Find the words in the text which correspond to these definitions.
1 a large flat dish for serving food
2 a kind of hot trolley you can cook and prepare food on
3 food, usually desserts, served with a burning alcoholic drink
4 a flat object with raised edges, used for carrying plates or food
5 objects made from silver, especially ones used during a meal
6 a table prepared for a meal
7 plates, cups, bowls, etc. for serving food
8 the knives, forks and spoons that you use for eating food
platter
5 Decide which type of service you would choose for a restaurant you run and write a short paragraph
about the reasons for your choice.
Complete this list of a server's duties with the missing verbs.
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1 Put an undercover on the table.
2 the tablecloth on the undercover.
3 the tablecloth is clean and tidy and ironed.
4 ___ the napkins and place them on the service plates.
5 the knives to the right and the forks to the left, with
space for a plate in between. ...
6 the cutlery from the outside to the inside according to
when it will be used.
7 the water glass to the right of the cover and the wine
glass to the right of that.
8 salt and pepper mills, flowers and candles at the
centre of the table.
n 11 Listen and check your answers.
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Order this list of things a server should do from the moment a customer enters to when he/she leaves
the restaurant. The first and the last are done for you.
a 0 Clear the table.
b 0 Collect the food from the kitchen.
c [IQJ Say goodbye to the customer.
d 0 Show the customer to a table.
e 0 Take a menu to the customer.
9 n 12 Listen and check your answers.
o Take the customer's order.
g 0 Bring the bill to the customers.
h 0 Take the food to the customer.
o Take the order to the kitchen.
[]] Welcome the customer.