The document provides examples of polite language for ordering food and drinks at a restaurant. It suggests using "would like" or "I'd like" to make requests, asking "how much" when inquiring about prices, and using "can" to ask about payment options or make offers of assistance. The example dialogue demonstrates this language as a customer orders a starter of chicken soup, a cheeseburger for the main course, a Diet Coke to drink, and then requests the bill and pays by credit card at the end of the meal.

1. Ordering food in a restaurant
MAKING REQUESTS
AND OFFERS
We use would like or ’d like to say politely
what we want, especially when making
offers and requests. Examples given:
Would you like a biscuit with your coffee?
Can you order for Ellie? She’d like the
Margarita pizza, please.
ASK ABOUT PRICES
We use how much to ask about prices. Examples
given:
How much is that?
How much does it cost?

2. ASK ABOUT PAYMENT
We use can to ask about payment. Example given:
Can I pay by credit card?
* We can use can to make offers too! Example given:
Can I help you?
Can I bring you anything else?
Waiter: Hello. Can I help you?
Kitty: Yes. I’d like to have lunch.
Waiter: Would you like to have a
starter?
Kitty: Yes, I’d like to have a bowl of
chicken soup, please.
Waiter: And what would you like to
have for the main course?
Kitty: I’d like to have cheese burger.
Waiter: Would you like anything to
drink?
Kitty: I’d like to have a glass of Diet
coke.
Waiter (After Kitty having her lunch):
Can I bring you anything else?
Kitty: No, thank you. But I’d like to
have the bill, please.
Waiter: Certainly.
Waiter (After a moment): That’s £34.
Kitty: Can I pay by credit card?
Waiter: Sure! Here you are. Have a
nice day.
Kitty: Thank you, same to you.