Children, for example, have their school dinner at school, at lunch time. And people in the north of England, Scotland and Ireland sometimes call dinner tea. Thankfully, breakfast is always called breakfast! You also find small local cafes offering full English breakfasts.
For a start Britain has people from many cultures and countries, so there are as many different kinds of breakfast as there are cultures. Many adults and children just have a bowl of cereal before they go to work or school. Words to Know English breakfast Continental breakfast scrambled eggs toast beans butter fried eggs jam bacon croissant sausages orange juice cooked tomatoes coffee and tea toast Lunch Most working people in Britain have a very short lunch break — usually not more than an hour.
This means that lunch time meals during the week are usually small. In good weather you see parks and benches full of office workers having a sandwich or a snack at lunch time.
The one day in the week that people often have a large lunch is on a Sunday — the Sunday lunch — but otherwise dinner is the main meal of the day. A typical Sunday lunch is a roast — meat or poultry cooked in the oven and usually eaten with potatoes and vegetables. You pour gravy, or meat juice, over the meat. People are more likely to eat out in a restaurant at dinner time, when they have more time to relax and enjoy the meal, without rushing to get back to work. Yes, this is French, not English — the English language has no specific words for wishing you a pleasant meal.
People often prefer to eat in at home. Ordering takeaway food Apart from international hamburger takeaway places, which are almost the same all over the world, you have other options for cheap and fast takeaway food in Britain. Fish and chips shops are more common in holiday areas of Britain such as the south coast of England, and local people sometimes call them the chippie rather than the chip shop.
Chip shop owner: Eat here or take away? Jorge: Take away, please. Chip shop owner: Do you want vinegar on your chips? Jorge: No, thanks. Just salt. Chip shop owner: Anything else for you? But you can also get full meals as a takeaway, especially pizzas and food from Indian or Chinese restaurants. Many pizza places and takeaway restaurants bring the food to your house, and you pay when the meal arrives.
You can even order online from some restaurants these days. Her hostess is Jane. Natalya: This meat is delicious, Jane! The secret is to add soy sauce to the gravy. Natalya: Really? Well, you must give me the recipe then! If you smoke, you must ask permission, and you usually go outside the house to smoke. People normally stay sitting at the table after the dessert to chat for a while. See Chapter 3 for more on how to make small talk.
From traditional British dishes with strange names such as Welsh rarebit or haggis to well-known international foods such as pizza or curry, you can find them all in Britain. Choosing where to eat Like anywhere, where you decide to eat depends on your budget — that is, how much money you want to spend. The cheapest eating places are fast food restaurants such as McDonalds and Burger King, which you find all over the world, with very small local variations in the menu. But you probably want to try local food too — and one of the best places to find local food cheaply in Britain is in a pub.
Pubs Pubs are a good place to try fresh local food at reasonable prices. Here you usually order your pub meal directly from the bartender, at the bar, and you pay when you order, not after the meal.
Some pubs have a printed menu and some have a board near the bar listing the food on offer that day. Figure shows a typical pub menu. Chapter 5: Eating In and Out 81 Bread and cheese sometimes with salad or chips. Figure Jacket potato with filling A typical pub menu. Bartender: Okay, what can I get you? You can have it with salad or with chips.
What about you, Pierre? Pierre: Do you have anything for vegetarians? Bartender: Yes, we have cauliflower cheese or jacket potatoes with baked beans, or cheese. Goran: Chutney? Bartender: Right, and what would you like to drink? Pierre: Orange juice for me, please. Goran: A pint of Guinness for me. The condi- ments are there as well. You may also find some traditional British foods with very strange names, such as toad in the hole sausages in batter , bubble and squeak mashed potatoes fried with cab- bage , black pudding sausage made with animal blood and bangers and mash sausages and mashed potatoes.
