{"id":7328,"date":"2026-04-29T11:27:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/?page_id=7328"},"modified":"2026-04-29T11:32:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:32:41","slug":"notes-and-homework-from-lesson-10-29-04-26","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogg.folkuniversitetet.nu\/muhlsa\/engelska-for-hotell-och-restaurangbranschen-a2-fortsattning-distans-live\/notes-and-homework-from-lesson-10-29-04-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes and homework from Lesson 10 (29\/04\/26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Lesson Ten<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What we did today<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finished restaurant dialogues<\/li>\n<li>Grammar \u2013 past perfect<\/li>\n<li>Pronunciation \u2013 silent letters<\/li>\n<li>Vocabulary \u2013 employment (started)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What\u2019s the date today?\u00a0 \u00a0It\u2019s Wednesday \u201c<em>the\u201d<\/em> \u00a0\u00a029th\u00a0 \u201c<em>of\u201d<\/em> \u00a0\u00a0April<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s special about tomorrow?\u00a0 What happens on Valborg?\u00a0 Walpurgis night<\/p>\n<p>We celebrate the arrival of spring.<\/p>\n<p>How is it celebrated?\u00a0 We light <strong>bonfires<\/strong>.\u00a0 a public bonfire<\/p>\n<p>a castle<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a popular place to visit<\/p>\n<p>the common cold<\/p>\n<p>Many bonfires have been cancelled due to fire risk<\/p>\n<p>a cycle lane,\u00a0 bus lanes, a (marked) walking\/forest trail<\/p>\n<p>signed trail with signposts<\/p>\n<p>marked trail has small coloured markers<\/p>\n<p><strong>a hiking trail<\/strong> to the summit.\u00a0\u00a0 \u2013 hikers \u2013 We went on a 15-km hike<\/p>\n<p>walkers<\/p>\n<p>a pedestrian footpath (in cities, towns), cyclists, drivers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pedestrians<\/strong> should use <strong>a pedestrian crossing<\/strong> such as <strong>a zebra crossin<\/strong>g, or\u00a0 <strong>a pedestrian subway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>wholeseller<\/p>\n<p>a comfortable night\u2019s sleep.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em><u>KUMF<\/u><\/em><em>-ta-bull<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>One of my favourite <strong>retailers<\/strong> is \u00c5hl\u00e9ns, Lindex and H&amp;M<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>jag orkar inte<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I could<strong>n\u2019t face <\/strong>going out and so I stayed home.<\/p>\n<p>I did<strong>n\u2019t have the energy <\/strong>to cook dinner so we ordered takeaway.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t <strong>feel<\/strong> like going out tonight. I\u2019m just not in the mood.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t be<strong> bothered<\/strong> to go out tonight. \u00a0\u00a0(more negative connotation)<\/p>\n<p>Not today, I can\u2019t <strong>be bothered<\/strong> to go to the gym\u00a0 (feeling a little lazy).\u00a0\u00a0 I don\u2019t have the energy to go.\u00a0\u00a0 (you\u2019ve had a bad night\u2019s sleep)<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t <strong>feel like doing<\/strong> the ironing.\u00a0 It\u2019s boring!\u00a0\u00a0 I can\u2019t be bothered to do it<\/p>\n<p>I ca<strong>n\u2019t be bothered<\/strong> to go to the \u00a0lecture on toothpaste.\u00a0 I can\u2019t face going to the lecture today.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t <strong>feel like going<\/strong> for a run. I\u2019m not in the mood.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t bother me! Leave me alone!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Monday before last was the <strong>first<\/strong> lesson (= number 1)<\/p>\n<p>The Tuesday before last was the <strong>second<\/strong> lesson (= number 2)<\/p>\n<p>The Wednesday before last was the <strong>third<\/strong> lesson (=number 3)<\/p>\n<p>Last \u00a0Monday was the <strong>fourth<\/strong> lesson\u00a0 (lesson 4)<\/p>\n<p>Last Tuesday was the <strong><u>fifth<\/u><\/strong> lesson (lesson 5)<\/p>\n<p>Last Wednesday was the <strong>sixth<\/strong> lesson (=number 6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 siks-th<\/p>\n<p>Last Thursday was the <strong>seventh<\/strong> lesson\u00a0\u00a0 (=number 7)\u00a0 seventeenth 17<\/p>\n<p>Monday was the <strong>eighth<\/strong> lesson (=number 8)<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday was the <strong>ninth<\/strong> lesson (=number 9)<\/p>\n<p>Today is the <strong>tenth<\/strong> lesson (= number 10)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next<\/strong> Monday \u00a0will be the <strong>eleventh<\/strong> lesson (= number 11)<\/p>\n<p>We meet again on Monday<\/p>\n<p>Ideas for a new course:<\/p>\n<p>Inf\u00f6r h\u00f6sten det skulle ocks\u00e5 vara intressant med en kurs d\u00e4r man l\u00e4rde sig enklare ekonomiska uttryck kring bokf\u00f6ring och debiteringar.<\/p>\n<p>ekonomi with customers<\/p>\n<p>retail<\/p>\n<p>travel transport tourism<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Customer complaint (food\/service\/experience)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong> Excuse me, I\u2019m sorry to complain, but my meal is cold.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> I\u2019m very sorry about that. Thank you for letting me know.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> I was really <strong>looking<\/strong> forward to it.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> I completely understand. Let me fix this for you right away.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> What can you do?<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> I can bring you a fresh, hot dish, or if you prefer, I can offer a refund or a <strong>dis<\/strong>count.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> A fresh dish would be great, thank you.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> Of course. I\u2019ll make sure it\u2019s prepared as quickly as possible.