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# Dinner

## Verb + dinner

* have dinner
* prepare dinner
* cook dinner
* invite (you) to dinner
* (you) come to dinner

## Verb + for + dinner

* go out for dinner
* dress for dinner
* pay for dinner
* have (chicken) for dinner
* take (her) out for dinner

## Exercise

### 1. verb + dinner

1. Anne and Tom are in the kitchen ***preparing / cooking*** dinner.
2. What time do you usually ***have*** dinner? I usually eat around six.
3. She's such a nice person. Let's ***invite*** her to dinner next Saturday.
4. Guess who's ***coming*** to dinner? Her new boyfriend!

### 2. verb + for + dinner

1. Is your company paying for dinner? I certainly hope so. - d
2. My parents would like to take us out for dinner. Do you want to go? - e
3. Do you ever dress for dinner? Only when we stay at hotels. - b
4. How about going out for dinner tonight? I don't think we can afford it. - a
5. What are you having for dinner tonight? Fish again! - c

## Note

1. **Note these types of dinner:**

* ***Andrew took me for a romantic dinner by candlelight on Friday night.***
* ***The restaurant is offering a three-course dinner for only ￡5.00. That's fantastic value.***

1. **Note these dinner + noun expressions:**

* \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\**Let's throw a dinner party for her when she gets home next week.*
* **His after-dinner speech was very amusing.**

1. **Note these expressions:**

* ***Is dinner ready yet? I'm absolutely starving!***
* \*\*\**Save me some dinner, and I'll have them when I get in.*
* \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\**Eat up your dinner, and you can have some chocolate.*