Answer Sheet for Unit 15

Section 1: Vocabulary Practice

Exercise 1: Test Yourself

1. cook
2. wine
3. dinner
4. cooking
5. water
6. dining room
7. fork
8. pepper
9. restaurant
10. plate
11. food
12. cup
13. menu
14. kitchen
15. speciality
16. We'll have a bottle of the house red.
17. to cook
18. Are you ready to order?
19. starter
20. soup
21. glass
22. Can you bring us the bill, please?
23. main course
24. dish
25. lunch
26. salt
27. waiter
28. course
29. grill
30. meal
31. Could we see the menu, please?
32. beer
33. Have you got a table for two?
34. dessert
35. cloakroom
36. tip
37. napkin
38. non-smoking
39. buffet
40. breakfast
41. spoon
42. Do you have a set menu?
43. self-service
44. vegetarian
45. How would you like your steak?
46. waitress
47. I'd like to order, please.
48. sauce
49. rice
50. knife

Section 2: Listening Comprehension

Exercise 1: Multiple Choice Questions

1. Friday evening.
2. One of the party.
3. Because he thinks it is a pet.
4. Because it is a guide dog for the blind.

Exercise 2: Multiple Choice Questions

1. He shows the guest to his table.
2. Yes, he has.
3. It's a non-smoking area.
4. He'd rather sit indoors.
5. The Head Waiter.

Exercise 3: Multiple Choice Questions

1. The menu.
2. To have a drink before ordering.
3. A Bloody Mary.
4. The waiter.
5. The wine list.

Exercise 4: Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first dish.
2. Prawn cocktails for both of them.
3. Beef with mushrooms.
4. He doesn't like fish.
5. A bottle of red wine.

Exercise 5: Multiple Choice Questions

1. Everything was fine.
2. There was an extra dish on the bill.
3. In cash.
4. Yes, it was.
5. Yes.

Section 3: General Comprehension

Exercise 1: True/False Statements

1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
6. TRUE
7. FALSE
8. TRUE
9. TRUE
10. FALSE

Section 4: Grammar Practice

Exercise 1: Transformation

1. Yes, the Tropicana is nicer than this restaurant.
2. Yes, that table is bigger than this table.
3. Yes, John is hungrier than Pamela.
4. Yes, the tomatoes are hotter than the soup.
5. Yes, the steak is better than the fish.
6. Yes, a chihuaha is a smaller dog than a labrador.

Exercise 2: Transformation

1. Yes, but the dining room at the Ritz is more elegant than this dining room.
2. Yes, but the other chairs are more comfortable than these chairs.
3. Yes, but Japanese is more difficult than English.
4. Yes, but the steak is more expensive than the fish.
5. Yes, but Prague is more beautiful than Oslo.
6. Yes, but Chinese cooking is more interesting than Indian cooking.

Exercise 3: Transformation

1. No, this is the biggest table I've got.
2. No, this is the best wine I've got.
3. No, this is the cheapest menu I've got.
4. No, this is the coldest beer I've got.
5. No, this is the cleanest glass I've got.
6. No, this is the sharpest knife I've got.

Exercise 4: Transformation

1. No, this is the most comfortable chair we've got.
2. No, this is the most expensive wine we've got.
3. No, this is the most popular menu we've got.
4. No, this is the most modern music we've got.
5. No, this is the most beautiful waitress we've got.
6. No, this is the most intelligent waiter we've got.

Exercise 5: Selections

1. What's the most typical dish on the menu?
2. Is the Tropicana better than Casa La Mama?
3. He isn't a pet. He's my guide dog.
4. I don't like this fish very much
5. I'm expecting a friend.
6. Waiter! Can I have the bill, please?
7. I'm going to have fish.
8. You can leave your coat in the cloakroom.
9. Certainly, sir. I'll bring the menu right away.
10. Are you hungry?

Section 5: Consolidation

Exercise 1: True/False Statements

1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE
6. TRUE
7. TRUE
8. TRUE
9. TRUE
10. FALSE

Exercise 2: Dictation

1. Running a restaurant seems pretty simple but in fact a lot of things have to be done. Somebody has to buy and maintain stocks of food and drink, decide on seating arrangements, and choose the right tableware and kitchen equipment. The tables must be laid, with the plates, knives, forks, spoons, glasses and napkins in the right places. Somebody must prepare menus, welcome guests, take orders, serve food, and prepare bills.

Exercise 3: Cloze

1. has
2. away
3. up
4. not
5. but
6. another
7. just
8. whole
9. can
10. under

Exercise 4: Gap Filling

1. much
2. no
3. with
4. all
5. smaller
6. any
7. rather
8. seeing
9. Still
10. knives
11. pressure
12. like
13. speaking
14. terribly
15. in
16. their
17. expecting
18. pets
19. people
20. main