Module 5: Entertainment
Summary: Eating Out
Key points
- Restaurant words: menu, starter, main dish, dessert, dressing, waiter, bill, charge.
- A vegetarian doesn’t eat meat or fish; barbecued food is cooked on a grill.
- Exclamations show surprise, joy or admiration.
- This is just what I wanted / needed / meant expresses satisfaction.
- To make up one’s mind = to decide.
Rules to remember
What a / an
What a / an + (adjective) + singular noun: What a beautiful cake! What an idea!
What
What + (adjective) + plural or uncountable noun: What nice waiters! What delicious food!
How
How + adjective: How beautiful! How nice + to + base verb: How nice to see you!
Satisfaction
This is just what I wanted / needed / meant. (just = exactly)
How to do it
- Look at the noun: singular, plural or uncountable?
- Singular: What a / an. Plural or uncountable: What (no article).
- With only an adjective, use How.
Example
What a lovely restaurant! How nice to eat out together! This is just what I needed.
Common mistakes
- What a delicious food! ✗ — What delicious food! ✓
- How nice to seeing you! ✗ — How nice to see you! ✓
Key words
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