Before doing that text make sure you have completed the text on her being a waitress, years ago, to be familiar with the story, with the vocabulary.
Also make sure you did the unit on Past Simple.
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Memories of a young lady, now Director of Food and Beverages at the Sheraton Senggigi
I worked as a waitress in a small restaurant. Every day I tried to be a perfect waitress. I always woke up early in the morning because I wanted to be ready and not feel stressed. First, I ate breakfast and checked my uniform. It had to be clean and nice, so the guests felt good when they saw me.
When I arrived at the restaurant, I smiled and said hello to my coworkers. I thought being friendly was very important. Before the guests came, I cleaned the tables, put on fresh tablecloths, and prepared the menus. When the guests arrived, I welcomed them with a big smile. I always listened carefully to what they wanted to eat and drink. If they had questions, I answered politely and tried to help.
Sometimes guests were in a hurry, so I brought the food quickly. Sometimes they wanted to talk, so I listened to them. I always checked if everything was fine at the table. At the end of the day, I cleaned again and said goodbye to everyone.
I believed a perfect waitress was kind, patient, and always ready to help. That was what I tried to do every day.
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Vocabulary:
- to be focused – to think only about one thing
- to try hard – to do your best to do something
- a waitress – a woman who serves food and drinks in a restaurant
- an advice – something someone tells you to help you decide what to do
- to wake up (woke up) – to stop sleeping
- to be (was/were) ready – to be prepared for something
- to feel (felt) stressed – to feel worried or nervous
- to check (checked) one’s uniform – to look at your work clothes to see if they are okay
- clean – not dirty
- a coworker – a person who works with you
- to be (was/were) friendly – to be kind and nice to other people
- to clean (cleaned) the tables – to make tables not dirty
- to put (put) on tablecloths – to cover tables with cloths before eating
- to prepare (prepared) a menu – to get the list of food and drinks ready
- to listen (listened) carefully – to pay close attention when someone talks
- to have (had) a question – to want to ask something
- to answer (answered) politely – to answer in a kind and respectful way
- to be (was/were) in a hurry – to want to do something quickly
- to listen (listened) to somebody – to pay attention to someone talking
- to check (checked) – to look at something to be sure it is correct
- to believe (believed) – to think something is true
- to be (was/were) kind – to be good and nice to other people
- to be (was/were) patient – to stay calm and not get angry when you wait
- to be (was/were) ready to help – to want to help someone when they need it
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Complete:
a) a negation (negative statement)
b) a question
c) a negative question
1. I worked as a waitress in a small restaurant.
a) I did not work as a waitress in a small restaurant.
b) Did I work as a waitress in a small restaurant?
c) Didn’t I work as a waitress in a small restaurant?
2. I woke up early in the morning.
a)
b)
c)
3. I ate breakfast and checked my uniform.
a)
b)
c)
4. I smiled and said hello to my coworkers.
a)
b)
c)
5. I cleaned the tables.
a)
b)
c)
6. I prepared the menus.
a)
b)
c)
7. I welcomed the guests with a big smile.
a)
b)
c)
8. I answered politely and tried to help.
a)
b)
c)
9. I checked if everything was fine at the table.
a)
b)
c)
10. I said goodbye to everyone.
a)
b)
c)
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Correct version:
1. I worked as a waitress in a small restaurant.
a) I did not work as a waitress in a small restaurant.
b) Did I work as a waitress in a small restaurant?
c) Didn’t I work as a waitress in a small restaurant?
2. I woke up early in the morning.
a) I did not wake up early in the morning.
b) Did I wake up early in the morning?
c) Didn’t I wake up early in the morning?
3. I ate breakfast and checked my uniform.
a) I did not eat breakfast and did not check my uniform.
b) Did I eat breakfast and check my uniform?
c) Didn’t I eat breakfast and check my uniform?
4. I smiled and said hello to my coworkers.
a) I did not smile and did not say hello to my coworkers.
b) Did I smile and say hello to my coworkers?
c) Didn’t I smile and say hello to my coworkers?
5. I cleaned the tables.
a) I did not clean the tables.
b) Did I clean the tables?
c) Didn’t I clean the tables?