Chapter 5: Eating In and Out 83 Regional food Like all counties, Britain has regional variations rarebit, because the word rarebit sounds a bit in its food. Scotland, for example, is famous for like rabbit so it might confuse you! The north of game wild animals such as deer [venison] and England is famous for its chip butties — sand- salmon a pink river fish. From Although the regional tourist boards may imply Ireland, we have Irish stew meat, potatoes that everyone in a certain region eats only and vegetables in gravy and the famous Irish regional food, the most popular dish in Britain coffee coffee with whisky.
Wales has given remains the curry, which is an integral part of us Welsh rarebit, which is a special cheese British life. Restaurants Britain has an excellent range of international food, and you can try the best of it in restaurants. Especially popular are Italian and Indian restaurants. Restaurants vary a lot in terms of price. Some are expensive, and some are inexpensive.
The best way to find a good restaurant is to ask a friend or colleague to rec- ommend one. You can also look at a tourist guide book, or a local newspaper or magazine, for restaurant reviews and recommendations. Spotted dick is a steamed pudding made Britain as a multi-cultural society also offers with dried fruits and often served with hot cus- desserts from other cuisines, of course.
Some tard, a thick sweet yellow-coloured creamy of the best known are Indian sweets such as sauce. Trifle is a dessert with layers of cake, barfi a sugary, fudge-like confectionery , jam or fruit, custard and cream; people often gulab jamun a small dough ball deep-fried and eat trifle at Christmas time too see below. From the top of crumbled baked biscuits, also often eaten Middle East people also eat baclava small light with custard or cream.
Goran: Mike, can you give me a minute? I need some advice. Mike: Sure, what is it? Goran: I have some friends from Croatia coming to visit me next week, and I want to take them to a Thai restau- rant. Do you know of a good Thai place around here? Mike: Right, let me think. Goran: How expensive is it? Mike: About forty pounds a head if you have wine. Goran: Forty pounds!
Is there anywhere else cheaper you know of? But take a look in Time Out mag- azine. They usually have restaurant recommenda- tions, and they tell you the price range. Goran: Okay, good idea. Mike: Good luck, mate. You can always take them to the local chippie [fish and chips shop]! Booking a table If you want to go to a popular restaurant, try to make a booking a day or two in advance.
For some restaurants you can book make a reservation online, but you still need to telephone most restaurants in Britain. She telephones to make the booking the day before.
A table for how many people, please? Maria: Just two people. For what time? Maria: Eight-thirty. Waiter: Certainly. And could you give me your name, please? Waiter: Sorry, how do you spell your surname? Waiter: Right, you have a table for two booked for tomorrow evening, at eight-thirty, in the name of Maria Gonzalez.
Maria: Thank you. If you make a reservation by phone, you may need to spell out your name or surname. Check you know how to pronounce the letters of the alphabet in English. Arriving at a restaurant When you arrive at a more expensive restaurant, and especially if you have a reservation, you wait until a waiter shows you to your table.
Maria: Good evening. We have a reservation for two, for eight-thirty. Waiter: In what name, please? Maria: Maria Gonzalez. Waiter: Ah yes. Can I take your coats? Gina: Yes, please.
Waiter: Thank you. Right this way, please. In more expensive restaurants you can order a starter or appetiser, and then your main course. If a restaurant has an alcohol licence, you can order wine, beer or spirits strong alcoholic drinks like whisky, vodka or rum. Many restaurants offer a house wine the cheapest wine. You can also order bottled mineral water which is still no gas or sparkling with gas.
Some restaurants offer cocktails fruit juices with alcohol. Straight Talking Gina and Maria are ordering dinner in a restaurant. Waiter: Good evening. Are you ready to order? And what would you like for your main course? Gina: Can I have the lamb chops with mint sauce, please? Would you like to order something else?
What do you recommend? I recommend the braised lamb in red wine if you like lamb. Gina: Okay, that sounds lovely. Does it come with salad or vegetables? Waiter: With vegetables or salad — which would you like?
