Rathana started her career as a waitress in a restaurant in Siem Reap.
Today she is in her late 30ies and is GM of a luxury hotel in Sihanoukville.
She remembers the good, old times…..
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PS:
# make sure you did the text presented in present simple, and
# you are familiar with the vocabulary => LINK,
# and with past tense simple => LINK
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I was 22 years old.
I was a head waitress at a restaurant in Siem Reap.
I liked my job because I talked to many people and helped them enjoy their food.
Every day, I got ready and went to work.
I checked the tables and chairs.
I made sure everything was clean.
I talked to the chef and asked about the food for the day.
I helped the other waiters and told them what to do.
When guests came, I smiled and showed them to their table.
I took their order and answered their questions.
After the meal, I ate lunch and took a short rest.
Then I got ready for the next guests.
I helped more people and solved small problems.
After work, I went home.
I felt happy and proud.
I liked my team and my job.
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- to serve (served) – to bring food and drinks to people
- a guest – a person who comes to eat or visit
- a head waitress – the boss of the waiters and waitresses
- to enjoy (enjoyed) food – to eat and feel happy
- to get (got) ready – to prepare to go somewhere or do something
- to go (went) to work – to leave home and start your job
- to check (checked) the tables – to look at the tables and see if they are OK
- a chair – something you sit on
- to make (made) sure – to look again and see that all is OK
- clean – not dirty
- food – things we eat
- a waiter – a person who brings food and drinks in a restaurant
- to smile (smiled) – to look happy with your face
- to show (showed) to the table – to help a person find their seat
- to take (took) an order – to ask what the guest wants to eat or drink
- to answer (answered) a question – to say something when someone asks you
- after the meal – when eating is finished
- to eat (ate) lunch – to have food in the middle of the day
- to take (took) a short rest – to sit or lie down for a little time
- to get (got) ready – to prepare again (repeated)
- to solve (solved) a problem – to help when something is not OK
- to be (was/were) proud – to feel good about what you do
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Gap-Fill Exercise
1. I ___ 22 years old.
a) was
b) is
c) are
2. I ___ a head waitress at a restaurant in Siem Reap.
a) am
b) were
c) was
3. I ___ my job because I talked to many people.
a) like
b) liked
c) liking
4. Every day, I ___ ready and went to work.
a) get
b) got
c) gets
5. I ___ the tables and chairs.
a) checked
b) checking
c) check
6. I ___ sure everything was clean.
a) make
b) made
c) making
7. I ___ to the chef and asked about the food for the day.
a) talked
b) talk
c) talking
8. I helped the other waiters and ___ them what to do.
a) tell
b) telling
c) told
9. When guests came, I ___ and showed them to their table.
a) smile
b) smiling
c) smiled
10. I ___ their order and answered their questions.
a) taking
b) took
c) take
11. After the meal, I ___ lunch and took a short rest.
a) ate
b) eat
c) eating
12. Then I ___ ready for the next guests.
a) get
b) got
c) gets
13. I ___ more people and solved small problems.
a) helping
b) helped
c) help
14. After work, I ___ home.
a) go
b) going
c) went
15. I ___ happy and proud.
a) felt
b) feeling
c) feel
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Answers:
1a, 2c, 3b, 4b, 5a, 6b, 7a, 8c,
9c, 10b, 11a, 12b, 13b, 14c, 15a
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Form questions to which the words given are the answers (=> useful link)
- I liked my job very much every day.
a) I
b) my job
c) very - I went to work early every morning.
a) went
b) to work
c) I
d) every morning - I checked the tables before the guests arrived.
a) checked
b) tables
c) before the guests arrived - I talked to the chef about the day’s menu.
a) talked
b) to the chef
c) the day’s menue
d) day’s - I helped waiters when they needed some advice.
a) helped
b) waiters
c) when they needed some advice. - I showed guests their table.
a) showed
b) guests
c) their table - I solved small problems during my busy shift.
a) solved
b) small problems
c) during my busy shift
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I liked my job very much every day.
a) Who liked the job?
b) What did I like?
c) How much did I like my job
I went to work early every morning.
a) What did I do?
b) Where did I go?
c) Who went to work?
d) When did I go to work?
I checked the tables before the guests arrived.
a) What did I do ?
b) What did I check?
c) When did I check the tables?
I talked to the chef about the day’s menu.
a) What did I do?
b) Who did I talk to?
c) What did I talk about?
d) Which menu did I talk about?
I helped waiters when they needed some advice.
a) What did I do?
b) Who did I help?
c) When did I help the waiters?
