{ "id": "restaurant", "title": "Ordering at a restaurant", "group": "daily", "partner": { "name": "Marco", "role": "waiter" }, "topic": [ "restaurant", "table", "menu", "waiter", "food", "eat", "meal", "dish*", "starter*", "main*", "dessert*", "drink*", "order*", "bill", "pay", "card", "cash", "allerg*", "kitchen", "tip", "plate", "reservation", "book*" ], "levels": { "A2": { "goal": "Get a table, order a main course and a drink, and ask for the bill.", "phrases": [ { "text": "A table for two, please.", "re": "\\btable for\\b" }, { "text": "I'd like the…, please.", "re": "\\b(i'd|i would) like\\b" }, { "text": "A glass of water, please.", "re": "\\b(glass|bottle) of\\b" }, { "text": "Can I have the bill, please?", "re": "\\bthe bill\\b" }, { "text": "It was lovely, thank you.", "re": "\\b(it was|that was) (lovely|delicious|great|very good)\\b" } ], "words": [ { "w": "a main course", "m": "the big dish of the meal" }, { "w": "the bill", "m": "the paper that says how much you pay" }, { "w": "a soft drink", "m": "a cold drink with no alcohol, like cola" } ], "steps": [ { "id": "table", "task": "Ask for a table", "say": "Good evening! A table for how many?", "hint": "How many people? One, two, four?", "model": "A table for two, please.", "options": [ { "id": "table", "any": [ "table for", "for one", "for two", "for three", "for four", "for five", "for six", "one", "two", "three", "four", "five", "six", "just me", "only me", "just one", "alone", "people", "person", "/\\b\\d+\\b/" ], "reply": "Great. Follow me, please." } ], "tests": { "on": [ "a table for two please", "just me", "four people", "for 3 please" ], "partly": [ "good evening", "can I see the menu" ], "off": [ "I like playing tennis on Sundays" ] } }, { "id": "main", "task": "Order a main course", "say": "Here's the menu. What would you like for your main?", "hint": "We have chicken, fish or pasta. Which one?", "model": "I'd like the chicken, please.", "options": [ { "id": "meat", "any": [ "chicken", "steak", "burger*", "beef", "lamb", "meat", "pork", "meatball*", "kebab*" ], "reply": "Good choice. It comes with chips." }, { "id": "other", "any": [ "fish", "salmon", "pasta", "pizza", "salad", "soup", "curry", "risotto", "vegetarian", "veggie", "lasagne", "lasagna", "spaghetti", "rice", "vegetables", "the special" ], "reply": "@good" } ], "tests": { "on": [ "I'd like the chicken please => meat", "the fish please => other", "a burger => meat", "can I have the pasta => other" ], "partly": [ "can I see the menu", "yes please" ], "off": [ "my sister lives in London" ] } }, { "id": "drink", "task": "Order a drink", "say": "And to drink?", "hint": "Water, juice or a soft drink?", "model": "A glass of water, please.", "options": [ { "id": "drink", "any": [ "water", "juice", "cola", "coke", "lemonade", "wine", "beer", "tea", "coffee", "soft drink", "sparkling", "still", "glass", "bottle", "orange", "apple", "ayran", "soda" ], "reply": "@sure" }, { "id": "none", "any": [ "nothing", "no thanks", "no drink", "i'm fine", "i'm good" ], "reply": "@no-problem" } ], "tests": { "on": [ "a glass of water please => drink", "orange juice => drink", "nothing thanks => none", "a coke please => drink" ], "partly": [ "the chicken please", "yes" ], "off": [ "I work in an office in the city" ] } }, { "id": "bill", "task": "Ask for the bill", "say": "How was everything? Anything else for you?", "hint": "Would you like dessert, or the bill?", "model": "It was lovely, thank you. Can I have the bill, please?", "ahead": false, "options": [ { "id": "bill", "any": [ "bill", "check", "pay", "card", "cash", "nothing else", "that's all", "that's it", "that is all", "that is it", "no thanks" ], "reply": "Of course. I'll bring it now." }, { "id": "dessert", "any": [ "dessert", "ice cream", "cake", "chocolate", "something