Table

Verb + table (at home)

sit at table

leave the table

lay / set the table

clear the table

Verb + table (in a restaurant)

book a table

manage to get a table

be shown to your table

Common expressions

reach across the table

sit round the table

sit around the table

set a place at the table

a coffee table

Exercises:

verb + table

1. Roberta, would you lay or set the table while I cook breakfast? The knives and forks are in the drawer next to the fridge.

2. My father always sits at the top of the table when we're eating.

3. Yuan, could you clear the table and put the dirty dishes in the sink. I'll wash them later.

4. When I was a child, we had to ask permission before we could leave the dinner table.

5. We were lucky to get a table. The restaurant was really busy when we got there.

6. When we arrived at the restaurant, we were shown to our table by the head waiter.

7. Hello. Is that the Golden Lotus? I'd like to book a table for four, please. Around 8.30?

common expressions

1. I've set a place for you at the table. You're sitting next to Michael.

2. We'll easily get eight people round the dining table for Christmas dinner.

3. I accidently knocked over a glass of wine while I was reaching across the table to get the salt.

Notes

1. Different kinds of table:

kitchen table	dinner table
side table	coffee table
dining table	folding table

2. You play pool on a pool table, and billiards on a billiard table.