Here's a video for you to practise the pronunciation of some common words used at a restaurant. Listen to the words and repeat them. If you are not sure about the meaning, use a dictionary:
Now watch this funny video and answer the questions below:
QUESTIONS
1. What does Mr Bean order?
2. What is Mr Bean celebrating? How do you know?
3. Does Mr Bean tip the waiter?
4. Does Mr Bean like his meal?
1. Mr Bean orders a steak.
2. Mr Bean is celebrating his birthday, because he plays the 'Happy Birthday' song with the glasses, and the violinist plays the 'Happy Birthday' song for him.
3. Mr Bean tips the waiter.
4. Mr Bean doesn't like his meal.
Here's a useful link to practise your reading/listening skills. Start with the Easy ones, follow the instructions carefully and do not try to understand every single word. Just listen carefully for the information you need to do the exercise.
Also, if you have time, pay a visit to the rest of the sections of the website. There are lots of useful exercises. Don't miss the Speaking and Writing sections either!
There's a new Thai restaurant in town. Food is really good and cheap. You can try some typical Thai noodles, rice and vegetables. However, their speciality is spring rolls. They use cabbage, onions, carrots and meat to prepare this delicious meal. Would you like to try Thai food? Do you think it is healthy for your body?
To discover more information and ideas about food, do these activities.
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"Waltzing Matilda" is Australia's "unofficial national anthem" and its most famous country folk song. The title is Australian slang for travelling by foot with one's goods in a "Matilda" (bag) slung over one's back.
The song narrates the story of an itinerant worker (or 'swagman') making a drink of tea at a bush camp and capturing a sheep to eat. When the sheep's owner arrives with three police officers to arrest the worker for the theft, the worker drowns himself in a small watering hole and goes on to haunt the site.
VOCABULARY: anthem: a song that represents a country, nation or group. slang: a type of language, words or expressions that are very informal. goods: things slung over one's back: colgadoen la espalda theft: the crime of taking things without permission to drown: to die because you are underwater and you cannot breathe. to haunt: when a spirit appears in a house or other places. site: place
