Read a dialogue between a waiter and a guest at a restaurant. Some sentences contain an extra word; can you find them? Then listen to a girl talking about a restaurant she went to in Japan. When you finish, try the listening comprehension activity. If you need, you can also read the transcript.
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Table manners in different cultures
Restaurant vocabulary: dictation
Do you know how to behave at dinner table in different parts of the world? Take this quiz and find out! Then look at the sentences in this activity; some of them contain an extra word. Can you find them? Finally, match the sentences said by the waiter and the customer.
A baby boy in Mexico was named "Yahoo" by his parents; a Chinese boy was almost called "@" (yes, the email symbol). Children's names are often a matter of fashion, but it seems that parents nowadays do anything to give their kids a truly unique name (and Unique is one of them!).
The trend started with celebrities and their weird baby names: Audio Science, Camera, Fuchsia, Jazz Domino and Pilot Inspektor are just a few examples. But the idea soon spread into the world of non-celebrities as well, and we can only imagine what these kids may have to put up with once they get into school...
Here is a dialogue to practise introducing yourself, and a written dialogue with the words mixed up. Both, luckily, using simple, everyday names! :-)
People often worry when they need to speak English on the phone. But many conversations we hold in a foreign language are simpler than we imagine. Here are some dialogues to practise making hotel reservations, at pre-intermediate and advanced levels. You can choose how to use the material: it's possible to read and listen at the same time, eliminate one part of the audio or one part of the script. Just click on the symbols under 'play'. There are also some alternative activities:
- a spelling game for beginners
- put words in the right order forming sentences in a dialogue (intermediate level)
- a vocabulary quiz with words related to hotel