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> Thank you, I appreciate it.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em>a-pree-shee- ayt<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> You\u2019re welcome, and thank you for your paytience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The price was dis<strong>count<\/strong>ed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> Mistake with the order<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong> Excuse me, I think there\u2019s been a mistake. I ordered the chicken, not the fish.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> I\u2019m very sorry about that\u2014that\u2019s our mistake.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> Could you change it, please?<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> Of course. I\u2019ll bring the correct order immeeediately.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> Thank you.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> Would you like to keep this while you wait, or should I take it back?<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> You can take it back, thank you.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> No problem. I\u2019ll make sure your chicken comes out as quickly\/soon as possible.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> I appreciate it.\u00a0\u00a0 <em>a-<strong>pree<\/strong>-shee- ayt<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> Thank you for your patience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0See you a.s.a.p,\u00a0 I\u2019ll see you asap<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong> Long wait<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong> Excuse me, we\u2019ve been waiting for about 40 minutes for our food.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> I\u2019m very sorry about the delay, and thank you for your patience.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> Do you know how much longer it will take?<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> I\u2019ve just checked with the kitchen\u2014your order should be ready in about 5\u201310 minutes.\u00a0\u00a0 (5 <em>to<\/em> 10 minutes)<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> Okay, thank you for checking.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> In the meantime, we\u2019d like to offer you a complimentary drink.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> That would be nice, thank you.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> You\u2019re very welcome, and again, we apologise for the wait.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Guest \u2013 I expect a discount on our bill<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong> No ingredients<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong> I\u2019d like the salmon, please.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> I\u2019m very sorry, but we\u2019ve run out of the salmon this evening.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c<strong>sam<\/strong>muhn\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> Oh, that\u2019s disappointing.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> I completely understand. It\u2019s been very popular today.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> Do you have anything similar?<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> Yes, of course. May I recommend the grilled chicken or the sea bass? They\u2019re both very good.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> Hmm, I\u2019ll try the sea bass, then.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> Excellent choice. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll enjoy it.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> Thank you.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> You\u2019re welcome, and thank you for your understanding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(havsabborre)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong> Staff shortages<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong> Excuse me, service seems a bit slow today.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> I\u2019m very sorry about that. We\u2019re a bit short-staffed today.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> Oh, I see.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> Thank you for your understanding. We\u2019re doing our best to serve everyone as quickly as possible.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> That\u2019s okay.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> I\u2019ll take your order right away and make sure it\u2019s prioritised.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> Thank you, I appreeeciate it.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> You\u2019re very welcome.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong> Payment issues<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong> Excuse me, my card doesn\u2019t seem to be working.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> I\u2019m sorry about that. Let me check it for you.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> Is there a problem?<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> It looks like the payment didn\u2019t go through. Sometimes the connection is slow.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> Oh, I see. What should I do?<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> You could try the card again, or use a different card if you have one.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> I\u2019ll try another card.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> Of course. Please try again when you\u2019re ready.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> Okay, it worked this time.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> Great, thank you. Here is your receipt.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> Thank you.