We use paper napkins at home. It saves on the washing!
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This fork doesn’t cut very well. Could you change it, please?
knife
We had three plates every night on holiday – a starter, a main course, and a dessert.
courses
Would you like me to bring you some oil and vinegar for your salad?
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Screw-top wine bottles aren’t opened with a corkscrew.
Correct
Can you get one more soup bowl from the cupboard, please?
Correct
Would you like a cup of champagne before dinner?
glass
Excuse me, could you clean the table? These glasses are from the previous customers.
clear
Most people make tea in a mug, but my grandmother always uses a teapot.
Correct
For my birthday, I’ve booked a table at my favourite restaurant.
Correct
Would you like a tray to carry those drinks?
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In New York, if you don’t put a tip, the waiters aren’t very happy.
leave a tip
You usually eat soup with a teaspoon.
spoon
What’s your favourite dish: breakfast, lunch, or dinner?
meal
My husband has cereal and two jugs of coffee for breakfast.
cups / mugs
That new waitress is really nervous. There’s more coffee in the saucer than in the cup.
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I’m starving. Are we all ready to order our food?
Correct
Look at the time! It’s really late. Shall we ask the bill?
ask for the bill
I don’t like it when people serve hot food on cold plates.
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This fish isn’t cooked. Call the waiter, I’m going to take it back.
send it back
The waiter asked me to try the wine.
Correct
Dinner’s nearly ready. Can you put the table?
lay the table