Booking a table

Listen to someone booking a table in a restaurant to practise and improve your listening skills.

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Staff: Hello, Gino's.

Jamie: Hi. Can I book a table for tomorrow night, please?

Staff: How many people is it for?

Jamie: Four.

Staff: And what time would you like?

Jamie: About eight, eight thirty maybe?

Staff: Let's see ... We're pretty busy tomorrow, so I can do half past seven or nine.

Jamie: Oh. OK, then. Half seven, please.

Staff: What name is it?

Jamie: Jamie.

Staff: J-A- ...?

Jamie: M-I-E

Staff: OK, so that's a table for four at half past seven tomorrow evening.

Jamie: Great. Thanks! Bye.

Staff: Bye.

Staff: Hello, Gino's.

Jamie: Hi, I called earlier to book a table for four and I was wondering if I can make it for six instead?

Staff: Ah, what name was it?

Jamie: It's Jamie.

Staff: Table for four at half past seven. So you want to change it to 6 o'clock?

Jamie: No, sorry. Can I make it for six people?

Staff: Oh, I see. Sorry! That shouldn't be a problem. I can move you to a bigger table but it will be nearer the kitchen. Is that OK?

Jamie: No problem. Is it possible to change the time as well? Make it a little bit later?

Staff: Ah ... yeah, we can. Is eight OK for you?

Jamie: Perfect, thanks!

Staff: Lovely. See you tomorrow, then.

Jamie: Thanks! Bye!

Staff: Thanks. Ciao!

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What's your favourite kind of restaurant?

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I like small restourants with delicious meal and pleasant staff.

I don't like to eat fast food in a restaurant. Because, eating fast food leads to illness. I think it's better to eat more vegetable and a little fast food. Usually the restaurant environment is nice special with family. Thanks

My favorite restaurant is a renowned restaurant with variate type of foods specially cranshy and spicy foods, in addition to good and fast Services.

I like restaurants with fresh air and green plants. Wherever, they serve local and seasonable foods.

Good listening.

Hello. My favorite kind of restaurant is one that have organic food. I like eat very healthy, because I think about my health, but I like eat delicious too. For it, i prefer one restaurant that have food organic and yummy.

I like spanish restaurant. There are a big variety of products from our rich fields so you can eat healthy food and the taste is very good.

My favorite restaurant is the hotel kohinoor and it is half a mile far from my home..my favorite food there is briyani...

i like going to the restaurant that offere a morroco tradiional food ,i feel like i'm in home because now i'm living far of my house i study in another city. so going in restaurant like that make feel good and make me rememer the taste of my mother food.

My favorite is fast food restaurant. I really like them.

My favorite restaurant is fast food. I really like them.I think pizza is very delicious.

I don 't go to restaurants, but I would like vegetarian foods.

I like all kinds of restaurants such as Indian, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and Mexican to name but a few. In my country, most restaurants serve rice and curry because it is our staple food. I like to try food prepared using organic fruit and veggies. Also, l love to enjoy food sitting in a restaurant by a river or a lake.

i like clean restaurant with light music

I prefer restaurant where we have many varieties of food and also dessert

My favourite restaurant kind is the arabian ones, because I love its foods.

i like the charming restourant and near from the see or lake

My favourite restaurants are whose where it sells Seafood, I really love eating it .For example, in my country there is a seafood called "Arroz con Mariscos", it's delicious and it's made from octopus, shrimp, squids, etc.

I love cooking in well known restaurants and want learn some good and delicious recipes.

Actually I don´t go frecuently to restaurant but I love chinese food and awould like to taste korean and japanis food.

My favorite restaurant, meal and turkish food restaurants.

I prefer small , calm and nice restaurants with a professional staffs and appetizing menus and delicious meals.

I like the restaurant to be quiet.

me too

my favorite restaurant chicken box and I like looking for new places

Dear British Council Team My favorite restaurant is a casual dining restaurant or a family restaurant, you feel a nice and affordable dining experience there, theres a menu with suitable prices and a variety of cuisine to choose . you could go there along with your family and friends. whenever I have a good appetite ,I prefer to have lunch at the buffet restaurant .Apparently buffet could reach my appetite well. when i want to meet a friend for the first time, i like to go to the caffee shop . British council team, I love u all,your great job is admirable. many thanks to u

i like restaurants of fast foods like MACDONaLADS

I'm keen on restaurants and I like looking for new places where I and my relatives or my friends can eat well. I prefer to choose small restaurants, which offer local specialities or original menu. Moreover I write a review on a website for every restaurant I've visited .

my favorite kind of restaurant is one that have pizza because is my favorite kind of food i enjoy a lot and i prefer a restaurant with a green place

My favorite restaurant is Burger King. There are many delicious things like shawarma, rolls, burgers, french fries, cold drinks, salads, desserts

I like hot pot restaurants, which are all-you-can-eat, especially in winter. In this kind of restaurant, there are a variety of foods you can eat, including sushi, noodles, fried rice, drinks, ice cream, and so on. But for me, i like the hot pot the most. I would like to get lots of vegetables first and then get some meats later. It is good for our health to eat the originally-natural materials.

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Booking a table

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