Headstart Latin America 15
This is the self-evaluation quiz for module 4, unit 1 of the Spanish Head Start for Latin America.
You will hear 13 situations. Respond to each situation during the pause.
If you can respond correctly in the pause, you are ready to go on to the next unit.
Ready? Let's begin.
Situation 1. Suppose that you and your spouse want to go to lunch with another couple,
and you have to make reservations by phone.
Tell the restaurant employee you want to reserve a table for four persons.
Situation 2. While making a reservation, you want to be specific.
Tell the employee at the restaurant.
Para hoy a la una.
El menú, por favor.
Situation 4. Assume you and your spouse are in a restaurant and want a drink before dinner.
Speaking for both of you, tell the waiter to bring you a piña colada and a scotch and soda.
Situation 5. You and some friends are at a restaurant for dinner.
When the waiter is taking the drink order, you want to tell him that your wife is not going to drink anything.
How do you say this to the waiter?
Situation 6. The waiter wants to know what your son wants to eat.
Tell him that he is not going to eat anything.
Él no va a comer nada.
Quiero un ceviche de camarones.
Situation 8. In reserving a table, the restaurant employee says to you...
What does this mean?
It means, for when?
Situation 9. You're trying to make a reservation at a restaurant by phone, and the employee says to you...
Su nombre, por favor.
Por aquí, por favor.
Situation 11. The waiter has brought you the menu, and before leaving, he asks...
What did he ask you?
He asked, are you going to have something to drink?
Situation 12. The waitress comes to your table and says...
¿Qué desean comer primero?
¿Qué desean almorzar?
It means, what would you like to have for lunch?
If you still have any doubts about any of your answers, check the key.
This is the self-evaluation quiz for Module 4, Unit 2 of the Spanish Head Start for Latin America.
You will hear 14 situations. Respond to each situation during the pause.
Then, you will hear the correct response. Let's begin.
Situation 1. Before ordering at a restaurant, you'd like to know what the special of the day is.
How do you ask the waiter this?
¿Cuál es el plato de la casa?
Situation 2. The waiter is ready to take your order.
Tell him that you want the soup of the day, macaroni salad, and grilled corvina.
Situation 3. You ask the waiter what the specialty of the house is,
and he tells you it is...
If you don't know what gallo pinto is, how would you ask the waiter,
¿What's that?
Situation 4. Tell the waiter to please bring you and your spouse a bottle of red wine.
Díganos una botella de vino tinto, por favor.
Bien cocido.
Or...
Quiero mi bistec bien cocido.
How do you tell her the pork chops are delicious?
Las chuletas están deliciosas.
Situation 7. Tell the waiter to give you banana cake with pineapple ice cream.
Deme cake de guineo con helado de piña.
Situation 8. While you are giving your order to the waiter, your son says he's thirsty.
How do you tell the waiter,
And a glass of water for my son, please.
Y un vaso de agua para mi hijo, por favor.
Situation 9. You have finished eating. Tell the waiter to please bring you the check.
Tráigame la cuenta, por favor.
¿Qué va a pedir, señor?
What did she say?
What are you going to order, sir?
Situation 11. While you're eating, the waiter asks,
¿Qué tal está el gallo pinto?
What does he want to know?
He wants to know how the gallo pinto is.
¿Cómo quiere su bistec?
¿Cómo quiere su bistec?
Pacalao con papas.
What did he say?
It's delicious, sir.
Situation 14. As you're finishing the main course, the waitress says,
¿Va a querer café?
What did she ask you?
Are you going to want coffee?
If you still have any coffee,
If you still have any doubts about any of your answers to the situations in the quiz, check the key.
