 Finally,
we'll come to the end of this unit. But before you go, let's
review what we've done in this unit. We've learnt how to ask
and answer questions in an interview. We get to know that it
is important to ask polite questions, especially when you are
talking with a person you don't know very well or are trying
to get personal information. You could use something like "I
wonder if I could ask ...","do you mind me asking
...","May I ask ..."before you ask the question.
Another topic in this unit is food and restaurants. We've
learnt something about eating out in a restaurant in America.
If you have a meal at a restaurant in America, the sequence
of ordering is usually drinks, appetizer (or starter in British
English,¿ªÎ¸²Ë), main course and desert (Ìðµã). And don't forget
to tip the waiter.
We have practiced making a reservation and ordering a meal
at the restaurant. To make a reservation, you could say "I'd
like to make a reservation" or "I'd like a table
for ..." and then give the time and number of people
having the dinner. To order a meal, you could use the following
sentence patterns:"I'd like ... for the main course/desert","I'll
have ... to start with","I'll start with ..., followed
by and for desert, I'll have ..."
Finally, we have learnt and practiced some language often
used in talking about food. We've learnt words of different
tastes: sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, stale, strong and bland.
And also some words to describe the restaurant: busy, clean,
quiet, dirty; to describe service at the restaurant: The service
is good/bad/slow/quick. The waiters and waitresses are friendly/cold/rude;
and to describe the food: The food is delicious/bland/stale.
etc.
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