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> You\u2019re welcome, and I a<strong>pol<\/strong>ogise for the inconvenience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><strong> Table mix-up<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong> Excuse me, we didn\u2019t order this pasta.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> I\u2019m very sorry about that\u2014this was meant for another table.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c<em>ment<\/em>\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> Oh, I see.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> Let me take that back, and I\u2019ll bring your correct order right away \/\u00a0 straightaway.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> Thank you.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> You\u2019re welcome. It should be ready in just a few minutes.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> No problem.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> Thank you for your patience, and again, I a<strong>pol<\/strong>ogise for the mistake.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li><strong> Kitchen delays<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong> Excuse me, why is the food taking so long?<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> I\u2019m very sorry about the wait. The kitchen is quite busy at the moment.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> Do you know how much longer it will take?<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> I\u2019ve just checked, and your order is on its way. It should be ready in about 5\u201310 minutes.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> Okay, thanks for letting me know.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> Of course. Thank you for your patience.<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong> No problem.<br \/>\n<strong>Server:<\/strong> We really appreeeeciate your understanding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>checked\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c<\/strong><em>checkt\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>dropped<\/strong><em>\u00a0 droppt<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>oj!\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Oops!\u00a0 (dropped something)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Oh!\u00a0 That\u2019s not right! <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Oh! I see! Now I get it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Wow! That was fantastic!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>My goodness, that was great!\u00a0 (BrE Wow!)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Oy!<\/em><\/strong><em> Don\u2019t <strong>do<\/strong> that!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Now now,<\/em><\/strong><em> play nicely. Stop hitting your brother.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In \u00a0breakout rooms:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Student A = guest, Student B = staff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Act out the situation and solve the problem<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your soup is cold. Complain politely.<\/p>\n<p>The waiter brings the wrong drink.<\/p>\n<p>You waited too long for your food.<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant has no pizza today.<\/p>\n<p>Your bill seems too high and\/or you are charged for something you didn\u2019t have<\/p>\n<p>??<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I was really angry, but my husband calmed me down.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Telling an anecdote\/a story<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When I got home (6pm)yesterday, I saw that my cat had broken\/ had knocked over\u00a0 (3pm) \u00a0a vase of flowers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>past &#8211;\u00a0 got home<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>before the past \u2013 had broken, had knocked over<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Past Perfect Simple<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"224\">We use the past perfect to talk about something that happened\u00a0<strong data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"177\">before another event in the past<\/strong>. It\u2019s often called \u201cthe past before the past.\u201d\u00a0 We often use it together with\u00a0the past simple.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"309\"><strong data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"240\">Structure:<\/strong><br data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"243\" \/><em data-start=\"243\" data-end=\"266\">had + past participle\u00a0\u00a0 (eat \u2013 ate \u2013 <strong>eaten<\/strong>,\u00a0 play \u2013 played \u2013 <strong>played<\/strong>)<\/em><br \/>\n(e.g.\u00a0<em data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"308\">had <strong>done<\/strong>, had <strong>written<\/strong>, had <strong>gone<\/strong><\/em>)<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"324\"><strong data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"324\">Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"537\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1tzejyr\" data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"390\">I\u00a0realised\u00a0that we\u00a0<strong data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"357\">had met<\/strong>\u00a0before.<br data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"368\" \/>(spoken:\u00a0<em data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"389\">we\u2019d met<\/em>) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201c<strong>wee<\/strong>yud\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"19z0pmc\" data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"457\">I\u00a0told\u00a0him that I\u00a0<strong data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"427\">had finished<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"431\" \/>(spoken:\u00a0<em data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"456\">I\u2019d finished<\/em>)\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c<strong>eye<\/strong>-yud\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"87kg6f\" data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"537\">When I\u00a0got\u00a0home, I found my dog\u00a0<strong data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"506\">had chewed<\/strong>\u00a0up my favourite pair of shoes.