Gina: With salad, please. What are you having, Maria? Maria: The same for me, please, but with vegetables. Waiter: Red or white? And a bottle of sparkling min- eral water. Waiter: Certainly, madam, anything else? In gen- eral, people in Britain prefer not to complain, but if you have a good reason to complain, then you can certainly do so. Explaining clearly and reasonably why the meal was not okay is the best way to complain. If your complaint is reasonable, the manager may decide not to charge you for the food that was not good enough, or to bring you another plate of the same food, but this depends on the restaurant.
Maria: Excuse me, waiter. Waiter: Yes, madam? Waiter: Are you sure? Nobody else has complained about the lamb tonight. It looks all right to me. Maria: But look — the inside is almost raw. Could you call the manager, please? Waiter: All right, one moment. The cook used them all exist that begin with this line. Here are a few: in the raisin bread. That spider on your bread many English-speaking countries. The dessert menu often includes a selection of ice creams or sorbets, cakes and other sweet things.
Some restaurants might have cheese and biscuits crackers on the dessert menu, a custom adopted from France. Many people move from the main course straight to coffee or tea. Espresso coffee is fairly common in restaurants in the UK. Straight Talking Maria and Gina have finished their main course and are ready for dessert. Waiter: Would you like some dessert? Gina: Yes, can I see the dessert menu, please?
Waiter: Here you are. We also have some dessert specials today, which are up on that board on the wall. I espe- cially recommend the apple crumble and the tiramisu.
An espresso, please. Waiter: Certainly, madam — and for you? Gina: Cream, please. Words to Know dessert cream custard ice cream sorbet espresso cake pastry crumble Be careful of the difference in pronunciation between dessert the sweet that you order at the end of your meal and desert a hot place full of sand, like the Sahara.
Asking for the bill and tipping Some restaurants bring your bill along with the coffee, but in some restau- rants you need to ask for the bill. Tipping giving the waiter some money for his work is lower in Britain than in many other English-speaking countries.
In some cases the restaurant adds a service charge of 10 to 20 per cent to the bill — the service charge is for the workers in the restaurant. You also see a 15 per cent charge on your bill for VAT value added tax , a UK government tax that is on all bills.
Your restaurant bill may look something like that in Figure Maria: Excuse me, could I have the bill, please? Waiter: Yes, of course, madam. Just a moment. Maria: No, no, this is my treat. Gina: Well, all right. Waiter: Thank you, madam. I hope you enjoyed the meal. The word is used mainly in the UK: Hello! Look at the pub menu in Figure Put the verbs into the correct place. You use some of the verbs more than once. Bartender: BLT is bacon, lettuce and tomato.
Natasha: Oh, okay. Natasha: On white bread, please. Bartender: Sure. Key: like, get, have, want, have, like, have 3. Are these state- ments true correct or false incorrect? Write T for true and F for false. Your host expects you to bring dessert. You can take a bottle of wine for your host.
You can shake hands with people you meet for the first time. You can talk about things like your friends and family. You should leave immediately after you finish your meal. We look at finding the right words to ask someone out, making arrangements for the first date and choosing a place to go. We also suggest some simple conversation topics to make the first few minutes a little easier. And we look at other social occasions too — going to the pub and visit- ing friends at home, for example.
Asking Someone Out Most people meet potential partners at work, because work is where you spend most of your time. Perhaps you have your eye on someone in the same department as you, someone you spend time with at work? When are you going to invite him or her?
Where will you take her? What sort of things does she like? If you can choose the perfect place and time then you have a better chance of the person accepting your offer. You may want to take your time to get to know a person before you invite her out.
If a group of people go for a drink after work some days, ask if you can join them and become part of the group before making your move. How about later? Some other time, maybe? Straight Talking Goran is at work. Goran: Hi, Carla! Carla: Oh, hi, Goran! Not bad — as busy as always, you know. Goran: Anything I can help with? Carla: Not really, thanks — but thanks for offering; I appreciate it! If you change your mind, you know where to find me. Carla: Thanks, Goran. Goran: So will you be working late again?
