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May I Take Your Order, Please?

The following is a summary of terms (Key Vocabulary and Expressions) taught in this unit. Puzzles use these words as answers. (See Puzzle Corner in Resources.)
 
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KEY VOCABULARY

Nouns
Food and beverages
bread
broth
(chocolate) cake
(clam) chowder
(cup of) coffee
cole slaw
cucumber
dessert
dressing
flavor
(french) fries
(mixed) greens
hamburger
ice cream
lemon
main dish
meal
meatballs
milk
pasta
(apple) pie
potato
rice
salad
salmon
seafood
soda
(onion) soup
spaghetti
steak
(iced) tea
tomato
turkey
vegetable
vinaigrette

Other
customer
order
tip
waiter
waitress
Pronoun
all

Adjectives
baked
bland
delicious
ethnic
fried
greasy
grilled
healthy
mashed
rich
roast
salty
spicy

Verbs
Modals
will
would

Other
bring
go back
order

Adverbs
a bit
(not) at all
for now
right away

Preposition
with (lemon)

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EXPRESSIONS

Expressing feelings
I'm crazy about . . . .
I'm (not) in the mood for . . . .

Agreeing and disagreeing
I like . . . .
    So do I./I do, too.
I don't like . . . .
    Neither do I./I don't either.
I'm crazy about . . . .
    So am I./I am, too.
I'm not in the mood for . . . .
    Neither am I./I'm not either.
I can . . . .
    So can I./I can, too.
I can't . . . .
    Neither can I./I can't either.

Ordering in a restaurant
May I take your order, please?/What would you like?
    I'd like/I'll have a/an/the . . . .
What kind of . . . would you like?
    I'd like/I'll have . . . , please.
Would you like anything else?
    Yes, please. I'd like . . . .
    No, thank you. That will be all.

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