\u00a0 (things that happened when you were out)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"612\"><strong data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"573\">Contractions (spoken English):<\/strong><br data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"576\" \/><em data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"581\">had<\/em>\u00a0is often shortened to\u00a0<strong data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"610\">\u2019d<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"613\" data-end=\"652\">\n<li data-section-id=\"swmf0v\" data-start=\"613\" data-end=\"652\">I\u2019iiid, youuuu\u2019d, heee\u2019d, sheee\u2019d, weee\u2019d, they\u2019d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c<em>eye-yud<\/em>\u201d\u00a0 \u201c<em>youud<\/em>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"666\"><strong data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"666\">Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"787\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1dndy5y\" data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"787\">I\u00a0was\u00a0really excited about going to New York because I\u00a0<strong data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"742\">had never\/not been<\/strong>\u00a0there before.<br data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"759\" \/>(spoken:\u00a0<em data-start=\"770\" data-end=\"786\">I\u2019d never been, I hadn\u2019t been,\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019d not been <\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Basic practice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I realised that I had seen\/ I\u2019d seen him before. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Neg \u2013 I\u2019d not seen \/ I\u2019d never him before<\/li>\n<li>She said that <strong>she\u2019d finished<\/strong> her homework.<\/li>\n<li>He didn\u2019t want to come because <strong>he had been<\/strong>\/ <strong>he\u2019d been<\/strong> there already. \u201c<strong><em>heee<\/em><\/strong><em>-yud<\/em>\u201d<\/li>\n<li>We understood the film because <strong>we\u2019d read<\/strong> the book first. \u201c<strong>weee<\/strong>-yud redd\u201d<\/li>\n<li>When I got to the station, the train had already \u201c<strong>trayn-uhd\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>After <strong>she had eaten \/ she\u2019d eaten<\/strong> , she went for a walk. \u201c<strong><em>shee<\/em><\/strong><em>-ud<\/em>\u201d<\/li>\n<li>When we arrived, they\u2019d already started the meeting.<\/li>\n<li>I felt nervous because I had\/ I\u2019d never flown before.<\/li>\n<li>He was happy because he\u2019d passed the exam.<\/li>\n<li>They _____ (just \/ finish) dinner when I called.<\/li>\n<li>She _____ (lose) her keys, so she couldn\u2019t get inside.<\/li>\n<li>We _____ (already \/ watch) that movie, so we chose another one.<\/li>\n<li>He _____ (never \/ try) sushi before that day.<\/li>\n<li>I _____ never _____ (hear) that song before I heard it on the radio.<\/li>\n<li>We _____ just _____ (arrive) home when it started raining.<\/li>\n<li>He told me he _____ (forget) his wallet so I lent him some money for lunch.<\/li>\n<li>When I opened the shop, I realised we\u2019d _____ (forget) to turn off the lights the evening before.<\/li>\n<li>I couldn\u2019t order the salmon, because the restaurant_____ ____.<\/li>\n<li>The car stopped because we ________ petrol (no petrol left)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Story building &#8211; homework<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Continue this story:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I got home, I realised that someone _____ \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Explain what had happened before you arrived.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When I got home, I saw that someone _____ (take) my food. What did you do?<\/p>\n<p>When we arrived, the film _____ already _____ (start). What did you do?<\/p>\n<p>I felt nervous because I _____ never _____ (try) it before. What happened?<\/p>\n<p>When the guests arrived, we saw that we _____ (make) a mistake with the booking. What happened next?<\/p>\n<p>The guest was angry because we _____ (forget) their order. What did you do?<\/p>\n<p>When I started work, my manager told me that a guest _____ (complain). What was the problem?<\/p>\n<p>When I checked the room, I saw that someone _____ (leave) a bag behind. What did you do?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pronunciation \u2013silent letters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Silent B<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>B is not pronounced when following m at the end of a word\u00a0\u00a0 mm\u00a0\u00a0 comm\u00a0 crumm\u00a0 plummer<\/p>\n<p><em>climb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 comb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 crumb \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0thumb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 dumb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 lamb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 limb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0plumber\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 tomb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 womb\u00a0\u00a0 toom\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p>or before t in these words:\u00a0 <em>doubt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 debt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 subtle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>and<em> obvious(ly)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That was a really dumb thing to say!