This is Lesson 31, “Ordering from the Menu,” from our collection of intermediate-level adult ESL lessons. The lesson features sample breakfast and lunch menus, followed by comprehension questions, discussion questions, and a review exercise. This content-packed lesson is written with relatively simple English to help students transition to a more advanced level of English understanding and fluency. This lesson is available for free download, and you can download many other adult ESL lessons like this one in our book ESL Pathways: Bridges.
Read the items and prices. Which choices look good to you?
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Breakfast Menu Main Course: Side Dishes:
2 Eggs with ham, bacon, or sausage……. 3.50 Ham, bacon or sausage ………… 1.25 3 Eggs with ham, bacon, or sausage……. 4. 50 1 Egg ……………………………… 1.00 Toast ……………………………… 1.00 Plain omelet with toast……………………… 2.75 Pancake ………………………….. 1.50 Cheese omelet with toast………………… 3.25 Fruit ……………………………… seasonal Ham omelet with toast……………………… 3.50 Ham and cheese omelet with toast…………4.00 Beverages:
2 Pancakes with maple syrup………………3.00 Orange juice or tomato juice………. 1.00 3 Pancakes with maple syrup………………4. 25 Coffee or tea ……………………….. 0.75 Milk / regular or chocolate …………. 1.00 Cereal with fruit and toast ………………… 2.75 |
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Lunch Menu Main Course: Side Dishes:
Tuna sandwich with soup ……….. 4.00 Bowl of soup …………………….. 1.75 Steak sandwich with soup ……… 5.50 Salad ……………………………… 1.75 Meatball sandwich with soup …… 4. 75 French fries …………………….… 1.50 Onion rings …………………………1.50 Fried chicken with salad …………. 6.00 Garlic bread ……………………….. 1.00 Pizza with salad ………………….. 5.50 Garlic bread with cheese ………… 2.00
Hamburger with French fries ……. 4.00 Beverages: Hot dog with French fries ………… 3.75 Soda …………………………………1.00 Mineral water ………………………..1.00 Spaghetti with garlic bread ………. 5.00 Juice ………………………………… 1.75 Lasagna with garlic bread ..……… 6.00 Ice tea / ice coffee …………………. 1.50
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Comprehension Questions:
Discussion Questions:
Add 8 percent tax and 15 percent tip.
Add 8 percent tax and 15 percent tip.
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