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Mr Bean at the restaurant
 
                  Mr Bean decides to go to the restaurant to celebrate his birthday, and while he is waiting, he writes himself a birthday card.
                 He seems to be surprised at the price of certain things on the menu and he________to see what he can _________   _________.  He chooses a steak Tartare without realizing that it's a _________steak.  The Wine Waiter comes and proposes a House Wine and after tasting it , he tells the waiter he doesn't want any more because he is driving.
               He's very impressed when the waiter places his serviette and he tries to do the same thing but unfortunately he loses it.  When he is served, he pays the waiter who thinks it is _________.He's surprised to see that his steak isn't cooked and he tries ______________ it.  A violinist appears and when he sees the birthday card, he starts playing "Happy Birthday to you".  As Mr Bean is trying to put some of his steak into a lady's ___________ the waiter passes and________over his leg,   ___________  everything.  Mr Bean sees this as  ______________  ______________ a difficult situation and he starts complaining that his meal has been ruined..  The Manager ____________, gives Mr Bean a new table, and the waiter serves him...........with the same meal !

Complete the text with the words below

VOCABULARY
 checks = controls, verifies   to get rid of = se débarrasser de
 (to) afford = se permettre  spilling = renversant
 to order = to command   a tip = pourboire 
 raw = opposite of "cooked"  trips = trébuche 
 to get out of = se sortir de  an opportunity = a chance
 handbag = sac à main  apologizes = s'excuse ...

 
  
Use the following verbs in a sentence which illustrates the meaning  (any tense)
 
to get rid of
to afford
to get out of
to apologize
to spill

  
Tell the story from the waiter's point of view...  As soon as he came in, I saw that he was different from our usual customers ...
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