English · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 19
At the restaurant
Dialogue
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menu or the menu?
- EmmaAlex, what do you want?
- AlexCan I have menu?
- EmmaYou need "the": Can I have the menu?
- AlexOh, can I have the menu and a coffee?
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Ready to order
- WaiterGood afternoon. Are you ready to order?
- EmmaYes. I'd like the lunch and a tea, please.
- WaiterOf course. Here's the menu.
- EmmaThank you.
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- food
nounfood
- breakfast
nounbreakfast
- lunch
nounlunch
- dinner
noundinner
- restaurant
nounrestaurant
- menu
nounmenu
- order
verborder
- waiter
nounwaiter
- coffee
nouncoffee
- tea
nountea
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Articles: a / an / the
Explanation
English almost always puts a small word — an article — before a singular countable noun. Use A before a consonant SOUND: a coffee, a menu, a waiter. Use AN before a vowel SOUND: an hour, an apple (it is about the sound, so "an hour" because the "h" is silent). Use THE when both people know which one: Can I have the menu? (the one on this table), The waiter is here. Many languages have no articles, so learners drop them — but in English you cannot say "I want coffee" as "I want a coffee" is the natural order. To order: I'd like a coffee, please.
Examples
- I'd like a coffee, please.I'd like a coffee, please.
- Can I have the menu, please?Can I have the menu, please?
- I study for an hour and then I eat lunch.I study for an hour and then I eat lunch.
- The waiter brings the food.The waiter brings the food.
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