw a circle around it.

2. Elicit words that the students learned so far this week. (See Monday's curriculum for specific language.)

Draw lines coming out from menu and write a word on each line.

3. Erase the words and invite students to come up to the board and write them again.

Objective 1: Listen, read & practice a dialog between customer & cashier Practice the dialog at the end of this lesson using the following method:

1. Don't pass out the dialog yet. Read the title & dialog out loud while students listen.

2. Read the first sentence aloud again. Ask students for a key (important) word from the sentence.

Write the key word on the board.

3. Repeat step 2 with the next sentence until there is a key word for each sentence on the board.

Write all the key words in order.

4. As a class, ask students to retell the dialog using the key words.

5. Students read the dialog independently.

6. Students practice the dialogue with a partner. Have them practice multiple times; on the last time

challenge them to do it without looking at their papers.

Break (10 min.)

Objective 2: Create variations based on the dialog they read 1. Pass out the fill in the blanks version of the dialog located at the end of this lesson.

2. Model for students how to create a list of possible items to put in the first blank, including how to write

the list on a separate sheet of paper.

3. Elicit a list of possible items to put in the second blank.

4. Students work in groups to create lists of items for the rest of the blanks.

5. Ask each group to share one of their lists.

Note: students will do a role play in tomorrow's lesson.

Objective 3: Write yes/no questions about items they might find on a restaurant menu. 1. Elicit a list of menu items that students like to eat and write them on the board.

2. Elicit the yes/no question frames that they used in class yesterday. See the activity for objective 2 in

yesterday's lesson for suggested questions.

3. Elicit a couple yes/no questions about the menu items that are on the board.

4. Students write yes/no questions about the items on the board using the question frames.

5. Higher level students can try writing questions without referring to the frames.

Wrap Up:

Tell a partner two things you learned today.

Or re-use the spelling lists from Day 1 of the curriculum.

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Ordering at a Fast Food Restaurant- Dialog Cashier: Welcome to Big Burger. Is this for here or to go? Customer: For here. Does the chicken sandwich come with tomato? Cashier: Yes, it comes with lettuce and tomato. Customer: Ok, I’d like a chicken sandwich and a side salad with Italian dressing. Can I get the salad without cheese? Cashier: Sure. Anything to drink? Customer: Yes, I’d like a small ice tea. Cashier: That’ll be $5.75. Customer: Here you go. Cashier: $5.75 out of $10. Here’s your change. Customer: Thank you. Cashier: You’re welcome. Next, please.

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Ordering at a Fast Food Restaurant- Fill in the Blanks

Cashier: Welcome to (1)__________________. Is this for here or to go? Customer: For here. Does the (2)__________________come with (3)__________________? Cashier: (4)______________________________. Customer: Ok, I’d like (5)__________________and (6)__________________. Can I get the (7)__________________without (8)__________________? Cashier: Sure. Anything to drink? Customer: Yes, I’d like (9)__________________. Cashier: That’ll be (10) $______________. Customer: Here you go. Cashier: Here’s your change. Customer: Thank you. Cashier: You’re welcome. Next, please.

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Restaurants: Thursday, Week 1 of 2 Daily Goal / Focus of Lesson: Ordering at a Fast Food Restaurant

Lesson Objectives: Material

Students Will:

Read a menu to find items that they like and how much

they cost

Role play a dialog between a customer and a cashier at

a fast food restaurant

Choose and order food from a menu in the role play

Include yes/no questions about the menu in their role

play

Deli menu

(find at the end of this lesson)

Tipping Reading

(find at the end of this lesson)

index cards

calculators (optional)

Activity Ideas:

Warm Up: Unscramble yes/no questions 1. pass out an index card to each student.

2. dictate a word from the first question to a student.

3. dictate another word from the question to another student, etc.

4. invite students up to the front of the room and instruct them to stand in the correct order, holding up their

cards.

5. encourage students to find and correct their own mistakes.

6. repeat with another question, recycling any word cards that use the same words.

Possible questions:

Does the chicken sandwich have lettuce?

Can I get the hamburger without cheese?

Can I get the fish sandwich with tomato?

Does the soup have meat in it?

Objective 1: Read a menu to find items they like & their price 1. Pre-teach the words deli and refill.

2. Ss read the menu at the end of this lesson. Mark stars next to items they like; mark question marks next

to questions.

3. Ss compare the marks they made with partners.

4. Answer questions that the students still have about the menu.

5. Model how to write down what you'd like to order from the menu and add up the price.

6. Students write what they'd like to order and add up the price

7. Partners check their math

If there is time before the break, you can proceed to step 1 of the next activity.

Objective 2: Role play ordering from the deli menu 1. Elicit a dialog from students of a customer and cashier at the deli and write it on the board

a. asking for food and asking a yes/no question about a menu item are both review

b. if the students are stuck they can refer to the dialog they read yesterday

2. Elicit a few substitutions for different food items, yes/no questions and the total amount of the order

3. The teacher role plays with a higher level student. The teacher is the cashier.

4. Repeat the role play with another student while the class observes.

5. Students work with partners to do the role play. Possible instructions are:

a. Order some food.

b. Ask a question about the menu.

c. Pay for your food.

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Reading about Restaurants (if time):

Choose a story related to restaurants from your center's library, or use the reading about tipping at

the end of this lesson.

Do some pre-reading, reading, and post-reading activities so students can comprehend and reflect

on the topic.

Wrap Up: Students work in small groups to make lists of what they learned this week including vocabulary, grammar,

and life skills.

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Deb’s Deli

Soups Sandwiches Cup: $2.50 Bowl: $4.50 All sandwiches served with potato chips

Chicken Noodle Chicken $6.00 Beef Vegetable Roast Beef $6.50 Cream of Mushroom Ham $5.75 Tuna Salad $5.75

Salads Sides Grilled Chicken Salad $6.50 Potato Chips $.80 Chicken Salad and Fruit Plate $7.00 Potato Salad $1.10 Garden Salad $5.00 Pasta Salad $1.10

Beverages Desserts Small: $1.30 Med: $1.80 Large: $2.25 Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite Chocolate Chip Cookie $1.60 Homemade Ice Tea no refills Sugar Cookie $1.60 Homemade Lemonade no refills Brownie $1.80 Milk no refills

Deb’s Deli

Soups Sandwiches Cup: $2.50 Bowl: $4.50 All sandwiches served with potato chips

Chicken Noodle Chicken $6.00 Beef Vegetable Roast Beef $6.50 Cream of Mushroom Ham $5.75 Tuna Salad $5.75

Salads Sides Grilled Chicken Salad $6.50 Potato Chips $.80 Chicken Salad and Fruit Plate $7.00 Potato Salad $1.10 Garden Salad $5.00 Pasta Salad $1.10

Beverages Desserts Small: $1.30 Med: $1.80 Large: $2.25 Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite Chocolate Chip Cookie $1.60 Homemade Ice Tea no refills Sugar Cookie $1.60 Homemade Lemonade no refills Brownie $1.80 Milk no refills

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