Lesson 5

What’s the date today? It’s Tuesday “the” 21st of” April

Last Monday was the first lesson (= number 1)
Last Tuesday was the second lesson (= number 2)
Wednesday was the third lesson (=number 3)
Yesterday was the fourth lesson (lesson 4)
Today is the fifth lesson (lesson 5)
Tomorrow will be the sixth lesson (lesson 6)

What we did today:
– fun or funny?
– experience or experiences?
– dialogues (from yesterday) – breakout rooms
– vocabulary: food
– binomials (pairs) eg: in and outs, ups and downs, pro and cons (homework)

fun = something you enjoy doing, it is enjoyable
funny = something that makes you laugh
funny = strange / unusual / a bit suspicious/weird/odd/ “not right”
Did you mean funny ha-ha or funny strange/odd?

1. We had a lot of fun exploring the old town.
2. There’s a funny smell coming from the fridge. I think the fish has gone off. (fish/meat/dairy products gone bad) bread goes stale
3. I’m having so much fun on this trip.
4. This overnight excursion looks like great fun. a school excursion = a short trip
5. The children had great fun playing in the hotel pool.
6. The lift (BrE)/elevator (US) is making a funny noise again. I think we should report it to maintenance.
7. It’s always fun to meet travellers from different countries. travelers (USA)
8. There’s a funny taste to this milk, has it gone beyond its “best before” date?
9. The email looks funny – I think it might be a scam. (= trying to cheat me)
10. The staff training session was actually quite fun. I expected it to be boring!

a gym session – a weight training session

Experience (uncountable, no s)
We use experience (no -s) to talk about:
• knowledge or skill from doing something over time
• general life or work knowledge

Teenagers don’t have much work experience. (They are not experienced enough.)
uncountable –
not “an experience”
not plural
Examples:
• She has a lot of experience in teaching English to adults.
• I don’t have much experience with computers.
• He gained valuable experience at his last job.

Experiences (countable) – upplevelser
We use experiences (with -s) to talk about:
• specific events or things that happen to you
• things you remember
Countable:
“an experience”
“many experiences”

Examples:
• Travelling gave me many amazing experiences.
• That was a strange/exciting/difficult/wonderful experience.
• She had several bad experiences at that restaurant and won’t go back there again.

Fill each gap with experience (erfarenhet) or experiences (upplevelse(r).
1. I don’t have much experience working with children.
2. Teaching online was a new experience for me. (countable)
3. I didn’t have any experience teaching online before the pandemic. (uncountable)
4. It was a difficult experience but I learned a lot. (jobbig). I had lots of exciting experiences when I lived abroad.
5. That trip to Italy was an unforgettable experience. It was an experience not to be forgotten. (upplevelse)
6. She has a lot of experience in customer service. (work experience)
7. We shared our travel experiences after the holiday. (c)
8. This job will give you valuable experience. (uncountable, work/life experience)
9. He had some bad experiences at his previous school. (eg he had bad teachers, he was bullied by other children)
10. Do you have any experience in cooking? (= professional, life experience) uncountable
11. Skydiving was a scary but exciting experience.   (an exciting experience)
12. Our childhood experiences shape who we are as adults. That was my favourite childhood experience. (C)
13. She gained a lot of experience from volunteering. (how we grow) I didn’t get much experience from volunteering before I was 30. (unc)
14. This internship will give you practical experience. Professional/work experience, building your skills
15. I need more (work) experience before I apply for that job. They ask for 2 years’ experience.
16. They had many interesting experiences during their stay in Japan.
17. This course will improve your work experience.
18. It was my first/second/best experience teaching a large class. (first time I did something)
19. She wrote a book about her life experiences (upplevelser) – life experience – pass on knowledge (erfarenhet)
20. Working abroad can be a life-changing experience.

Learning skills is part of work experience.

a = an (the same!)
a child, an elephant an idea an orange bucket
vowels = an a e i o u
Either plural or a/an – not together!
my experience (s)

The penny has finally dropped (= aha upplevelse)

There are only two buses a day, so you can’t be spontaneous. “spon-tay-nee-yuss”
We have to plan ahead. We have to plan in advance.
We need to book ahead/in advance.

a saucepan (“pun”)
a frying pan
a kettle

To boil water you can use either a kettle or a pan.
To fry eggs you should use a frying pan.
We can fry with oil or butter.

