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Restaurant phrases for tourists 6 (Eating a meal - bad service)





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Choose the correct words/phrases to complete the following conversation:
WAITER: Is everything alright?
YOU: Well, no, actually the soup is a little cold... Could you ask them to _____________ for me?
WAITER: Sure. I'll be right back with that.
YOU: Oh, and I asked for a salad, _____________...
WAITER: I'm sorry about that, I'll get your salad as well.
YOU: One last thing, I asked for a Coke about 15 minutes _____________.
WAITER: Yes, I totally forgot about that. It's a very busy time now. (10 MINUTES LATER)
YOU: ___________, I'm still waiting for my Coke.
WAITER: Oh, right! I'll get that for you right away...
YOU: ___________ (= forget about it), we're leaving.
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More Travel English — RESTAURANTS, BARS & EATING OUT AT THE RESTAURANT 1: Getting seated
AT THE RESTAURANT 2: Ordering
AT THE RESTAURANT 3: Ordering
AT THE RESTAURANT 4: Ordering
AT THE RESTAURANT 5: Eating a meal
AT THE RESTAURANT 7: Finishing/paying
AT THE RESTAURANT: What you like/don’t like
AT THE BAR: Ordering drinks 1
EATING OUT: Fast food vocabulary
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