Stevenukd Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
SOUP
Dear Teachers ,
A: Are you ready to order Sir/Ma'am?
B: Yes
A: What would you like to eat/have Sir/Ma'am?
B: I'd like a salad and a shrimp soup
A: And what would you like to drink?
B: I'd like a coke, please
A: Anything else, Sir?
B: No, Thanks.That's enough.
A: ok. I'll be right back with your coke, shrimp soup and salad.
B: Thanks.
* Food * Beverages
- Pork soup - Orange juice
- Shrimp soup - Apple juice
- Chicken soup - Tomato soup
- Fried rice - Grape juice
- Salad - Coke/7 up/ pepsi
- Spaghetti - Coffee
- Pizza - Iced tea/ iced coffee
- Are the conversation and the menu above ok and natural?
Thanks very much.
Stevenukd
A: Are you ready to order Sir/Ma'am?
B: Yes
A: What would you like to eat/have Sir/Ma'am?
B: I'd like a salad and a shrimp soup
A: And what would you like to drink?
B: I'd like a coke, please
A: Anything else, Sir?
B: No, Thanks.That's enough.
A: ok. I'll be right back with your coke, shrimp soup and salad.
B: Thanks.
* Food * Beverages
- Pork soup - Orange juice
- Shrimp soup - Apple juice
- Chicken soup - Tomato soup
- Fried rice - Grape juice
- Salad - Coke/7 up/ pepsi
- Spaghetti - Coffee
- Pizza - Iced tea/ iced coffee
- Are the conversation and the menu above ok and natural?
Thanks very much.
Stevenukd
Top answer
Hello, The conversation sounds fine. Just a little error in your Beverage list - you have tomato soup down as a drink. Soup, even though it is liquid, counts as food not drink.
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Hello,
The conversation sounds fine.
Just a little error in your Beverage list - you have tomato soup down as a drink. Soup, even though it is liquid, counts as food not drink. You could offer tomato juice on your beverage list though.
The conversation sounds fine.
Just a little error in your Beverage list - you have tomato soup down as a drink. Soup, even though it is liquid, counts as food not drink. You could offer tomato juice on your beverage list though.
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I would not say "a shrimp soup". I'd say "shrimp soup" or "the shrimp soup".
Also, ninety-nine percent of the time in the U.S., the waiter or waitress will not say "Sir" or "Ma'am".
A: Are you ready to order?
B: Uh-hunh.
A: What would you like?
B: I'll have the salad and the shrimp soup.
A: Anything to drink?
B: A coke.
A: Anything else?
Also, ninety-nine percent of the time in the U.S., the waiter or waitress will not say "Sir" or "Ma'am".
A: Are you ready to order?
B: Uh-hunh.
A: What would you like?
B: I'll have the salad and the shrimp soup.
A: Anything to drink?
B: A coke.
A: Anything else?
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