{ "title": "Ordering Food at a Restaurant", "lang": "en-US", "intro": { "text": "In this lesson, you will listen to a conversation between a customer and a waiter at a Thai restaurant. Pay close attention to what the customer orders and how the waiter responds. After listening, you will answer some comprehension questions.", "context": "You are at a popular Thai restaurant with a friend. It's lunchtime and the restaurant is quite busy." }, "vocab": [ { "word": "appetizer", "definition": "A small dish served before the main meal to stimulate appetite.", "example": "We ordered spring rolls as an appetizer." }, { "word": "entrée", "definition": "The main course of a meal.", "example": "For my entrée, I chose the pad thai with shrimp." }, { "word": "spicy", "definition": "Having a strong, hot flavor from spices like chili.", "example": "Thai green curry can be very spicy." }, { "word": "mild", "definition": "Not spicy or strong in flavor; gentle.", "example": "If you don't like chili, ask for it mild." }, { "word": "bill", "definition": "A written statement of charges for food and services at a restaurant.", "example": "Could we have the bill, please?" }, { "word": "recommend", "definition": "To suggest something as good or suitable.", "example": "Can you recommend a popular dish?" } ], "listening": { "transcript": "Waiter: Welcome! Table for two? Right this way. Here are your menus.\nCustomer: Thank you. Could you recommend something?\nWaiter: Our green curry is very popular. We also have a great pad thai.\nCustomer: I'll try the green curry, please. Can I have it mild?\nWaiter: Of course. And for your friend?\nCustomer: She'll have the pad thai with shrimp.\nWaiter: Would you like any appetizers? Our spring rolls are excellent.\nCustomer: Yes, one order of spring rolls, please.\nWaiter: Great choice! I'll bring your foodshortly.", "questions": [ { "question": "What did the waiter recommend?", "options": ["Fried rice and soup", "Green curry and pad thai", "Spring rolls and salad", "Tom yum and som tam"], "correct": "Green curry and pad thai" }, { "question": "How spicy did the customer want the green curry?", "options": ["Very spicy", "Medium", "Mild", "Extra hot"], "correct": "Mild" }, { "question": "What did the customer's friend order?", "options": ["Green curry", "Fried rice", "Pad thai with shrimp", "Spring rolls"], "correct": "Pad thai with shrimp" }, { "question": "What appetizer did they order?", "options": ["Satay", "Spring rolls", "Soup", "Salad"], "correct": "Spring rolls" } ] } } { "title": "Ordering Food at a Restaurant", "lang": "en-US", "intro": { "text": "In this lesson, you will listen to a conversation between a customer and a waiter at a Thai restaurant. Pay close attention to what the customer orders and how the waiter responds. After listening, you will answer some comprehension questions.", "context": "You are at a popular Thai restaurant with a friend. It's lunchtime and the restaurant is quite busy." }, "vocab": [ { "word": "appetizer", "definition": "A small dish served before the main meal to stimulate appetite.", "example": "We ordered spring rolls as an appetizer." }, { "word": "entrée", "definition": "The main course of a meal.", "example": "For my entrée, I chose the pad thai with shrimp." }, { "word": "spicy", "definition": "Having a strong, hot flavor from spices like chili.", "example": "Thai green curry can be very spicy." }, { "word": "mild", "definition": "Not spicy or strong in flavor; gentle.", "example": "If you don't like chili, ask for it mild." }, { "word": "bill", "definition": "A written statement of charges for food and services at a restaurant.", "example": "Could we have the bill, please?" }, { "word": "recommend", "definition": "To suggest something as good or suitable.", "example": "Can you recommend a popular dish?" } ], "listening": { "transcript": "Waiter: Welcome! Table for two? Right this way. Here are your menus.\nCustomer: Thank you. Could you recommend something?\nWaiter: Our green curry is very popular. We also have a great pad thai.\nCustomer: I'll try the green curry, please. Can I have it mild?\nWaiter: Of course. And for your friend?\nCustomer: She'll have the pad thai with shrimp.\nWaiter: Would you like any appetizers? Our spring rolls are excellent.\nCustomer: Yes, one order of spring rolls, please.\nWaiter: Great choice! I'll bring your foodshortly.", "questions": [ { "question": "What did the waiter recommend?", "options": ["Fried rice and soup", "Green curry and pad thai", "Spring rolls and salad", "Tom yum and som tam"], "correct": "Green curry and pad thai" }, { "question": "How spicy did the customer want the green curry?", "options": ["Very spicy", "Medium", "Mild", "Extra hot"], "correct": "Mild" }, { "question": "What did the customer's friend order?", "options": ["Green curry", "Fried rice", "Pad thai with shrimp", "Spring rolls"], "correct": "Pad thai with shrimp" }, { "question": "What appetizer did they order?", "options": ["Satay", "Spring rolls", "Soup", "Salad"], "correct": "Spring rolls" } ] } }