sweet", "pudding", "fruit", "coffee", "tea" ], "reply": "Sure. I'll bring it with the bill." } ], "tests": { "on": [ "it was lovely can I have the bill please => bill", "an ice cream please => dessert", "the bill please => bill", "can I pay by card => bill" ], "partly": [ "it was very good", "the chicken was great" ], "off": [ "I am going to Paris next week" ] }, "partly": [ "lovely", "delicious", "good", "great", "nice", "tasty" ] } ], "close": "Here you are. Thanks, and have a nice evening!", "watch": [ { "re": "\\b(two|three|four|five|six|\\d+) persons\\b", "better": "$1 people", "note": "The usual plural of “person” is “people”.", "tests": { "yes": [ "a table for two persons" ], "no": [ "a table for two people" ] } }, { "re": "\\bgive me the (bill|menu|check)\\b", "better": "can I have the $1", "note": "A question sounds more polite: “Can I have the bill?”", "tests": { "yes": [ "give me the bill please" ], "no": [ "can I have the bill please" ] } }, { "re": "\\bthe (account|receipt) please\\b", "better": "the bill please", "note": "Before you pay, ask for “the bill”.", "tests": { "yes": [ "the account please" ], "no": [ "the bill please" ] } } ] }, "B1": { "goal": "Ask about a dish, mention an allergy, order, and split the bill.", "phrases": [ { "text": "What's in the…?", "re": "\\bwhat'?s in\\b|\\bwhat is in\\b" }, { "text": "I'm allergic to…", "re": "\\ballergic to\\b" }, { "text": "Does it have any… in it?", "re": "\\bdoes it (have|contain)\\b" }, { "text": "I'll go for the…", "re": "\\bgo for\\b" }, { "text": "Could we split the bill?", "re": "\\bsplit\\b" } ], "words": [ { "w": "today's special", "m": "a dish the kitchen makes only today" }, { "w": "allergic to", "m": "a food makes you ill, so you can't eat it" }, { "w": "to split the bill", "m": "each person pays a part" } ], "steps": [ { "id": "dish", "task": "Ask about a dish", "say": "The special is fish pie. Any questions about the menu?", "hint": "Do you want to know what's in a dish?", "model": "Yes, what's in the fish pie?", "options": [ { "id": "ask", "any": [ "what's in", "what is in", "what's the", "what is the", "comes with", "come with", "made with", "made of", "spicy", "ingredient*", "does it have", "how big", "what kind", "recommend*" ], "reply": "White fish and prawns, with potato on top." }, { "id": "order", "any": [ "i'll have", "i'd like", "i will have", "i would like", "go for", "ready to order", "take the", "fish pie", "steak", "chicken", "pasta", "salad", "burger*", "lamb", "curry", "risotto" ], "reply": "@great" } ], "tests": { "on": [ "yes what's in the fish pie => ask", "is the curry spicy => ask", "I'll go for the fish pie => order", "what does the lamb come with => ask" ], "partly": [ "hello", "the menu looks good" ], "off": [ "my brother is a teacher in Izmir" ] }, "partly": [ "menu", "special", "looks good" ] }, { "id": "allergy", "task": "Say if you have an allergy", "say": "Any allergies I should know about?", "hint": "Any food you can't eat, like nuts or milk?", "model": "Yes, I'm allergic to shellfish.", "ahead": false, "options": [ { "id": "allergy", "any": [ "allergic", "allergy", "allergies", "intoleran*", "can't eat", "cannot eat", "don't eat", "vegetarian", "vegan", "gluten", "nut", "nuts", "peanut*", "shellfish", "prawn*", "seafood", "dairy", "lactose", "milk", "egg*" ], "reply": "Then avoid the pie. The pasta is safe." }, { "id": "none", "any": [ "no allergies", "none", "nothing", "no", "eat anything", "eat everything", "i'm fine" ], "reply": "@great" } ], "tests": { "on": [ "yes I'm allergic to shellfish => allergy", "I'm vegetarian => allergy", "no allergies => none", "I can eat anything => none" ], "partly": [ "the fish pie please" ], "off": [ "I went to the cinema yesterday" ] } }, { "id": "order", "task": "Order