General Listening Quiz
“Restaurant Order – Script”
Listening Exercise
Listen to the recording on restaurant orders and read along with the conversation. Review the key vocabulary and the sample sentences.
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Cashier:
Hi. Is this gonna be for here or to go?
Customer:
Uh, to go and, uh, yeah, I'd like 80 cheeseburgers.
Cashier:
Oh, uh, is that 18 like one eight or, uh, eight zero?
Customer:
No, no, no. 80. 80.
Cashier:
Okay. Uh, 80 cheeseburgers. It sounds like you're feeding a whole football team.
Customer:
Well, actually, the food's for a girl's soccer team, and the coaches, and some wild fans.
Cashier:
Okay. Uh, yeah. What else can I get for you today?
Customer:
Yeah, I'd like 50 large fries. Uh, no, 60. Make that 60.
Cashier:
Okay, 60. Like six zero, right?
Customer:
Right, right, right.
Cashier:
Okay.
Customer:
And then 13 baked potatoes.
Cashier:
Okay.
Customer:
For, uh, let's see here, 40 chocolate shakes,
Cashier:
Four zero, right?
Customer:
Right.
Cashier:
Okay.
Customer:
15 large Cokes. And, uh, let's see a glass of water with no ice.
Cashier:
No ice?
Customer:
Right, Right. It's for our team cat.
Cashier:
Oh, yeah. The ice would be confusing. Okay.
Customer:
Okay. And, uh, yeah, I think that's all.
Cashier:
Oh, okay. So it looks like your total is $290.13 and it's probably gonna take about 30 to 40 minutes because that is a bit of food.
Customer:
Oh, that's fine. All right. Thanks.
Cashier:
All right.
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Cashier: Hi. Is this gonna [going to] be for here or to go?
Customer: Uh, to go, and uh, yeah . . . I’d like 80 cheeseburgers . . .
Cashier: Oh, uh. Is that eighteen . . . one eight, or, uh, eight zero?
Customer: No, no, no . . . eighty, eighty.
Cashier: Okay, uh, eighty cheeseburgers. It sounds like you’re feeding a whole football team.
Customer: Well, actually, the food’s for a girl’s soccer team, and the coaches, and some wild fans.
Cashier: Okay. Uh, yeah. What else can I get for you today?
Customer: Yeah. I’d like 50 large fries, uh, no 60. Make that 60.
Cashier: Okay. Sixty like six zero, right?
Customer: Right, right, right. [Okay.] And then thirteen baked potatoes . . .
Cashier: Okay . . .
Customer: For. . . uh, let’s see here. Forty chocolate shakes . . .
Cashier: Four zero, right?
Customer: Right. [Okay.] 15 large cokes, and uh, uh, let’s see . . . a glass of water with no ice.
Cashier: No ice?
Customer: Right, right. It’s for our team cat.
Cashier: Oh, yeah. The ice would be confusing (to the cat).
Customer: Okay. And uh, yeah. Yeah. I think that’s all.
Cashier: Oh, okay. So, it looks like your total is two ninety, thirteen ($290.13).
Customer: Whew!
Cashier: And it’s probably going to take about thirty to forty minutes ’cause that is a bit of food.
Customer: Oh, that’s fine. Alright, thanks.
Cashier: Alright.
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences
- I’d: “I would,” also “we’d” or “they’d”
– I’d like some fries, and she’d like the grilled chicken sandwich. - sound (stative verb): seem, look, appear
– Italian food sounds great for dinner. Let’s go this evening.
– Eating at that restaurant sounds expensive. I want to look at the menu before we order.
– The kids sound really hungry. We should stop soon and get a bite to eat before we reach the hotel. - feed (verb): give food to someone
– We should feed the kids before we start our trip. - whole (adjective): entire
– I can’t eat the whole pizza by myself, but it will feed the whole family. - actually (adverb): used to stress that something is true
– I ordered a cheeseburger, but actually, I’d like to change my order. I want a fish sandwich instead. - wild (adjective): very excited or enthusiastic
– We had a wild night at the Mexican restaurant last night. It was fun. - whew (interjection): used to show that you are very surprised or relieved
– Whew! I thought I lost my wallet, and I wasn’t going to be able to pay the bill. Fortunately, I found it in the car. - a bit (of) (adjective): a small amount of something
– With a bit of luck, we’ll find a good restaurant tonight for dinner in this small town.