Goran: Great! How about a drink after work then? Chapter 6: Out on the Town Goran: Excellent! Carla: Good! See you later, Goran. The pub is the perfect place to invite a potential date to because people who work together often go to the pub after work for a social drink before going home for dinner. The British have quite a reputation for drinking too much, but social drinking after work is quite normal.
The situation can change, of course, after a while. Straight Talking Pierre and Helen are in the pub on Friday night, as usual, with their colleagues. Helen: Me too, what a week! How about some dinner? Pierre: No problem. Helen: Absolutely! How about next Friday? Helen: Me too! Another drink before we go? This can be complicated: a combination of days, places and times that are often difficult to navigate in a foreign language.
After you arrange a day and a time, you need to agree on a location. Start with agreeing on the kind of thing you want to do a drink, dinner and then move on to the specific place. Dan: Hello? Gina: Dan? Are we still going for dinner later? Dan: Sure! Gina: Where are we going? Dan: Oh. I thought you were choosing? Gina: Oh. Dan: The Italian? Dan: Sounds good to me. Shall I book a table? Gina: Could you? Dan: Perfect!
Do you know where it is? Gina: Not really. Dan: Okay, get the number nineteen bus and get off at the sports ground. Gina: Right. You can make arrangements by email and mobile phone — mobiles are probably the form of communication people use most commonly these days and we discuss them in Chapters 8 and In the meantime, here are some common abbreviations that you may use when arranging a meeting by mobile phone: Pub?
Do you want to meet in the pub? R U there yet? Are you there yet? Where R U? Where are you? Deciding Where to Go Depending on the size of the town you are in, you have several choices about where to go. The larger the town, the more options you have.
The cinema, the theatre, the pub, a restaurant, a concert. And even the smallest villages usually have a pub, even if they have no cinema.
The cinema The cinema is a popular place to go on social occasions, if you can all agree on a film to see. People often go in groups to see new films when they first come out, and you can also take a partner on a date to the cinema. Popular places to take a first date also include the pub, a restaurant or a concert which we talk about in the following sections.
Cinemas in big cities in Britain are open most of the day, so you can usually find a time to suit you. You can find out what films are on by phoning the cinema or by looking in the local newspapers or online.
Straight Talking Franz is having lunch with his colleagues. Franz: Anybody fancy the cinema later? There must be something new on. Karen: Oh, not Jim Carrey, please! David: Fine! How about the new thriller with Matt Damon? How about that?
Karen: I love Tim Burton! David: Sounds good to me. How about a drink before we go? Concerts Concerts and comedy evenings are very popular in the UK. In big cities such as London you can find lots of events, from small gatherings in rooms above pubs and clubs right up to the biggest bands playing in stadiums and rock venues.
You can usually find information about these events in local newspapers and magazines or by looking online. Tickets to see big groups and famous comedians often sell out very quickly, so you need to know when they are going to be playing and try to book tickets well in advance.
Some people buy more tickets than they need and then go to concerts and try to sell the tickets outside for a lot of money. If you really want to see a group, you could also try buying a ticket online. In bigger cities you find small shops specialising in tickets for the big shows and you can often get very good prices on tickets there. Pubs For some people the pub is a kind of second home where they like to spend a lot of their free time, and the place where they can always find some of their friends and a friendly smile from the publican or owner.
As we mention in Chapter 4, Britain now has hour licensing for pubs, but many pubs still close between 11 p. Chapter 6: Out on the Town History of the pub Pubs came to Britain along with the Romans Pub names are often of historical importance, who used to hang bunches of grapes outside though modern pubs tend to have slightly more wine bars to attract drinkers inside.
When the surreal names. One of the oldest pub names Burning Plague. Closing time is affectionately known as chucking-out time by regulars, although lots of regulars often get invited to a lock-in, where the owner closes the pub Hello!