6. I prepared the menus.
a) I did not prepare the menus.
b) Did I prepare the menus?
c) Didn’t I prepare the menus?
7. I welcomed the guests with a big smile.
a) I did not welcome the guests with a big smile.
b) Did I welcome the guests with a big smile?
c) Didn’t I welcome the guests with a big smile?
8. I answered politely and tried to help.
a) I did not answer politely and did not try to help.
b) Did I answer politely and try to help?
c) Didn’t I answer politely and try to help?
9. I checked if everything was fine at the table.
a) I did not check if everything was fine at the table.
b) Did I check if everything was fine at the table?
c) Didn’t I check if everything was fine at the table?
10. I said goodbye to everyone.
a) I did not say goodbye to everyone.
b) Did I say goodbye to everyone?
c) Didn’t I say goodbye to everyone?
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Yes, she did, or, No, she didn’t?
- Did she work as a waitress in a small restaurant?
______________________ - Did she always wake up late in the morning?
______________________ - Did she check her uniform before going to work?
______________________ - Did she smile and say hello to her coworkers when she arrived?
______________________ - Did she forget to clean the tables before the guests came?
______________________ - Did she prepare fresh tablecloths and menus?
______________________ - Did she ignore the guests when they arrived?
______________________ - Did she listen carefully to what the guests wanted to eat and drink?
______________________ - Did she answer questions politely and try to help?
______________________ - Did she leave the restaurant without cleaning at the end of the day?
______________________ - Did she believe a perfect waitress was kind and patient?
______________________ - Did she always check if everything was fine at the table?
______________________ - Did she bring the food slowly when guests were in a hurry?
______________________ - Did she say goodbye to everyone at the end of the day?
______________________ - Did she think being unfriendly was very important?
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Correct version:
- Did she work as a waitress in a small restaurant? – Yes, she did.
- Did she always wake up late in the morning? – No, she didn’t.
- Did she check her uniform before going to work? – Yes, she did.
- Did she smile and say hello to her coworkers when she arrived? – Yes, she did.
- Did she forget to clean the tables before the guests came? – No, she didn’t.
- Did she prepare fresh tablecloths and menus? – Yes, she did.
- Did she ignore the guests when they arrived? – No, she didn’t.
- Did she listen carefully to what the guests wanted to eat and drink? – Yes, she did.
- Did she answer questions politely and try to help? – Yes, she did.
- Did she leave the restaurant without cleaning at the end of the day? – No, she didn’t.
- Did she believe a perfect waitress was kind and patient? – Yes, she did.
- Did she always check if everything was fine at the table? – Yes, she did.
- Did she bring the food slowly when guests were in a hurry? – No, she didn’t.
- Did she say goodbye to everyone at the end of the day? – Yes, she did.
- Did she think being unfriendly was very important? – No, she didn’t.
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Put the sentence in the correct order:
a) When the guests arrived, I welcomed them with a big smile.
b) First, I ate breakfast and checked my uniform.
c) At the end of the day, I cleaned again and said goodbye to everyone.
d) I always woke up early in the morning because I wanted to be ready and not feel stressed.
e) Before the guests came, I cleaned the tables, put on fresh tablecloths, and prepared the menus.
f) That was what I tried to do every day.
g) I worked as a waitress in a small restaurant.
h) Sometimes guests were in a hurry, so I brought the food quickly.
i) I always listened carefully to what they wanted to eat and drink.
j) When I arrived at the restaurant, I smiled and said hello to my coworkers.
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Correct version:
1g, 2d, 3b, 4j, 5e, 6a, 7i, 8h, 9c, 10f
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Gap-fill sentences- complete in past simple:
- I ______ (work) as a waitress in a small restaurant.
- I always ______ (wake up) early in the morning because I wanted to be ready.
- First, I ______ (eat) breakfast and ______ (check) my uniform.
- When I ______ (arrive) at the restaurant, I ______ (smile) and ______ (say) hello to my coworkers.
- Before the guests ______ (come), I ______ (clean) the tables.
- I ______ (put) on fresh tablecloths and ______ (prepare) the menus.
- When the guests ______ (arrive), I ______ (welcome) them with a big smile.
