Service at The Table English Conversation Dialogue 1 Jack, is there any coffee in the coffee pot? I’m afraid not. Wait, please. Yes, there are some, but there’s no cream. You’ll have to content yourself with black coffee. We might as well call the waiter bring some here. Hey, waiter, could you please come over […]

Serving the dishes Dialogue 1 Coming. This dish is yours, sir. Where shall I put it? Put it here. The cold dishes are all here. When shall we bring the hot dishes on? Dished dub them now, please. Would you go and get me a glass of water? Sure. Do you need anything else? Please […]

Ordering Food and Drinks Dialogue Dialogue 1 Would you like something to drink? May I order a glass of tea? We serve Wu Long tea, black tea, Green tea, Jasmine tea and chrysanthemum tea. Which one do you like better? I glutted myself with rich food. I’m under the weather.  Please have a cup of […]

Ordering Food in Restaurant Dialogue Dialogue 1 Are you ready to order, sir? Yes, have you a menu, please? Here you are, what kind of food do you prefer, Chinese or American? The Chinese food, please. What’s your favorite? We have Sichuan food, Guangdong food and Shanghai food. I am unfamiliar with the Chinese cuisines. […]

Greeting Conversation in English Dialogue 1 Hi, Bob! How are you going? Not good… I failed in the exam. Really? Yes, the English exam. You didn’t work hard this term, right? Yes, I play computer games very often. Do you have the chance to take the exam one more time? I think I have. I’ll […]

Settling down in a new place Dialogue 1 What day is it today? It’s Thursday. I’d like to have a celebration of the occupancy of a new home. That sounds all right. We’re all steamed up to move to our new house. What about Johnny? Has he moved to his new house yet? Yes, they […]

Make a Restaurant Reservation in English Dialogue 1 Good morning, what can I do for you? Good morning, could you make a reservation for me? Sure. How many people are there? Three. Yes. Where would you prefer to sit? I prefer a table by the window. Which areas do you like, smoking or non-smoking? A […]

At the Restaurant Conversation Dialogue 1 Wang Lei, where are you going to have dinner? I haven’t decided yet. I’m on my way to the cafeteria. Would you like to join me? A fancy and Indian takeaway. Is there any Indian restaurant around here? There’s an Indian takeaway around the corner. Do you know their […]

Making Suggestions Dialogue Dialogue 1 You’re from New York, aren’t you? Yes, that’s right. What do you suggest I should see in New York? Well, how about the Museum of Modern Art? No, I don’t like museums. They are boring. Why don’t you go to see the Empire State Building? Ah! That sounds interesting. Dialogue […]

Agreement and Disagreement Conversation Dialogue 1 Good morning, Miss Wang. Good morning, Mr. Gates. What a fine day, why don’t we go to the cinema? That’s a good idea, but I have something important to do right now. Oh, what a pity. What about tomorrow? There will be a new film on show. Harry Potter […]