Though a service charge of 15% is usually included in most restaurant checks, you may also tip the usual 15%-20%. Either leave it on the table when you leave or use the phrase Сдачи не надо: keep the change. You usually pay your server, and not at the door.

With your teacher playing the role of the Russian, act out the dialog. At first adhere closely to the original. Then use as many variations as possible.

Write down the totals you owe on your bills as your instructor reads the amounts aloud. Не/She will read different amounts for each student. Read them back; asking if you wrote the amount correctly. Watch your intonation!

You found the restaurant checks shown on the next page among your papers. They're not yours and you have no idea how you got them. All the same, you're curious. Take a look and determine the following:

You don't see a certain object. Ask where it is, using the model. Have a classmate answer.

Using the model, ask the waiter/waitress for another item to replace a dirty one.

Using the model, tell the waiter/waitress that you're missing an item. Ask him/her to bring it.

Listen as your instructor reads the following phrases aloud. Which of them would you use in a restaurant?