ID de réservation
18034119
Quand ?
25th August 2025
Horaire ?
14:00pm - 15:30pm
Notes
SUBJECT/TOPIC: Restaurant
VOCAB / EXPRESSIONS
Agriculture / Environment:
Harvest – the process of collecting crops.
Example: The rice harvest is done in autumn.
Drying of rice on the road – common practice in some tropical countries to dry harvested rice.
Tropical temperature – hot and humid climate, typical of the tropics.
Restaurant Vocabulary:
Bill / Check – the amount to pay for a meal in a restaurant.
Cheque – a bank payment document.
Check – could also mean “to examine or verify something.”
Cook vs Chef –
Cook: prepares food, may be less formal.
Chef: professional kitchen leader, manages cooking and menu.
Service charge vs Tip –
Service charge: extra amount included in the bill.
Tip: money given voluntarily for good service.
Dish vs Plate –
Dish: type of food / plat.
Plate: the physical item you eat from / assiette.
Main dish / Main course – the principal part of the meal.
First course / Entree / Appetizer – starter before the main dish.
Third course / Dessert – sweet course at the end.
Fourth course / Coffee / Cheese – additional finishing course.
Buffet / Eat-all-you-can / KBBQ buffets – self-service style meal with multiple dishes.
Entrance – the door or way into a restaurant.
Daily specials / Menu du jour – special dishes offered for the day.
Eat in / Eat out / Take out / Take away –
Eat in: eat at home or inside the restaurant.
Eat out: go to a restaurant to eat.
Take out / Take away: order food to eat elsewhere.
Eat outside: eat in an outdoor terrace.
GRAMMAR
Compare similar words / collocations:
Bill vs Cheque vs Check – use context to choose correctly.
Cook vs Chef – focus on level of professionalism.
Eat in / Eat out / Take out – use prepositions correctly to indicate location.
Sentence examples:
I prefer to eat out at weekends.
The chef prepares the daily specials.
Please bring the bill/check to the table.
PRONUNCIATION
Harvest – /ˈhɑː.vɪst/
Rice – /raɪs/
Tropical – /ˈtrɒp.ɪ.kəl/
Bill – /bɪl/
Check – /tʃek/
Cheque – /tʃek/
Cook – /kʊk/
Chef – /ʃef/
Dish – /dɪʃ/
Plate – /pleɪt/
Buffet – /ˈbʊf.eɪ/ (UK) / /ˈbʌf.eɪ/ (US)
Take out / Take away – /teɪk aʊt/ / /teɪk əˈweɪ/
Eat in / Eat out – /iːt ɪn/ / /iːt aʊt/