Free printable PDF lesson plans, word banks, quizzes and games for EFL/ESL teachers & learners
RESTAURANTS
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Busy Restaurant
Sound Effects RESTAURANT Play this video in class to create a more authentic-sounding environment during
your ESL Restaurant Role Play. Busy Restaurant Playing Time: 6 minutes |
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Spot the Differences
Speaking Activity RESTAURANTS
Information-gap
Pair work; Answer Key attached Find all eight differences in the pictures. Level: Elementary to Advanced Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes |
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Vocabulary Memory Game (with spelling practice)
Complete the words below with vowels. Then memorize the words in the boxes.
Individual or pair work Activity Notes attached Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 20 - 25 minutes |
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Pair Work Discussion
RESTAURANTS 20 different questions about restaurants - evenly divided into 'A" and 'B' handouts
Pair work Level: Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 minutes |
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Discussion Practice
RESTAURANTS 16 Question strips adapted from the above Pair Work activity.
These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing. Activity Notes on Page 2 Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes |
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'Find Someone Who'
Activity RESTAURANTS Classic 'Find Someone Who' activity
Whole class activity Activity Notes on Page 2 (with Activity Version 1 and Version 2) Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes Remember to select 'grayscale' in your computer printer settings to save on color ink!
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Infographic Chart
RESTAURANTS Printable 'Stop!' Never ordr a sheep in a restaurant'
Level: Intermediate Remember to select 'grayscale' in your computer printer settings to save on color ink!
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Spelling Worksheet
RESTAURANTS 16 sentences with 16 scrambled words on the topic of 'restaurants'
The first letter of each word is underlined. Level: Intermediate With Answer Key on Page 2 Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes |
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Quick & Useful Phrases
RESTAURANTS Remember to select 'grayscale' in your computer printer settings to save on color ink!
10 Questions You Might Hear
10 Statements You Might Hear
10 Questions You Might Ask
10 Statements You Might Say
SUGGESTION
Before handing out these phrases, consider dividing the board into a similar four-section grid and eliciting as many of the phrases that your learners can think of on their own. |
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"Students, like the rest of us, need to be able to do a number of things with a reading text. They need to be able to scan the text for particular bits of information they are searching for. This skill means that they do not have to read every word and line; on the contrary, such an approach would stop them scanning successfully . . . They may scan a computer manual to find one piece of information they need to use their machine . . . But we would expect them to be less utilitarian with a literary work where reading for pleasure will be a slower, closer kind of activity."
How to Teach English
~Jeremy Harmer |
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Reading (Scanning)
RESTAURANT MENU Look at the menu and decide if each statement is true or false.
Answer Key on Page 2 Level: Beginner to Elementary Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes Find the Listening version of this activity below. |
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Listening Practice
RESTAURANT MENU Listen and decide if each statement is true or false.
Read-Aloud Script and Answer Key on Page 2 Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Approximate Time: 10 minutes ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
Consider reading aloud the attached script (or playing the audio file) a second time. |
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Listening + Discussion +
Writing Lesson RESTAURANTS 
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Listening 1 - Emma
Listening 2 - Martha
Listening 3 - Michael
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5-Page Lesson
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Board Game
RESTAURANTS 30 questions about restaurants
For groups of two to three players Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 to 25 minutes Dice required Remember to select 'grayscale' in your computer printer settings to save on color ink!
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Information-Gap Activity
RESTAURANT - MENU Can you find all ten differences on the menus?
Answer Key and Activity Notes attached Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes Remember to select 'grayscale' in your computer printer settings to save on color ink!
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2- to 3-Hour Lesson
RESTAURANTS - McDONALD'S Eight pages of activities about restaurants and McDonald's (vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing); Answer Key attached
Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 120 - 180 minutes total |
Playing Time: 5:22
The 15 words and sentences in the video follow the same order of the answers in the above printable worksheet! Show it to your students as a fun way to check their work. |
Word Bank (Gap-Fill)
RESTAURANTS 15 restaurant-related vocabulary items
Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes
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15 Essential Words About Restaurants
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appetizer
atmosphere beverage bill chef |
dessert
fork main course meal menu |
napkin
order reservation to stay waiter |
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Worksheet
RESTAURANTS Brainstorming and dictionary practice
Use a dictionary to help you complete the chart below. All of the words must begin with the letter of the alphabet given. Some letters may have many different answers, while others may not have an answer. Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 minutes ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS
Consider breaking your class into two teams and see which team can come up with the most (correctly spelled) words within a given time limit. Also, consider giving this worksheet to your students for homework. |
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Word Bank
RESTAURANTS 63 restaurant-related vocabulary items
Question: Which 6 words below are kinds of people? Answer Key attached Level: Intermediate to Advanced 
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63 Words about Restaurants
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appetizer
atmosphere beverage bill bowl booth cash cashier check chef closed chopsticks cook |
credit
cup customer dessert dish drive thru entrance entree exit fast food food court fork glass |
home delivery
kitchen knife main course meal menu napkin non-smoking open order pepper plate refill |
reserve
reservation restaurant chain restroom salad bar salt serve service service charge side order spoon straw |
table
table cloth take-out tip to go to stay toothpick tray waiter waitress washroom vegetarian |
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Vocabulary Quiz
RESTAURANTS 14 restaurant-related vocabulary items
Answer Key attached Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes |
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Crossword
RESTAURANTS Information-Gap (Pair Work); Answer Key attached
Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 - 25 minutes |
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Word Search
RESTAURANTS 18 restaurant-related vocabulary items
Answer Key attached Level: Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 minutes |
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Rank &
Discuss Opinions RESTAURANTS 12 statements about restaurants
Students read, rank their opinions, and then discuss in pairs or small groups Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 minutes |
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Advice Column
RESTAURANTS Newspaper advice column with 3 problems about restaurants
Students read and then discuss or write about possible solutions Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 25 minutes |
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