This is not a request as a Spanish friend of ours once thought to examine your spectacles, but rather a polite way of telling you to drink up and return your empty glass to the bar.
Pubs are often full at around 5. This time is an ideal opportunity to get to know people better, and — perhaps — invite that special someone for dinner or a film.
Another popular time is Sunday late morning where you often find people reading the Sunday newspapers over a coffee or a beer and then staying on to sample the food at lunchtime. Most people have a local — a pub near them where they regularly go.
In your local you may make and meet friends, you may sometimes eat there and you may even play in a sports or games team organised by the pub. Pubs vary from old, traditional places which you are more likely to find outside city centres, to modern spaces full of noise and fruit machines be careful not to lose all your money playing these electronic games! Gastro pubs are often much quieter and ideal places for romantic encounters.
Most pubs sell snacks, from peanuts to crisps, pies and sandwiches and, sometimes, odd things such as pickled eggs. A pint is just over half a litre. A Hello! You can buy wine by the glass the bartender usually asks whether you want a small or large glass or by the bottle. Soft drinks are often as expensive as alcoholic drinks. You also find lots of bottled beers, alcopops brightly coloured combinations of alcohol and fruit juices and a large variety of foreign beers: Spanish and Polish ones are very popular in the UK these days.
Small groups of people often buy rounds of drinks, with each person taking a turn at buying a drink for everyone else. In bigger groups you usually buy your own or buy only for your closest friends.
The pub is a complex place and it takes time to learn the culture, but here are a few expressions to get you started. If you Hello! Straight Talking Gina is in the pub with some friends. Same again for everybody? Helen: Another bottle of red? Gina: Why not? But you go ahead. Gina: Goran? Goran: Another pint of lager, please? Gina: What kind? Mike: No, thanks. Gina: And a pint of lager. Mike: Packet of cheese and onion, please. Gina: Anyone else? Bartender: Any particular type?
Gina: Not really — whatever you have. Bartender: Ice and lemon in the orange juice? Gina: No, thanks. Oh, and could I have a packet of cheese and onion crisps, please? Bartender: Sorry, we only have salt and vinegar. Bartender: Here you go. Visiting Friends Another popular social occasion is visiting friends for drinks or dinner, to watch a film on DVD or just for a cuppa, or a cup of tea. Many people hold small dinner parties in their houses because this is often cheaper than eating out and easier to organise if you have children — affectionately called kids — to look after.
If someone invites you to a special occasion at their house, find out what kind of occasion it is — is it dinner, a drink. The most likely event is a small dinner among friends, and this is quite easy to plan for. The dinner may be what Americans call a potluck dinner, where each guest takes part of the meal with them, and usually this is planned in advance. For the host you may also consider taking a small present such as some flowers or some chocolates, although this gesture is not as common in the UK as it is in many countries in continental Europe.
Chapter 6: Out on the Town Dinners and other meals may not last as long as they do in other countries, particularly if they are in the middle of the week, but people commonly spend some time after eating chatting and relaxing, so allow time for that. Can I bring anything? Straight Talking Mike is talking to Pierre on the phone. Pierre: That would be great, thanks! Mike: And your wife, of course. Do we need to bring anything? And a bottle of wine if you like.
Pierre: No problem — see you then! This is Gina. Gina, this is my boss, MIke. Gina: Hi, Mike, what a beautiful house! Mike: Please, come through to the dining room. This is my wife, Helen. Helen: Hello, Pierre. Is wine okay? Gina: A glass of red would be great, thanks! And these are for you! Helen: Flowers? How thoughtful. Thanks, Gina. Can I help in the kitchen? Mike has it all under control. The secret to taking part in this kind of thing is to know a few phrases in each area and use them when you have the opportunity.
