1. Language Learning for Busy People These documents are private and confidential. Please do not distribute.. Intermediate: Asking for the bill

2. These documents are private and confidential. Please do not distribute. Intermediate ----- Meeting Skills Warm up: Opening chat--- 5 minutes Review previous lesson’s content ---5 minutes Check if your student has completed self-study of the lesson. The class activities are designed to help them practice the language from the lesson. Thus, it’s extremely important that they go over different sections of the lesson before class.

3. These documents are private and confidential. Please do not distribute. Class Activities: (30-35 minutes) Objective: you will learn how to ask for the bill and communicate in restaurants. Class Activities

4. These documents are private and confidential. Please do not distribute. 1) Read the dialogue with the student, line by line. Switch roles after the first run. Pay attention to student’s pronunciation, give feedback and help when needed. --- 5 minutes Dialogue --- 5 minutes

5. These documents are private and confidential. Please do not distribute. Key vocabulary – role play You are a powerful business professional. But do you know how to talk in a restaurant? You are having a business lunch with some clients. Finish talking about your business and then ask for the bill.

6. These documents are private and confidential. Please do not distribute. Key Vocabulary Two ---- 5 minutes Excuse me bill tip cash credit card check 1)-------------------- ---------------, but can you tell me where the bathroom is please? 2)We can pay by -----------------------. 3)May I have the-------------------- please? 4)Don’t forget to leave a ----------------------. 5) Can I pay in----------------? 6)Would you mind writing me a ----------------?

7. These documents are private and confidential. Please do not distribute. Grammar – making suggestions Let’s celebrate and order some champagne!! You are celebrating a big business deal. Your new business partner doesn’t speak much English and asks you to make some suggestions at the restaurant. Let’s = let us We say ‘let’s’ to make suggestions 1) Go to a Greek restaurant 2) Order some champagne 3) Discuss the new merger 4) Talk to head office tomorrow 5) Ask for the bill 6) Ask the waiter to recommend something. 7) What else?

8. These documents are private and confidential. Please do not distribute. Grammar – making suggestions Lets without a hyphen means ‘allow’. Do you allow other people to order for you in restaurants? Talk about what they will or won’t let you do in restaurants. 1) Smoke 2) Sit without ordering anything. 3) Shout 4) Put your feet on the table 5) Pay with a foreign currency 6) Leave without paying the bill Do you let other people order for you in restaurants? What will you let people do? Give orders? Talk in your office? Shout at you?

9. These documents are private and confidential. Please do not distribute. Cultural Takeaway ---- 5 minutes How to leave a tip Waiters are paid very low wages in The USA and Europe. That’s why you are expected to leave tips. In some countries, such as Japan, tipping is not expected. It can insult the waiter and the owner of the restaurant. ("You need this more than I do.") AND the owner of the establishment ("You don't pay your staff decently.") 20% of the bill is a good tip to leave in America.

10. These documents are private and confidential. Please do not distribute. Discussion ---- Roleplay How to leave a tip You are having dinner with your colleagues in New York. One of your colleagues doesn’t understand what it means to leave a tip. Make some suggestions. Let’s ask for the bill Let’s leave a tip…… We leave tips because………….

11. These documents are private and confidential. Please do not distribute. The End --- Review --- 5 minutes * Review today’s class. Encourage the student on where he/she did well; give feedback to where he/she needs to pay more attention. * Assign homework, i.e. the ‘Exercise’ part of today’s lesson. Student should complete it and submit it online. They will see an automatic score. * Have them listen to the dialogue again and see if their understanding has improved. * Remind students that they can save different vocabulary terms in the app or online and review them as flashcards. * Tell the student what the next lesson is.