Dialogo

Colegio San Joaquín
English
Teacher Bernardo Valdés

'A sociable waiter'

11th Grade
July 5th, 2011

'A sociable waiter'
C: Good morning Sir. Here you have our menu.
H: Good morning. I’llcheck the menu before to order.
C: Excuse me Sir. Are you ready to order?
H: Yes, I am. I would like a cup of coffee.
C: Perfect. And would you like anything to eat?
H: I don’t know if I wanta sandwich or a slice of pizza. Could you help me to decide? Which one do you recommend?
C: I could recommend a sandwich because it’s bigger and tastier than a slice of pizza.
H: Ok. So I want acup of coffee and a sandwich, please.
(2 minutes later.)
C: Here it’s your order Sir. Is it everything OK?
H: Wow! It's amazing! The service here is very fast. I can't stand it when I have to waita lot of time.
C: Thank you Sir. It's because it upsets me when i have to wait, too.
H: You are a good waiter. How long have you been working here?
C: Actually, I have been working here just 3months.
H: But... Why did you start to work?
C: I started to work because while I was studying my father lost his job, and I need to pay my studies of medicine.
H: Really? I think being astudent and a worker at the same time must be very hard, because you don't have free time.
C: Yes, It's true. But on the other hand helping people is really rewarding for me and I help my family at thesame time. And what do you do?
H: I'm a teacher. I work in a college near here.
C: Really? I would not be good at being a teacher, because I am not as patient as you are.
H: Oh! Look at the hour.It's late. Could you bring me the bill, please?
C: Of course. I have it here. Take.
H: Oh, I don't have money. Could you ask your boss if I can pay with Redcompra?
C: Yes, I can. Just wait asecond, please.

(1 minute later.)
C: Yes, No problem. Sorry, I had forgotten we have that system.
H: Perfect. I'm so sorry, I promise I'll come back tomorrow and I'll give you a good tip.
C:...