Unit 1 Making a dinner reservation
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Unit 1 Making a dinner reservation
Vocabulary Adjectives for healthy and natural eating
low-fat contain little fat
vegetarian doesn't eat meat or fish
local produced nearby
low-carb contain few carbohydrates
oranic naturally grown
vegan eats no meat,fish,dairy or eggs
family bistro 家庭小酒馆
subject pronouns 主语代词
Park Grill 公园烧烤
ratings 收视率
Grandma's Organic Soup made with local vegetables from Grier Farms, served with homemade bread
The Lace Salad a green salad with wild-caught lace catfish and lemon sour cream dressing
Grilled Cheese Sandwich just like Mom used to make,with Smitch Bread and pears
Reading Pronoun reference
Pronoun reference
After you use a noun, such as restaurant or server, you can use pronouns such as it or she to refer back to the noun.
For example, it and that can be used as subject pronouns:
The organic restaurant gets five stars for atmosphere. It's my favorite.
We ate at 10 p.m., but that was fine.
It and that can also be used as object pronouns:
I like this dish. I ordered it last time I was here.
The restaurant had very slow service. I hate that.
She and he are subject pronouns. They refer back to a person previously mentioned. Use her or him as object pronouns.
My aunt is on a low-carb diet. She's losing weight.
The server was very polite. I gave him a big tip.
I'm a vegan. I ate here last week with a vegetarian friend, here on vacation.
Mary had never been to the city, and she wanted to eat local food, so I took her to the Park Grill.
We both had the spicy red beans and rice. For $15, it was too expensive; however,
my friend said it was the tastiest bean dish that she'd ever eaten at a restaurant.
We really liked the atmosphere. It's very relaxed. The service was excellent,
and our server, Bob – wow! He was really nice!
Expressions Making a restaurant reservation
How may I help you?
I'd like to make a reservation.
That would be fine.
We'd like a quiet table.
I'll put you in the back dining room.
We'll see you at 7:30 on Wednesday.
Making your language more polite
You can use continuous forms – or a modal such as would, could or may – to make your language more formal and polite.
I'm wondering if you serve food that's locally grown.
We were hoping for a 6 o'clock reservation.
I would like to make a reservation for Sunday evening.
How may I help you? How may I help you?
Six-fifteen would work just fine.
Could you give us a nonsmoking table?
I'm putting you down for 6:30.
Culture note: Of course, it is always best to be polite,
but when you are booking a table or ordering your meal,
you'll find that you get better service if your language is polite and respectful.
It's for a party of four. 这是一个四人聚会。
We were hoping for a 6 o'clock reservation.
Yes, please put us down for 6:15.