See Chapter 3 for more on making small talk and telling stories, jokes and anecdotes. Try to read an English-language newspaper every day — you can usually get free ones on public transport and at train and bus stations. These have the most popular stories in them and each story is usually short. Newspaper stories are a great way of getting some things to talk about for social occasions.
If you really want to impress, try reading one of the so-called quality newspapers, or watching the news on television each day. Programmes such as the news are perfect for increasing your vocabulary too! Complete the sentences by putting one word in each gap. John let me introduce you to Sarah. Carlos is inviting his colleague out for a drink. Susan: No plans, why? Carlos: Fine, thanks. Listen, are you doing anything after work? Susan: Not bad, thanks. Carlos: No problem, me neither!
Just a quick beer. Carlos: I wondered if you fancied a quick drink? Susan: Okay, great — see you then. Susan: Sure, why not? Carlos: Fine thanks. In this chapter we look at some things to do in your spare time — from hobbies to a selection of indoor and outdoor leisure activities and sport, perhaps one of the most popular topics of conversation in most countries.
So, what sort of person are you? Are you a night owl — someone who likes to go out to pubs and clubs at night? Whatever kind of person you are, we include something for everyone in this chapter, from going out to the cinema and eating out in restaurants, to staying in and having a quiet evening at home. Talking about Your Hobbies Hobbies exist all over the world, and the UK is no different — you find children collecting stamps and stickers and adults playing golf and rambling walking in the countryside.
But in the UK you also see train and plane spotters people who obsessively record the movements of different kinds of transport and birdwatchers, cyclists, painters. People often talk about hobbies more than they actually do them.
So, after you choose your hobby, you may want to share it with your friends and colleagues. I know what I like! Here are some useful phrases for likes and dislikes. In the same way, one — indicates mild dislike, two — — indicate disliking something quite a lot and three — — — indicate disliking something very much. A nought 0 indicates no strong feelings either way neutrality. When you want to talk about your experiences, you use the present perfect. You use adverbs of frequency to say how often you do things.
Sara: So, Bettina, welcome to the company. Sara: What sort of things do you like? What about the grammar of using the verb like? Where do you like to ski? Sara: Okay, so, skiing. Anything else? Oh, and I love cooking. What type of food do you cook?
Bettina: Lots of different types. I cook for myself every evening and I like to have friends round for lunch or dinner at the weekends. Sara: Great! I look forward to an invitation! Anything else for our readers? Bettina: Let me see. Sara: Wow!
Is it as difficult as people say it is? Bettina: It is quite difficult. Sara: Well, good luck with the Japanese and thanks for talking to us. Bettina: Thank you! Straight Talking Goran is visiting London for the first time and spending a day with a friend, Dan. Dan: I think we should try to visit some galleries or museums, Goran. Any suggestions? And per- haps the Tate Modern, which is an amazing building down by the river.
Goran: I hate portraits — all those serious people looking down at you — but the Natural History Museum sounds good. How about going there this morning and the Tate this afternoon?
Dan: Great! What about food? In most big towns and cities you can eat at any time of the day — sandwiches, fish and chips and fast food. If you want to sit down and have lunch or dinner, though — perhaps in a restaurant or a pub — then you need to check the times. A lot of places serve lunch only between certain times, and restaurants may close earlier in the evening than in lots of other countries.
You can find out more about food and eating out in Chapter 5. Goran: That sounds good. What are you up to this evening? How about a film first? Chapter 7: Hobbies and Free Time On the box Television is one of the most popular topics of conversation in Britain at work and between friends. Watching TV is actually the second most popular hobby in the UK after gardening. The first thing you need to know is what sort of programme you like — have a look at Table and see what best describes your interests.
Table Different Types of Television Programme Soap opera A regular drama series featuring the same group of people and their regular lives The news A current affairs programme with the top stories of the day, the weather and so on Cartoons Animated drawings, often for children A music programme News from the music world with the latest groups and hits A documentary An in-depth look at a topic or issue A comedy A funny programme The weather forecast A look at the weather for the next few days A film This could be a drama, a comedy, a thriller.