- I always ______ (listen) carefully to what they wanted to eat and drink.
- If they ______ (have) questions, I ______ (answer) politely and ______ (try) to help.
- Sometimes guests ______ (be) in a hurry, so I ______ (bring) the food quickly.
- Sometimes they ______ (want) to talk, so I ______ (listen) to them.
- I always ______ (check) if everything was fine at the table.
- At the end of the day, I ______ (clean) again and ______ (say) goodbye to everyone.
- I ______ (believe) a perfect waitress was kind, patient, and always ready to help.
- That ______ (be) what I tried to do every day.
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Correct version:
- I worked as a waitress in a small restaurant.
- I always woke up early in the morning because I wanted to be ready.
- First, I ate breakfast and checked my uniform.
- When I arrived at the restaurant, I smiled and said hello to my coworkers.
- Before the guests came, I cleaned the tables.
- I put on fresh tablecloths and prepared the menus.
- When the guests arrived, I welcomed them with a big smile.
- I always listened carefully to what they wanted to eat and drink.
- If they had questions, I answered politely and tried to help.
- Sometimes guests were in a hurry, so I brought the food quickly.
- Sometimes they wanted to talk, so I listened to them.
- I always checked if everything was fine at the table.
- At the end of the day, I cleaned again and said goodbye to everyone.
- I believed a perfect waitress was kind, patient, and always ready to help.
- That was what I tried to do every day.
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Fill in – no words given:
I __________ as a waitress in a small restaurant.
Every day, I tried to be the perfect __________ .
I always __________ early in the morning because I wanted to be prepared and avoid __________ .
After eating breakfast, I __________ my uniform to make sure it was clean and __________ so guests would feel comfortable.
When I arrived at the restaurant, I __________ my coworkers with a smile.
Before the guests __________ , I cleaned the tables, put fresh tablecloths on them, and __________ the menus.
I __________ guests warmly, listened carefully to their orders, and helped __________ .
At the end of the day, I __________ again and said goodbye to everyone.
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Correct version:
I worked as a waitress in a small restaurant. Every day, I tried to be the perfect waitress. I always woke up early in the morning because I wanted to be prepared and avoid stress. After eating breakfast, I checked my uniform to make sure it was clean and neat so guests would feel comfortable. When I arrived at the restaurant, I greeted my coworkers with a smile. Before the guests came, I cleaned the tables, put fresh tablecloths on them, and prepared the menus. I welcomed guests warmly, listened carefully to their orders, and helped politely. At the end of the day, I cleaned again and said goodbye to everyone.
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Fill in, words below:
coworkers – checked – tried – cleaned – woke up – wanted – saw – cleaned – stressed.- smile – clean – brought – listened
Interviewer: Where did you work?
Waitress: I worked in a small restaurant.
Interviewer: What time did you wake up every day?
Waitress: I __________ early every morning.
Interviewer: Why did you wake up early?
Waitress: Because I wanted to be ready and not feel __________
Interviewer: What did you do first after waking up?
Waitress: I ate breakfast and __________my uniform.
Interviewer: Why did you check your uniform?
Waitress: To make sure it was __________ and nice.
Interviewer: How did you feel about your uniform?
Waitress: I wanted the guests to feel good when they __________me.
Interviewer: What did you do when you arrived at the restaurant?
Waitress: I smiled and said hello to my __________.
Interviewer: What did you do before the guests came?
Waitress: I __________ the tables, put on fresh tablecloths, and prepared the menus.
Interviewer: How did you welcome the guests?
Waitress: I welcomed them with a big __________.
Interviewer: Did you listen to the guests carefully?
Waitress: Yes, I always listened carefully to what they __________to eat and drink.
Interviewer: What did you do if guests had questions?
Waitress: I answered politely and __________to help.
Interviewer: What did you do if guests were in a hurry?
Waitress: I __________ the food quickly.
Interviewer: Did you talk with the guests?
Waitress: Sometimes, when they wanted to talk, I __________ to them.
Interviewer: What did you do at the end of the day?
Waitress: I __________again and said goodbye to everyone.
Interviewer: What kind of waitress did you try to be?
Waitress: I tried to be kind, patient, and always ready to help.
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Correct version:
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