Toronto seems to have endless choices for coffee places: Tim Hortons, Second Cup, Country Style, Starbucks, Lettieri, Timothy World's, you name it!Sometimes, ordering at a coffee shop can be scarier than being in a fine restaurant--at least there you don't have a crowd behind you snickering at your ignorance, and the server has incentive to be nice to earn the tip. But trying to order at a Starbucks can be a nightmare.
Here are some resources to help you out:
- How to Order Coffee (Basic)
- 10 Tips on How to Order at Starbucks
- How to Order a Regular Coffee
- How to Order and Behave at Tim Hortons
- Video (Transcription Exercise): Tim Hortons
Did you have fun?
Here are some conversations that you might like to practise at a fast-food restaurant:
- http://www.eslfast.com/robot/topics/restaurant/restaurant16.htm--I like this one because you can say everything 3 ways!
- learning videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12epxkmKhrI&feature=relmfu, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG9ISJYAsvE&feature=fvwrel, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIXPSykQ5fk&feature=related, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZDD5IjPhak&feature=fvwrel, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFuGw6IMIRU&feature=fvwrel
- Podcast--listening: http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=1342507, http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=3967459, http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=5071132
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