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Description
ESL Lesson Plan: Ordering at a Restaurant (Beginner Level)
Level: Beginner ESL
Time: 25 minutes
Objective: Students will be able to understand and practice basic restaurant vocabulary and expressions for ordering food.
Lesson Goals
- Recognize key vocabulary related to dining out.
- Use simple sentences to order food and drinks.
- Respond to basic questions from a server.
Lesson Structure
Introduction: Get to know student and introduce yourself (2 minutes)
1. Warm-Up (5 minutes)
Activity: Food Vocabulary
List types of food with pictures
- Ask: "What is this? Do you like ___?"
- Have students repeat after you for pronunciation practice.
2. Presentation (13 minutes)
Introduce Key Phrases:
Write on the board and model:
- "I would like a _____, please."
- "Can I have _____?"
- "What would you like to order?"
- "Would you like something to drink?"
- "Here is your food."
- "Thank you!" / "You're welcome."
Use visuals to reinforce meaning.
Example Dialogue:
Server: Hello! May I take your order?
Customer: Yes, I would like a pizza and a soda, please.
Server: OK. Here you are.
Customer: Thank
4. Wrap-Up & Review (5 minutes)
Activity: Quick Recap
- Ask: "What can you say to order food?"
- Repeat key phrases as a class.
- Optional: Exit ticket – each student must say one thing they can order or one phrase they learned.
Homework / Extension
Assignment: Write 3 short sentences about what you would order at a restaurant (with pictures if possible).
Teacher Notes
- Speak slowly and clearly.
- Use gestures and visuals.
- Encourage confidence over perfection.
- Reinforce polite expressions: please, thank you.
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