Booking a table

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

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Transcript

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 buffet restaurants, especially seafood buffet. I can eat until I am satisfied with a lot of delicious dishes here like grilled lobster, grilled octopus, steamed shrimp, steamed crab...and so on.

I like cozy restaurant with delicious food and smooth music, where each can relaxing and chatting with friends.

Hello, I like Iraqi food such as kebab, rice. But when i travel i favorite eat food the country that i travel to it. nowadays, often of people does not going to any restaurant because corona vaurose

I love Italian and Spanish food but I usually don´t eat at restaurants. But I like eat Spanish food when I travel there and sometimes I cook at home both Spanish and Italian food.

I think I don't have favourite one, because I rarely go to restaurant. Beside that, I like Indonesian food, especially sambal. I can eat only with rice and sambal. It's really delicious. Oh, I also like steak. Sometimes I go to steak restaurant with my family.

Hay, I can't learn why?Last few days,I was studying and listening to audio files.But now,I can't do it.Give me instructions.I want to learn here.I don't understand what is happening.

Hello U Kyaw,

Thanks for telling us, and I'm sorry for the inconvenience. We are working on a solution and the audio should be working soon.

Best wishes,

Kirk

The LearnEnglish Team

I would like restaurants with helathy food and romantic music.

Nowadays, I saw a group of people in a restaurant sitting at the same table with clear acrylic plexiglass shields. Somewhat weird...

i like Indian food

I don't like the food of the restaurant, I like home eating (:

I like Italian and Turkish food.

hello guys,i 'm Ayar from myanmar.i like thailand food and myanmar food.but sometimes eat pizza,barker. especially i like myanmar food 'mot hyin khar' which is at the side-walk shop in myanmar.this is very deliciou and yammy.

I know 'mot hyin khar'. I used to eat it sometime. i'm from Vietnam, Do you know Vietnam?

I don't have a favourite restaurant, I like foods for many countries

I am fond of Turkish cuisine. Therefore, I love the restaurants that serve Turkish traditional dishes such as kebab, döner etc.

How do I do to download these audios?

Helo Helio Sigauque,

I'm afraid the audio is not available for download on this page.

Peter

The LearnEnglish Team

I liked to give this leasning test but when I heard the sentence of Audio I was confused that is "can I make 6 people fix it" could you help me about this sentence.

Hello Karan Narang,

The sentence is a little different. What Jamie says is this:

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

The phrases for four and for six refer to the number of people who will be coming - now there will be six people instead of four.

If you click on 'Transcript' then you'll see the whole text of the recording.

Peter

The LearnEnglish Team

I like Italian Food

That is good

I love all the restaurants where have delicious food. But my favorite restaurant is Vietnamese food. Vietnam food is diverse. I like Japanese food, Japanese food is pretty delicious. And I also like Italian food such as pasta, spaghetti

I keen on getting to pizzerias.

sea food with good seen to the sea

I love side-walk restaurant, especially in cities, you can do sightseeing while enjoy your meal and it is more reasonable!

I like Italian and Japanese food. They're way too different from our national food but I love it. Perhaps this is the reason - trying something unusual. I can eat pizza or pasta or sushi almost every day

I like Korean food, it's so delicious. I think live in Korean like a heaven. I mean the food. Hmm, i want eat them everyday.

Hello, I am Basar from Kurdistan. My favourite kind of restaurant which has a small building and has very clean staff and the price of his food is not expensive, I mean very cheap :) And I like the Kurdish food specially Duhokian food.

Definitely, I love Chinese food. Chinese food is pretty delicious! And I also love Italian food like pasta~

Ohh, Chinese food is soooo peppery :0 I can't eat it often

Honestly, I don't have a favourite one, I like most of them. I haven't tried Indian food yet but I'd like to because I heard it is quite good and delicious.

Well, I like italian food. I think that italian food have something especially in itself. Their sauces, pastas and pizzas are delicious.

I like Indian Restaurant.

I love Indian food. so i prefer to go Indian restaurants mostly. i find there a wide variety of Indian cuisine with different tastes.

I love the Colombian food. So I prefer meals how bandeja paisa, seafood, corozo juice, and more.

I like subcontinental restaurant..

Mr favorite kind of restaurant is Habasha's restaurants. Their food is spicy and very hot, and the aroma reminds me of home.

i love class and calm restaurant, with delicious food of corse

Hi everyone! I am from Peru, and I love my country food, my favorite dish is ceviche, also i like so much the Italian food, I love the pizza and the lasagna!

I love Turkish foods. Because I am Turk. But I like different taste. For example American hamburger, Holland cheese, African steak... I guess I am hungry :)

i love coffe shop. i do a lot of task in there

I like asian restaurant

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I don't have favourite kind of restaurant . I like all restaurants that have delicious food. I usually love having hot pot and barbecue. It's my favourite food.

My favourite restaurant is any restaurant that has delicious food.

I love Peruvian food

My favorite restaurant is Crepes and wafles. love it

I love Japanese restaurant or the restaurant near the beach

Well, I don't actually have a favorite restarurant, however I like Chinese food, ice cream and drink wine.

Booking a table

Preparation

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Task 1

Task 2

Discussion

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