English speaking lesson · Food & Drink
Room service
You're in your hotel room and you've called room service to order some food. You practise it as a real conversation, at whichever of the four levels fits you — the room and the steps stay the same, only the words get harder.
A hotel room · you talk to the room-service attendant
Free plan: 10 messages a day. No card needed.
What you have to do
Order a meal to your room, add extras, agree a delivery time, check the order and charge it. You finish the lesson by getting there in conversation — not by answering questions about it. Nothing is corrected while you talk; the corrections are collected and handed to you at the end.
How it opens
Room service, good evening — what can I bring up for you?
Spoken aloud by the tutor playing the room-service attendant.
The 5 steps that finish it
A step clears when you say the thing that clears it. The steps are identical at all four levels — only the example line fades, and at Natural there is none at all.
- 01
Order a meal
Say hello and order something to eat.
“Hello! A sandwich, please.”
- 02
Add a drink or dessert
Add a drink or a dessert — or say that's all.
“And some water, please.”
- 03
Agree a time
Say when you'd like it, and give your room number.
“In one hour, please. Room 214.”
- 04
Check the order
Check the order is right, and ask about the charge.
“Yes, that's everything. How much is it?”
- 05
Charge it and finish
Say how you'd like it charged, and finish the call politely.
“To the room, please. Thanks very much!”
The words, at all four levels
The same room and the same steps, four vocabularies. These are the words the lesson listens for and scores you on — with what each one means and how it sounds when you are talking to the room-service attendant.
Starter
A1 – A2Simple, everyday words with a full hint on every step.
- soup
- a hot liquid food you eat with a spoon
- “The soup, please.”
- sandwich
- food between two pieces of bread
- “A sandwich, please.”
- water
- the clear liquid you drink
- “And some water, please.”
- dessert
- something sweet after a meal
- “A dessert, please.”
- room
- the space you sleep in at a hotel
- “Room 214, please.”
- now
- at this moment
- “Now, please.”
- hour
- sixty minutes
- “In one hour, please.”
- much
- used to ask the price — 'how much'
- “How much is it?”
- please
- a polite word when you ask
- “A sandwich, please.”
- thanks
- a short way to say thank you
- “Thanks very much!”
Conversational
A2 – B1Common words at a natural pace, with hints to lean on.
- starter
- a small first course before the main
- “Could I add a starter?”
- main
- the biggest course of a meal
- “For the main, the pasta please.”
- bottle
- a glass container for a drink
- “A bottle of water, please.”
- shortly
- very soon
- “Shortly would be great.”
- charge
- an amount added to your bill
- “Is there a service charge?”
- included
- counted as part of something
- “Is service included?”
- everything
- all of it — 'is that everything?'
- “That's everything, thanks.”
- total
- the full amount to pay
- “What's the total?”
- cheers
- informal thanks
- “Cheers for that!”
- appreciate
- to be grateful for
- “I appreciate it.”
Confident
B1 – B2Richer, more specific words, with only light hints.
- menu
- the list of food and drinks available
- “Is the full menu available?”
- available
- able to be ordered right now
- “Is that still available?”
- accompany
- to go alongside something
- “What would accompany that well?”
- promptly
- quickly, without delay
- “As promptly as possible, please.”
- gratuity
- a tip added for service
- “Is gratuity included?”
- itemised
- listed out item by item
- “Could I get an itemised bill?”
- settle
- to pay what you owe
- “I'll settle at checkout.”
- altogether
- in total — 'how much altogether'
- “How much altogether?”
- sorted
- arranged and settled
- “That's sorted, thanks.”
- appreciate
- to be grateful for
- “I'd appreciate that.”
Natural
B2 – C1Advanced, idiomatic words — no hints at all.
- nightcap
- a drink taken late in the evening
- “And a nightcap, perhaps.”
- peckish
- slightly hungry (informal)
- “I'm feeling a bit peckish.”
- unwind
- to relax after a long day
- “Just something to unwind with.”
- discreetly
- quietly, without drawing attention
- “Leave it discreetly, if you can.”
- surcharge
- an extra amount added to a bill
- “Is there a late surcharge?”
- folio
- the running bill for a hotel room
- “Put it on the room folio.”
- settle
- to pay what you owe
- “I'll settle it at checkout.”
- damage
- the cost — 'what's the damage?' (informal)
- “What's the damage?”
- obliged
- grateful for a favour
- “Much obliged.”
- sorted
- dealt with and settled
- “Perfect, we're sorted.”
More Food & Drink lessons
- Coffee shop order
- At the bakery
- Food market stall
- Booking a table
- Order at a restaurant
- Dietary requirements
- Splitting the bill
- At the bar
- Ordering a takeaway