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Russian at the Restaurant

Seventh graders learn to eat out in Russian (в ресторане) — read меню (the menu), order with Я бы хотел… (I would like…), talk to the официант (waiter), and ask for the счёт (bill).

Grade 7At the Restaurant50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Learn restaurant words.
  • ✓Order with Я бы хотел….
  • ✓Ask for the bill.
  • ✓Role-play a meal.
Essential Question

At a Russian restaurant — how do you order and ask for the bill?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

Russian Restaurant Check

Project each item and have students answer about eating at a Russian restaurant.

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Answer each question about the Russian restaurant.
The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — В ресторане

6 min

How do you order food at a Russian restaurant?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Show a menu.
  • Ask how to order.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Present — At the Restaurant

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Restaurant Check.
  • Note Я бы хотел & счёт.
  • Note официант & меню.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Order a dish.
  • Ask for the счёт.
  • Greet the официант.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Ask.
  • Greet.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Role-play ordering a meal.
  • Ask for the bill.
  • Trade roles.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Role-play.
  • Ask.
  • Trade.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a restaurant word.
  • Order one dish.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Order.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-High).

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: order & interact.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: read a menu.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore Russian dining customs.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: make requests.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Restaurant phrase cards.
  • Sample menu handout.
  • Model ordering aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with Я бы хотел & счёт.
  • Use a simple menu.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add закуска, десерт.
  • Write a full menu.
  • Role-play a whole meal.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🍽️Restaurant phrase cards
  • 💻Russian Restaurant Check
  • 📃Sample menu
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

ресторан (restoran)restaurantменю (menyu)menuзаказать (zakazat)to orderсчёт (schyot)bill / checkофициант (ofitsiant)waiterя бы хотелI would likeвода (voda)waterвкусно (vkusno)delicious
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you say “I would like…” to order in Russian?
Я бы хотел…
QUESTION 2
What is “счёт”?
The bill / check.
QUESTION 3
Who is the “официант”?
The waiter.

Reflect: at the restaurant.

Have students order one dish in Russian using “Я бы хотел…” A printable Russian restaurant sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: вкусно (vkusno), вода (voda), заказать (zakazat), меню (menyu), официант (ofitsiant), ресторан (restoran), счёт (schyot), я бы хотел
  1. bill / check
  2. menu
  3. to order
  4. delicious
  5. restaurant
  6. water
  7. I would like
  8. waiter

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “I would like…” to order in Russian?
  2. What is “счёт”?
  3. Who is the “официант”?
Answer key — Part A: 1) счёт (schyot) · 2) меню (menyu) · 3) заказать (zakazat) · 4) вкусно (vkusno) · 5) ресторан (restoran) · 6) вода (voda) · 7) я бы хотел · 8) официант (ofitsiant)
Part B: 1) Я бы хотел… 2) The bill / check. 3) The waiter.