I showed guests their table.
a) What did I do?
b) Who did I show the table to?
c) What did I show the guests?
I solved small problems during my busy shift.
a) What did I do?
b) What did I solve?
c) When did I solve the problems?
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True or false, yes, or no? Short answers.
- She smiled and showed the guests to their tables.
Yes, she did. - She ignored the guests when they came.
No, she didn’t. - Rathana was 23 years old.
____________________ - She liked her job because she liked talking to people.
____________________ - She helped other waiters and told them what to do.
____________________ - After the meal, she took a long rest.
____________________ - She took the guests’ orders and answered their questions.
____________________ - She went to work only twice a week.
____________________ - She liked her job because she talked to many people.
____________________ - She checked the tables and chairs before guests arrived.
____________________ - Rathana solved small problems during work.
____________________ - She went home feeling tired and sad.
____________________ - She did not talk to the chef about the food.
____________________ - She prepared for the next guests after lunch.
____________________ - She felt proud of her job and team.
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___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Answers:
3. No, she wasn’t
4. Yes, she did.
5. Yes, she did.
6. No, she didn’t.
7. Yes, she did.
8. No, she didn’t
9. Yes, she did.
10. Yes, she did.
11. Yes, she did.
12. No, she didn’t.
13. Yes, she did.
14. No, she didn’t.
15.Yes, she did.
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Form a a) question, b) negation, c) negative question:
- Rathana was 22 years old.
a) Was Rathana 22 years old?
b) Rathana was not 22 years old.
c) Wasn’t Rathana 22 years old? - She worked as a head waitress.
a) Did she work as a head waitress?
b) She did not work as a head waitress.
c) Didn’t she work as a head waitress? - She liked her job.
a) ___________________?
b) ___________________?
c)___________________? - She talked to many people.
- She got ready every day.
- She went to work.
- She checked the tables and chairs.
- She talked to the chef.
- She helped the other waiters.
- She smiled at the guests.
- She took their orders.
- She went home after work.
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Answers:
- She liked her job.
a) Did she like her job?
b) She did not like her job.
c) Didn’t she like her job? - She talked to many people.
a) Did she talk to many people?
b) She did not talk to many people.
c) Didn’t she talk to many people? - She got ready every day.
a) Did she get ready every day?
b) She did not get ready every day.
c) Didn’t she get ready every day? - She went to work.
a) Did she go to work?
b) She did not go to work.
c) Didn’t she go to work? - She checked the tables and chairs.
a) Did she check the tables and chairs?
b) She did not check the tables and chairs.
c) Didn’t she check the tables and chairs? - She talked to the chef.
a) Did she talk to the chef?
b) She did not talk to the chef.
c) Didn’t she talk to the chef? - She helped the other waiters.
a) Did she help the other waiters?
b) She did not help the other waiters.
c) Didn’t she help the other waiters? - She smiled at the guests.
a) Did she smile at the guests?
b) She did not smile at the guests.
c) Didn’t she smile at the guests? - She took their orders.
a) Did she take their orders?
b) She did not take their orders.
c) Didn’t she take their orders? - She went home after work.
a) Did she go home after work?
b) She did not go home after work.
c) Didn’t she go home after work?
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Fill in, use the correct form of the verb given in the infinitive in past simple:
Rathana __________ (to be) 22 years old and __________ (to work) as a head waitress at a restaurant in Siem Reap.
She __________ (to enjoy) her job because she __________ (to talk) to many people and __________ (to help) them enjoy their meals.
Every day, she __________ (to prepare) herself and __________ (to go) to work, checking tables and chairs and making sure everything __________ (to be) clean.
She __________ (to communicate) with the chef about the day’s food, __________ (to help) other waiters, and __________ (to guide) guests to their tables.
After taking orders and answering questions, she __________ (to eat) lunch and __________ (to rest) briefly.
Rathana then __________ (to prepare) for new guests, __________ (to solve) problems, and after work, __________ (to go) home feeling happy and proud of her team and job.
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Correct version:
Rathana was 22 years old and worked as a head waitress at a restaurant in Siem Reap.
She enjoyed her job because she talked to many people and helped them enjoy their meals.
Every day, she prepared herself and went to work, checking tables and chairs and making sure everything was clean.
She communicated with the chef about the day’s food, helped other waiters, and guided guests to their tables.
After taking orders and answering questions, she ate lunch and rested briefly.
Rathana then prepared for new guests, solved problems, and after work, went home feeling happy and proud of her team and job.