\u00a0 (US)\u00a0\u00a0 Deaf, dumb and blind<\/p>\n<p>She dumped him when she discovered he was seeing someone else.<\/p>\n<p>There is a subtle difference between the shades<\/p>\n<p>There is a baby growing in her womb.<\/p>\n<p>The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier\u00a0 ( = a grave)<\/p>\n<p>The tombs of Kings and Queens \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201ctooms\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tomb of the Pharoahs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Silent C<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>C is silent when it comes after an \u2018s\u2019 at the beginning of a word\/syllable and is followed by an \u2018e\u2019 or \u2018i\u2019<\/p>\n<p><em>scissors\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 scent\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 science \u00a0\u00a0scientist\u00a0\u00a0 fascinate\u00a0\u00a0 fascination\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cfascinate\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>C is not pronounced in the ending &#8220;scle&#8221;: <em>muscle\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cmussels\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Silent D<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>D is not pronounced in the following common words:<\/p>\n<p><em>handkerchief\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sandwich\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wednesday\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 handsome<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Silent E\u00a0 (BrE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>every\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 desperate\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 temperature\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 interesting\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 different\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 beverage\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 miserable<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>beverage = drink<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<strong>des<\/strong>pruutt\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong>Silent G<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>G is not often not pronounced when followed by an N<\/p>\n<p><em>gnome\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 champagne\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 foreign\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 foreigner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sign\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 design\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 resign<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s often silent in <strong><em>gh<\/em><\/strong> combinations<\/p>\n<p><em>light\u00a0\u00a0 right\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 tonight\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 daughter\u00a0\u00a0 through\u00a0\u00a0 thorough\u00a0 \u201dthurru\u201d \u00a0although\u00a0\u00a0 though<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 a garden gnome<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I will go out although I am really tired.\u00a0\u00a0 He did a thorough job of cleaning the windows-\u00a0 (noggrant\/ordentligt)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: gh sometimes sounds like \/f\/<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>enough \u00a0\u00a0laugh \u00a0\u00a0cough \u00a0\u00a0rough\u00a0 tough<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Silent H<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>H is not pronounced at the beginning of many words. Use the article &#8220;an&#8221; with unvoiced H. Here are some of the most common:<\/p>\n<p><em>hour\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 honest\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 honour\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 honourable\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heir\u00a0 (\u201cair\u201d)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heiress\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 herb<\/em> (US English)<\/p>\n<p>H is not pronounced in these words:<\/p>\n<p><em>exhaust\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 exhaustion\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 vehicle\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cvee-yakull\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 car, van, lorry, bus\u00a0 (fordon)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Prince William is the heir to the throne.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cair\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Paris Hilton \u2013 an heiress\u00a0 an hour <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Silent K<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>knead<\/em><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 knee\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 kneel \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 knife knives\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 knit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 knight\u00a0\u00a0 knock\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 knot\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 knowledge\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 knuckle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p>to kneed pastry dough<\/p>\n<p>We tied the knot last year\u00a0 (= got married!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Silent L<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>L is often not pronounced before D, F, M, K.