Language
Greetings and expressions used at restaurants:
いらっしゃいませ。 どうぞ。
___をください。 これじゃないです。 すみません。
 
Scenario
This scenario takes place at a small Japanese restaurant called じゃあね.
The waiter/waitress is new and makes a lot of mistakes taking orders, annoying the customers.
 
Model dialogue
W: Waiter/Waitress C1: Customer 1 C2: Customer 2
W: いらっしゃいませ。(Leads the customers to a table)
メニューです。どうぞ。
 
       
C1&2:   すしをください。やきとりをください。
     
W:   はい。(Writes down the order and disappears)
     
C1&2:   おなかすいた・・・。おなかぺこぺこ・・・。
     
W:   (Comes back with the wrong dishes)
    さしみです。やきそばです。どうぞ 。
     
C1:   これじゃないです。すしをください。
     
C2:   これじゃないです。やきとりをください。
     
W:   すみません!
(Bows to the customers and goes back to the kitchen)
     
C1&2:   おなかすいた・・・。おなかぺこぺこ・・・。
     
W:    (Comes back with the right dishes)
すしです。やきとりです。どうぞ。
     
C1&2:   いただきます! (Gobble their food)
Model dialogue (PDF: 111kb)
Scenario Variation
  • The customer may be in a particular emotional state such as cranky, sad, happy, or tired.
  • The customer maybe fussy, impatient or demanding.
  • The customer complains that there is something in their food, such as むし(insect), or there is a ゴキブリ(cockroach) in the restaurant.
 
Role-play Extension
  • Teachers can use this scenario to introduce Japanese customs. Water and a hand towel (おてふき) are usually brought to the table on arrival at a restaurant.
  • This conversation can be extended by commenting on food with おいしいですね, ごちそうさま, and by asking for the bill withいくらですか。
  • This restaurant role-play uses a variety of language functions, such as welcoming customers, taking orders, ordering meals, offering, thanking… Students can practice these functions in different situations. For example, the customer goes to the chemist to buy medicine for a sore throat.
    Suggested language:のどのくすりをください。のどがいたい。むねがいたい。
 
Suggested Props
Menu, plastic cups for water, writing pad and pen, apron, plates, tray
メニュー(PDF:79kb)
 

へんなレストラン(PDF:122kb)
 
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