Bartending Phrases and Vocabulary for Hotel Staff

Bartending Phrases and Vocabulary for Hotel Staff

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to communicate effectively in a hotel bar setting using essential bartending phrases and vocabulary.

Introduce the learning objective of the lesson and explain what students will learn by the end of the lesson.

What do you already know about bartending phrases and vocabulary?

Types of Drinks

Familiarize yourself with the different types of drinks like cocktails, mocktails, and shots.

Explain the different types of drinks and show visual aids to help students understand.

Bartending Tools

Learn about the different bartending tools like shakers, strainers, and jiggers.

Explain the different bartending tools and demonstrate how they are used.

Ordering Drinks

Practice useful phrases like 'What can I get for you?' and 'Would you like ice with that?'

Teach students how to take orders from customers and provide examples of useful phrases.

Mixing Drinks

Learn how to mix and serve drinks like a pro.

Demonstrate how to mix and serve drinks and provide tips for making them taste great.

Handling Money

Practice phrases like 'That will be $10' and 'Thank you for your tip.'

Teach students how to handle money and provide examples of useful phrases.

Dealing with Customers

Learn how to deal with different types of customers and handle complaints.

Provide tips on how to deal with difficult customers and how to handle complaints professionally.

Review

Review the essential bartending phrases and vocabulary that you learned in this lesson.

Recap the lesson and provide an opportunity for students to ask questions and practice what they have learned.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.