Business Dinner

Unit 5

Telling Tales

Listening Practice

Word Tips

Language FocusRole-Play

Assignment

Warming-up

Warming-up

Do you often eat in restaurants?Have you ever been to a foreign restaurant?Do you know how to handle a business

dinner?

Word Tips Work in pairs. Write down the words under the pictures.

whiteraddish

celery

garlic

potato

tomato

cabbage

cauliflower

capsicum

broccoli

fast food fried chicken steaksoft drink specialty menu dessert lounge fattystarter prawn cracker canned terrific mushroom vegetarianen casserole care for chestnutbean curd bamboo shoot

Word Tips

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Do you know these words?

Listening Practice Suppose you are in a restaurant. Match what you think to what you should say, and then check your answers with what you hear.

You think You say

1)I want to pay. a. Can I have the soft drinks menu, please?

2)I think the fish is good. b. May I have the bill, please?

3)I’m not ready to order yet. c. I’d like the chicken, please?

4)I want to choose some soft drinks. d. What do you recommend?

5)What’s the restaurant’s specialty? e. I recommend the fish.

6)I want chicken. f. I need a few more minutes.

b

e

f

a

d

c

Language Focus

Commenting on the food

Dinner Talk

Settling the bill

Making an

invitation

Proposing a toast

Taking orders and doing the ordering

Language Focus

Would you like to come for a coffee?How would you like to come to our celebration dinner with me?I was wondering if you would like to go to the dinner party with us.We’d love to have the pleasure of your company at a dinner party this evening.

Yes, I’d love to.Yes, that sounds great.Yes, I like the idea very much.How nice of you! I’ll be delighted to go.

I’m sorry, I’m afraid I can’t.Sorry, I’d like to, but I just can’t.Sorry. Maybe we can make it next time?I’m afraid I’m not able to, but thanks all the time.I’m sorry, I really can’t this time. What about another time?

We’d really appreciate it if you’d come.Are you absolutely sure you can’t? It should be fun.

Making an invitation

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Language Focus

May I take your order, please?

Would like to order now?

Have you decided on something, madam?

What kind of soups do you have? Do you have pork, eggplant and laver soup?

Anything to drink?

What wine would you like to have?

I’ll have Sweet and Sour Cucumber.

I’ll take the crisp fish.

May I have a bottle of Zhujiang Beer?

Of course, I’ll be right back with it.

Taking orders and doing the ordering

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Language Focus Proposing a toast

Cheers!

Let’s drink to our friendship.

Here’s to our success at the fair.

Here’s a toast to your promotion （升值） .

May I propose a toast to our distinguished guests( 尊贵的客人 )?

I’d like to propose a toast to our friendly co-operation.

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Language Focus

How do you like the food?

What do you think of the fish?

This food is the best that I’ve ever tasted.

Commenting on the food

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Language Focus

Please make yourself at home.

Help yourself to whatever you like.

It’s only an informal dinner. Please don’t stand on ceremony.

No, thanks. I’ve had enough.

I’m full. I have no room for ice cream.

Dinner Talk

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Language Focus Settling the bill

Please bring me the bill, Miss.

Can I pay by traveler’s cheque?

What’s this (amount) for?

It’s the service charge.

It’s my treat. ( 我请客 )

Let me get the bill.

Let’s go Dutch. (AA 制 )

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Assignment

1. Learn useful expressions by

heart.

2. Find out more words or

phrases may be used while

having a business dinner by

using Internet access.