Ready to order. Students' book : elementary English for the restaurant industry

Pearson Education, 2002. — 112 p. — ISBN-10: 0582429552, ISBN-13: 978-0582429550 Student's Book-Elementary English for the restaurant industry.This book is for students training to become or working as chefs, bartenders, waiting staff. It is aomed at elementary students, but also caters for the needs of mixed ability groups. Ready to Order presents and practises the relevant language and skills work in context by focusing on typical situations in a hotel restaurant. Functions: Introducing yourself, colleagues. Describing a restaurant, a kitchen. Dealing with enquiries, giving directions. Taking reservations, giving information about a restaurant. Receiving guests, making arrangements. Describing and ordering drinks. Cocktails. Planning menues, describing dishes. Presenting menues, taking orders. Recommending dishes, describing deserts. Making complaints, dealing with complaints. Asking for the bill, explaining the bill. The series builds learner confidence in the professional skills needed for the tourist industry whilst developing their language awareness. Students practise these skills in realistic case studies that reflect topical tourism issues. The Ready to Order course book presents and practices the relevant language and skills work in context by focusing on typical situations in a hotel restaurant.