<\/p>\n<p><em>would\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 should\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 could<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>calf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 calves\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 half\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 halves\u00a0\u00a0 Caaff<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>talk\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 chalk\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 folk\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 yolk\u00a0 (egg yellow)\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cyoke\u201d\u00a0 \u201cfoke\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>lip balm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 calm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 palm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 salmon\u00a0\u00a0 \u201csammun\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Silent N<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>N is not pronounced following M at the end of a word.<\/p>\n<p><em>autumn\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 column\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 damn\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hymn<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Silent P<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>P is not pronounced at the beginning of many words using the suffix &#8220;psych&#8221; and &#8220;pneu&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><em>psychiatrist\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 pneumonia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 psychotherapy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 psychotic<\/em><\/p>\n<p>or before the t and the b in these words:<\/p>\n<p><em>receipt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cupboard\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 raspberry<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Or words of French origin:\u00a0\u00a0 <em>coup\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 corps<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Silent S<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>S is not pronounced before L in the following words:<\/p>\n<p><em>island\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 isle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 aisle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 debris<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Silent T<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>T is not pronounced in these common words:<\/p>\n<p><em>castle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Christmas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 christen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fasten\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 listen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 often\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 whistle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 thistle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mortgage<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And with many words of French origin:<\/p>\n<p><em>ballet\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 buffet\u00a0\u00a0 chalet\u00a0\u00a0 crochet\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 depot\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 debut\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gourmet\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 valet<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>fillet<\/em> (US English)\u00a0\u00a0 Hard \u201ct\u201d in BrE<\/p>\n<p><strong>Silent U<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>U is not pronounced before after G and before a vowel.<\/p>\n<p><em>guess\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 guidance\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 guitar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 guest\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 guarantee<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Silent UE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><em>tongue\u00a0 dialogue<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Silent W<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The letter \u2018w\u2019 is silent at the beginning of a word if it comes before an \u2018r\u2019:<\/p>\n<p><em>write\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wrong wrestle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 wrinkle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wrap<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Practice<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I crocheted a toy gnome on Wednesday just before Christmas.<\/li>\n<li>Would you prefer a window or an aisle seat?<\/li>\n<li>We sang hymns at the Christening.<\/li>\n<li>The heir to the throne sat in his castle with his valet and ate a salmon sandwich.<\/li>\n<li>The exhaust pipe fell off the vehicle at the depot.<\/li>\n<li>I doubt that I can pay my mortgage and all my other debts.<\/li>\n<li>The plumber often talks and whistles while he works.<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019ve left the receipt in the cupboard in the chalet.<\/li>\n<li>The miserable gnome got breadcrumbs and champagne all over the buffet table.<\/li>\n<li>Please listen to the foreign psychiatrist<\/li>\n<li>Could you please sign here while I prepare your champagne, even though it\u2019s a complimentary upgrade?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesson Ten What we did today Finished restaurant dialogues Grammar \u2013 past perfect Pronunciation \u2013 silent letters Vocabulary \u2013 employment (started) What\u2019s the date today?\u00a0 \u00a0It\u2019s Wednesday \u201cthe\u201d \u00a0\u00a029th\u00a0 \u201cof\u201d \u00a0\u00a0April What\u2019s special about tomorrow?\u00a0 What happens on Valborg?\u00a0 Walpurgis night We celebrate the arrival of spring. 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