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Spanish Restaurant — En el Restaurante

Seventh graders learn the Spanish phrases they’d use at a restaurant — ordering, asking for a recommendation, and requesting the check — so they can handle a real dining conversation in a new language.

Grade 7En el Restaurante40 minutes1 class periodACTFL / CommunicativeExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Order food in Spanish.
  • ✓Ask for the check.
  • ✓Use restaurant phrases.
  • ✓Have a dining conversation.
Essential Question

Imagine sitting down at a café in Mexico or Spain — how do you order? Learning restaurant phrases lets you eat out anywhere Spanish is spoken. What do you say?

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Interactive Task
Match It · Interactive

Match the Restaurant Phrase

Project this and match each Spanish restaurant phrase to its English meaning — tap the Spanish, then tap the English.

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The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

40 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

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Warm-Up — At the Café

5 min

You sit down at a café in Mexico — how do you order in Spanish?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Set the scene.
  • Ask how to order.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Imagine.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — En el Restaurante

9 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present each phrase.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Practice.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Practice.
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Practice — Match the Phrases

11 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Match the Restaurant Phrase.
  • Match each one.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

10 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Role-play ordering.
  • Ask for the check.
  • Be the waiter and diner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Role-play.
  • Ask.
  • Switch.
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Reflect — Reflect

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a phrase.
  • Say what it means.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Explain it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice).

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: order and converse at a restaurant.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand restaurant language.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Recognize dining customs.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare dining phrases across languages.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Phrase + meaning cards.
  • Sentence frame: “___ means ___.”
  • Use a pretend menu.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with “Quiero…”
  • Match one at a time.
  • Role-play simply.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Order a full meal.
  • Add polite phrases.
  • Write a menu in Spanish.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🍽️A pretend menu
  • 💻Match the Restaurant Phrase
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

el restauranterestaurantel menúmenuquieroI wantla cuentathe check / billel camarerowaiterla comidafood / mealla bebidadrinkdeliciosodelicious
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you say “I want…” in Spanish?
Quiero…
QUESTION 2
What does “la cuenta, por favor” mean?
The check, please.
QUESTION 3
What does “¿qué recomienda?” mean?
What do you recommend?

Reflect: ¡A comer!

Have students role-play ordering a meal in Spanish with a family member. A printable restaurante sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: delicioso, el camarero, el menú, el restaurante, la bebida, la comida, la cuenta, quiero
  1. I want
  2. food / meal
  3. restaurant
  4. drink
  5. waiter
  6. the check / bill
  7. menu
  8. delicious

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “I want…” in Spanish?
  2. What does “la cuenta, por favor” mean?
  3. What does “¿qué recomienda?” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) quiero · 2) la comida · 3) el restaurante · 4) la bebida · 5) el camarero · 6) la cuenta · 7) el menú · 8) delicioso
Part B: 1) Quiero… 2) The check, please. 3) What do you recommend?