English for chefs 3rd semester - OSZ GASTGEWERBE BERLIN Brillat-Savarin-Schule - Work sheets I

Sep 28, 2026

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English for chefs 3rd semester work sheets for the course English for hotels and restaurants, focused on practical language skills for serving guests and working in the kitchen. The materials cover translating restaurant menus, answering waiter and guest dialogues, and roleplay scenarios. Dedicated sections teach vocabulary and phrasing for ordering, making polite requests and offers, and describing ingredients, seasonings, vegetables, herbs, spices, and fruits, followed by exercises.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages47

Reading Time1 h 58 min

AccessFree to download

In the restaurant

Taking orders in a restaurant

Polite requests in the restaurant

Taking orders as a chef

Vegetables

Herbs, spices and seasonings

Fruits

Useful words for recipes

Exercises

Name: OSZ GASTGEWERBE BERLIN Brillat-Savarin-Schule Work sheets I for the course English for hotels and restaurants for chefs (3 rd semester) Content: In the restaurant...................................................................................................................................... 2 Taking orders in a restaurant .................................................................................................................. 3 Polite requests in the restaurant ............................................................................................................ 4 Taking orders as a chef............................................................................................................................ 6 Vegetables ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Herbs, spices and seasonings ................................................................................................................ 14 Describing the seasoning of dishes ....................................................................................................... 20 Fruits ...................................................................................................................................................... 23 Useful words for recipes ....................................................................................................................... 26 Exercises ................................................................................................................................................ 27 Polite requests and offers (Exercises) .................................................................................................. 29 Vegetables ......................................................................................................................................... 32 Herbs, spices and seasonings ............................................................................................................ 37 Fruits .................................................................................................................................................. 43 English for chefs 3rd semester ©Silke Schröder 1 In the restaurant 1. Translate this menu into German! menu BREAKFAST DISHES served till 11 a. m. scrambled eggs with bacon 5,50 € 2 poached eggs on toast 5, - € STARTERS tomato soup 6, - € spinach risotto with shrimps 7, - € mozzarella balls with ciabatta bread 6,20 € MAIN COURSES lasagna filled with minced pork and tomato sauce 9,50 € fried beef steak with green asparagus and new potatoes 12,70 € fried chicken breast with mashed potatoes and peas 11,70 € pork schnitzel with peas and boiled potatoes 10,30 € DESSERTS baked apple filled with raisins, nuts and vanilla sauce 5,80 € apple pancakes with caramel sauce 3,80 € DRINKS mineral water 0,4 l 2, - € draught beer 0,5 l 2,80 e apple juice 0,2 l 2,20 € iced tea 0,3 l 3, - € red wine 0,2 l 3,90 € freshly squeezed orange juice 3,- € Tipp! Ein richtig gutes online-Übersetzungsprogramm ist DeepL. English for chefs 3rd semester ©Silke Schröder 2 Taking orders in a restaurant 2. Read the dialogue on page 25 and fill in the phrases that the waiter/waitress and the guest say in English. Kellner/Kellnerin Gast | | | | --- | --- | | Guten Tag, die Dame/der Herr. | Guten Tag. | | Was hätten Sie gern? | Ich hätte gern eine Tasse Kaffee. | | | Ich nehme die Tomatensuppe. | | Sehr wohl, der Herr. | | | Selbstverständlich, die Dame. | | | Sonst noch etwas? | | | Hier, bitte schön. | Danke. | | Guten Appetit. | | | Gern geschehen. | | 3. Roleplay | student 1
guest:
1. a vegetarian who wants 2 starters
2. a family with 2 children
3. an American who loves German food | student 2
you are a waiter/waitress in a classy restaurant

FAQs

What tasks are included for working with a restaurant menu?

Students translate a given restaurant menu into German and use recipe-related vocabulary in later tasks.

How do the worksheets practice ordering in English?

They include reading a waiter/guest dialogue and filling in phrases in English, plus roleplay scenarios for different guest types.

What language focus is used for polite requests and offers?

Students identify polite requests in a dialogue, translate German request/offer forms into English, and use them to write questions for restaurant staff to ask guests.

Sep 28, 2026

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