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Spanish A1.39.2 Booking a Table and Ordering at a Restaurant

Ana and Pedro reserve a table at a pizzeria and go out for dinner.

Cuento corto: Reservar una mesa y pedir en un restaurante

Ana y Pedro reservan una mesa en una pizzería y van a cenar fuera.

Spanish A1.39.2 Booking a Table and Ordering at a Restaurant

A1 Spanish

Level: A1

Module 6: La ciudad y el pueblo (The city and the village)

Lesson 39: Pedir comida y salir a cenar (Ordering food and dining out)

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

Audio and video

Audio
Audio
Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Text and translation

1. Hoy Ana y Pedro han reservado una mesa en un restaurante para cenar. Today Ana and Pedro have reserved a table at a restaurant for dinner.
2. El restaurante es una pizzería cerca de su casa. The restaurant is a pizzeria near their house.
3. En la pizzería han mirado el menú. They have looked at the menu in the pizzeria.
4. Después han pedido las bebidas y la comida. Afterwards, they have ordered the drinks and the food.
5. Pedro le ha dicho al camarero: Yo quiero el plato de carne. Peter said to the waiter: I want the dish of meat.
6. Ana ha pedido una pizza italiana. Ana has ordered an Italian pizza.
7. Después de comer, ha vuelto el camarero. After eating, the waiter has returned.
8. El camarero les ha preguntado: ¿Queréis tomar un postre? The waiter asked them: Would you like to have a dessert?
9. Pedro ha dicho: Yo quiero tomar una tarta de manzana. Pedro said: I want to have an apple tart.
10. Ana no ha tomado postre. Solo ha pedido un café. Ana has not had dessert. She has only ordered a coffee.
11. Después de cenar Ana y Pedro se han ido a un bar para beber algo. After dinner, Ana and Pedro went to a bar to have a drink.

Exercise 1: Discussion questions

Instruction: Discuss the questions after listening to the audio or reading through the text.

  1. ¿Qué ha comido Pedro en la pizzería?
    2. What has Pedro eaten at the pizzeria?
  2. ¿A quién le han pedido la comida?
    3. Who have they ordered the food from?
  3. ¿Qué ha tomado de postre Pedro?
    4. What has Pedro had for dessert?
  4. ¿Te gusta salir con tus amigos para tomar algo?
    5. Do you like going out with your friends for a drink?
  5. ¿Te gustan los postres? ¿Cuál es tu favorito?
    6. Do you like desserts? Which one is your favourite?

Exercise 2:

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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camarero, menú, postre, plato, pizza, bar

1.
Ana ha pedido una ... italiana.
(Ana has ordered an Italian pizza.)
2.
El camarero les ha preguntado: ¿Queréis tomar un ...?
(The waiter asked them: Do you want to have a dessert?)
3.
En la pizzería han mirado el ....
(At the pizzeria, they looked at the menu.)
4.
Después de comer, ha vuelto el ....
(After eating, the waiter has returned.)
5.
Pedro le ha dicho al camarero: Yo quiero el ... de carne.
(Pedro said to the waiter: I want the meat dish.)
6.
Después de cenar Ana y Pedro se han ido a un ... para beber algo.
(After dinner Ana and Pedro went to a bar to have a drink.)
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