your main", "say": "So, what would you like for your main?", "hint": "The pasta, the steak, or the pie?", "model": "I'll go for the mushroom pasta, please.", "options": [ { "id": "main", "any": [ "pasta", "steak", "pie", "chicken", "salad", "burger*", "lamb", "curry", "risotto", "soup", "fish", "vegetarian", "mushroom*", "the same", "go for" ], "reply": "@perfect" } ], "tests": { "on": [ "I'll go for the mushroom pasta please", "the steak medium please", "chicken please" ], "partly": [ "I'm allergic to nuts", "what do you have" ], "off": [ "my phone is very old" ] } }, { "id": "pay", "task": "Pay or split the bill", "say": "Here's the bill. Together or separately?", "hint": "One bill for everyone, or does each person pay?", "model": "Could we split the bill, please?", "ahead": false, "options": [ { "id": "split", "any": [ "split", "separate*", "each", "half", "halves", "divide", "my part", "my share", "pay for mine" ], "reply": "Sure. I'll split it in two." }, { "id": "together", "any": [ "together", "one bill", "all of it", "i'll pay", "i'm paying", "i'll get it", "my treat", "on me", "the whole" ], "reply": "Okay, here's the card machine." } ], "tests": { "on": [ "could we split the bill please => split", "together please => together", "separately please => split", "I'll pay for all of it => together" ], "partly": [ "by card", "the food was great" ], "off": [ "I have two cats at home" ] } } ], "close": "Thanks for coming. Have a lovely evening!", "watch": [ { "re": "\\b(?:i am|i'm|i have|i've got) (?:an? )?allergy (?:to|of|from|with) (\\w+)", "better": "I'm allergic to $1", "note": "Say “I’m allergic to” plus the food.", "tests": { "yes": [ "I am allergy to nuts", "I have allergy from milk" ], "no": [ "I'm allergic to nuts", "I have an allergy" ] } }, { "re": "\\ballergic (?:from|of|with|for) (\\w+)", "better": "allergic to $1", "note": "We say “allergic to” something.", "tests": { "yes": [ "I'm allergic from nuts" ], "no": [ "I'm allergic to nuts" ] } }, { "re": "\\b(divide|share) the (bill|check)\\b", "better": "split the $2", "note": "For a bill, the usual verb is “split”.", "tests": { "yes": [ "can we divide the bill" ], "no": [ "can we split the bill" ] } } ] }, "B2": { "goal": "Get a recommendation, send back a cold dish and sort out the bill politely.", "phrases": [ { "text": "What would you recommend?", "re": "\\brecommend\\b" }, { "text": "I'm afraid it's a bit cold.", "re": "\\bi'?m afraid\\b|\\bi am afraid\\b" }, { "text": "Would you mind…?", "re": "\\bwould you mind\\b" }, { "text": "I think there's a mistake on the bill.", "re": "\\bmistake on\\b" }, { "text": "Could you take it off?", "re": "\\btake (it|that) off\\b" } ], "words": [ { "w": "slow-cooked", "m": "cooked for many hours at a low heat" }, { "w": "lukewarm", "m": "only a little warm, not hot enough" }, { "w": "to send something back", "m": "to return a dish to the kitchen" }, { "w": "service charge", "m": "money for the staff, added to the bill" } ], "steps": [ { "id": "recommend", "task": "Ask for a recommendation", "say": "Good evening. Have you had a look at the menu?", "hint": "Ready to order, or shall I suggest something?", "model": "Not yet, actually. What would you recommend?", "options": [ { "id": "ask", "any": [ "recommend*", "suggest*", "what's good", "what is good", "speciality", "specialty", "signature", "popular", "your favourite", "your favorite", "best dish", "what's special", "can't decide", "torn between" ], "reply": "The lamb is excellent. Slow-cooked for six hours." }, { "id": "order", "any": [ "i'll have", "i'd like", "i'll go for", "i'd go for", "i will have", "i would like", "ready to order", "lamb", "steak", "fish", "sea bass", "risotto", "pasta", "chicken", "duck", "salad" ], "reply": "@lovely" } ], "tests": { "on": [ "not yet actually what would you recommend => ask", "what's popular here => ask", "I'll have the sea bass please => order", "I'd like the risotto => order" ], "partly": [ "good evening", "it all looks lovely" ], "off": [ "I'm thinking of moving to Berlin" ] }, "partly": [ "menu", "looks", "lovely", "not yet", "minute" ] }, { "id": "cold", "task": "Send back a cold dish", "say": "Here we are. How is everything tasting?", "hint": "Is the food alright? Is it hot enough?", "model": "I'm afraid it's a bit cold. Would you mind warming it up?", "ahead": false, "options": [ { "id": "back", "any": [ "cold", "lukewarm", "warm*", "heat*", "reheat*", "not hot", "undercooked", "overcooked", "raw", "burnt", "send it back", "take it back", "back to the kitchen", "wrong", "not what i ordered", "mistake", "i'm afraid", "too salty" ], "reply": "I'm so sorry. I'll take it back." } ], "tests": { "on": [ "I'm afraid it's a bit cold would you mind warming it up", "actually it's not hot enough", "sorry but the steak is overcooked", "this is lukewarm" ], "partly": [ "it's lovely thanks", "great" ], "off": [ "what time does the museum open" ] }, "partly": [ "fine", "lovely", "good", "great", "thank*", "delicious", "tasty" ] }, { "id": "bill", "task": "Point out a mistake on the bill", "say": "Here's the bill. Sixty-two, with the wine.", "hint": "Does everything on the bill look right?", "model": "I think there's a mistake on the bill. We didn't order any wine.", "ahead": false, "options": [ { "id": "mistake", "any": [ "mistake", "wrong", "error", "didn't order", "did not order", "didn't have", "did not have", "not ours", "never ordered", "shouldn't be", "charged", "twice", "overcharged", "doubl*", "no wine", "any wine" ], "reply": "You're right, sorry. I'll take it off." } ], "tests": { "on": [ "I think there's a mistake on the bill we didn't order any wine", "sorry we didn't have wine", "the wine shouldn't be on there" ], "partly": [ "can I pay by card", "thanks" ], "off": [ "my daughter starts school tomorrow" ] }, "partly": [ "card", "pay", "thank*", "okay", "fine", "here you go" ] }, { "id": "tip", "task": "Decide on a tip", "say": "That's fifty-four now. Shall I add a tip?", "hint": "Would you like to leave something for the staff?", "model": "Yes, let's round it up to sixty. Thanks for sorting it out.", "ahead": false, "options": [ { "id": "tip", "any": [ "round*", "tip", "percent", "keep the change", "add", "sixty", "yes", "of course", "happy to" ], "none": [ "no tip", "not this time", "rather not" ], "reply": "That's very kind, thanks." }, { "id": "no", "any": [ "no tip", "not this time", "rather not", "no thanks", "just the bill", "no", "that's fine", "service charge" ], "reply": "@of-course" } ], "tests": { "on": [ "yes let's round it up to sixty => tip", "I'd rather not this time => no", "keep the change => tip", "no thanks just the fifty-four => no" ], "partly": [ "by card please" ], "off": [ "I'm learning to play the guitar" ] } } ], "close": "Thanks for your patience. Do come again!", "watch": [ { "re": "\\bthe food is (?:very |too )?cold\\b", "better": "I'm afraid it's a bit cold", "note": "“I’m afraid…” softens a complaint.", "tests": { "yes": [ "the food is cold" ], "no": [ "I'm afraid it's a bit cold" ] } }, { "re": "\\b(?:can|could) you make (?:it|this) (?:hot|warm) (?:again)?", "better": "could you warm it up", "note": "We say “warm it up” or “heat it up”.", "tests": { "yes": [ "can you make it hot again" ], "no": [ "could you warm it up" ] } }, { "re": "\\bwe (?:didn't|did not) (?:take|took) (?:the |any )?(wine|dessert|drinks?|coffee)\\b", "better": "we didn't order $1", "note": "In a restaurant, you “order” or “have” things.", "tests": { "yes": [ "we didn't take wine" ], "no": [ "we didn't order any wine" ] } } ] } } }