You can find an enormous selection of soap operas such as Eastenders and Coronation Street, reality shows for people who want to become famous pop stars or dancers, shows about gardening or home decoration and quiz shows like the popular Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Straight Talking Carla and Goran meet at the coffee machine at work in the morning. Carla: Did you see EastEnders last night? Goran: Yes! Carla: Oh really, Goran!
It was so obvious. What about Pop Star, did you see that too? Goran: Pop Star? Chapter 7: Hobbies and Free Time Carla: The reality show where they try to find the next sing- ing star. How can you watch them? Carla: Oh! Anyway, fancy a coffee then? Read all about it Book clubs are very popular in the UK. The clubs are an ideal way to meet new people.
I thought. With lots of beautiful countryside, the UK is ideal for hiking and trekking and camping in the middle of nowhere. Camping is an especially popular way to spend holidays in the summer. Other popular outdoor activities include picnics when the weather is good: you often find families picnicking in parks on the weekends in the summertime. If you go for a drive in the British countryside in the spring or summer you often see people riding bicycles.
So even though Britain is famous for rain and grey weather, people in Britain do know how to take advantage of good weather to do things outside! You need some equipment before you do most of these activities. Chapter 7: Hobbies and Free Time Making it all up Popular history says that football was invented badminton , tennis and snooker in the 19th century in the UK. Britain Playing sports Finding the right location to play your sport is important. You can talk about the different kinds of sports Hello!
You usually use go for sports and activities that end in —ing. You use do for recreational activities, non-team sports or games and activities without balls. Helen: Fine, thanks. Listen, I had a game of tennis organised for tomorrow but my partner has cancelled. Do you play? Do you want to join me? Maria: Sure, that sounds great! What time? Helen: I booked the court for seven.
Maria: In the morning? Helen: No, after work! Maria: Perfect. Perhaps we can grab a bite to eat afterwards? Helen: Absolutely. Have you got all the gear you need? Maria: I think so — but if you can bring me a tennis racket that would be good. Maria: Fine — see you tomorrow. Joining a gym or health club If you want to do regular exercise then you might think about joining a gym or a health club.
Some of these can be very expensive and you have to pay a lot of money every month to be a member. Other clubs are cheaper and you can often pay a small amount of money each month and then pay an additional amount for what you use. Tickets for popular football games can be very expensive, but you can find plenty of local opportunities to watch smaller games and matches — look in the local newspaper for more information.
Straight Talking Jim and Georges are in the pub. Jim: Did you see the match last night? Georges: Yes, what a disaster! Jim: Well, we played all right in the first half. Georges: And the second — but that ref [referee] was rubbish! Jim: Agreed! That was never a penalty! Georges: Anyway, the United player was offside.
Georges: Are you going? Jim: To the match? Jim: Oh go on then. Will you get the tickets? As in most countries, British football supporters are very loyal to their teams and are usually not happy when their team loses, or when someone says something bad about their team. Find out more at www. Championships in Sussex, bog snorkelling in britain. Basia is talking to a colleague.
Would you like to come? When are you going? Key: Basia: What are you doing at the weekend? Sam: Nothing special, why? Sam: That sounds great.
Basia: In the afternoon, after lunch. Sam: Okay, what time shall we meet? Do you like Japanese? Sam: I love it! Basia: Okay, see you at the station at twelve!
Knowing a few useful phrases for talking on the phone, and predicting what the person on the other end of the telephone may say to you, can help you feel a lot more confident when talking on the telephone in English. In this chapter, we divide phone calls into the different types of call you can make. You can make a social phone call to a friend, for example to have a chat or to arrange to meet for dinner or to go to the cinema see Chapter 6 for more on going out with friends.
You can make an enquiry phone call, where you ask for information about something such as train times, you book a service such as calling for a taxi or you buy a product such as theatre tickets.
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