 

Taking food and drink orders, giving recommendations, and dealing with problems

Starters
• Tomato Soup with basil oil
• Classic Caesar Salad with grilled chicken
• Smoked Salmon with lemon and dill
•

Mains
• Grilled Salmon with seasonal vegetables and a lemon butter sauce “sammun”
• Ribeye Steak cooked to your liking with fries or mixed leaf salad well-done, medium, rare
• Creamy Wild Mushroom Risotto with parmesan and truffle oil (vegetarian) rice

Sides
• Garlic Bread with extra virgin olive oil and sea salt “vuhr-djin”
• Truffle Fries with parmesan
• Steamed seasonal vegetables with parmesan

Desserts
• Warm chocolate fondant with a molten centre (= runny, liquid)
• Vanilla Crème Brûlée with caramelised sugar crust (= cover, on top)
• Fresh seasonal fruit platter
molten lava from a volcano
caramelised onions

Drinks

 

Non-Alcoholic
• Still / Sparkling Water
• Fresh lemonade
• Apple or orange juice
• Coffee / herbal tea ‘erbal (US)
Alcoholic
• House red / white wine
• Selection of craft beers (draft or bottled)
• Classic cocktails/mocktails prepared by our bartender
• Irish coffee (= coffee and whisky with whipped cream)

Digestifs (after the meal)
. Baileys

ribeye (entrecôte) – tender, marbled, and flavourful.
tender meat, tough meat (too chewy and hard)
flavourless (neg)

Dialogue 1: Arrival and drinks
Server:
Good evening and welcome to the Over the Moon restaurant. Do you have a reservation?
Customer:
Yes, it’s under the name Andersson, two people.
Server:
Perfect. If you’d like to follow me, I’ll take you to your table.
…
Here we are—please take a seat. I hope this table is to your liking.(polite) = I hope you like it
Customer:
Yes, it’s lovely, thank you.
Server:
Can I offer you something to drink while you look at the menu?
Customer:
Could I have a glass of sparkling water?
Customer 2:
And I’ll have a craft beer, please.

Dialogue 2: Taking food orders
Server:
Are you ready to order, or would you like a few more minutes?
Customer:
We’re ready, thank you.
Server:
Wonderful. What would you like to start with?
Customer:
I’ll have the soup please.
Customer 2:
And I’ll go for the smoked salmon.
Server:
Excellent choices. And for your main courses?
Customer:
I’d like the pan-seared salmon. Could I have it with steamed vegetables instead of the standard garnish? = a sprig of rosemary, a small side salad
Server:
Of course.
Customer 2:
I’ll have the ribeye steak, medium rare.
Server:
Certainly. Would you like any sides to share? We have truffle fries and garlic bread, for example.
fish with a lemon garnish.
??

Dialogue 3: Recommendation and dietary request
Customer:
What would you recommend?
Server:
If you enjoy rich flavours, I’d highly recommend the ribeye steak—it’s very tender and well-marbled. Alternatively, the wild mushroom risotto is an excellent vegetarian option.
Customer:
The risotto sounds good. Does it contain dairy?
Server:
Yes, it’s finished with parmesan and a touch of butter, but we can prepare a dairy-free version if you prefer. “vurzhun”
Customer:
That would be perfect, thank you.

Dialogue 4: Dessert and closing
Server:
How was everything?
Customer:
It was excellent, thank you.
Server:
I’m delighted to hear that. Would you like to see the dessert menu?
Customer:
Yes, please.
Server:
Can I tempt you with the warm chocolate fondant? It has a molten centre and is one of our most popular desserts.
Customer:
That sounds perfect—we’ll share one.
Server:
Of course. I’ll bring that out shortly. (= soon)

 

 

salmon fillets “sammun”, white fish, for example: cod, plaice
herring, mussels, crab, shrimps/prawns In the UK shrimps are mini prawns
It’s a sandwich cake. You need to describe it!
a lobster, octopus (8 legs) , squid (rings), scallops
Alaska pollock is tasty

to cook pork, to eat ham (uncountable)
a pig (countable)
to eat lamb with mint sauce
to raise lambs (animal countable)
to roast a whole chicken – I eat chicken and fish, but not red meat
a chicken (countable)
to eat goat meat
to eat beef (cow) – to eat veal (baby cow is called a calf)

a courgette (BrE) core-djet / a zucchini (US) zoo-kini
carrots (carruts)
onions (uh-ni-yuns)
potatoes ( new potatoes for midsummer), sweet potatoes
asparagus (as-PAR-a-guss”)
A cauliflower (kolly-flower) cut into florets
Brussels sprouts
peas, cabbage (kabb-idge)
broccoli can be cut into florets
celery

root vegetables
carrots, turnips, parsnips (parznipps)
a swede (BrE) rutabaga (US) “rootabayga”,
roasted/grilled Brussels sprouts
a herring, pickled herring

an aubergine (BrE) an eggplant (US). The chicken is garnished with sprigs of rosemary

boiled eggs, fried eggs, poached eggs (no shell!), deep-fried falafel, steamed dumplings