Episode 0024
Summary
Three people are discussing dinner plans for the evening. One person, Ella, suggests an Italian restaurant, then a seafood bistro, and finally a sandwich place. The other person (Speaker 2) rejects all suggestions due to personal preferences, an allergy to seafood, and a past experience with food poisoning at the sandwich place.
Transcript (Click timestamp to jump)
Do you two have any plans for the evening? We were thinking of checking out a restaurant in the neighborhood. Do you have any suggestions?
I know this really nice Italian place. The food is fantastic and the decor is beautiful. I'd recommend giving it a try.
Actually, I'm not all that crazy about Italian food. I'm in the mood for something a bit lighter.
In that case, I know a great little bistro. They make a really tasty seafood platter. The fish is outstanding.
It sounds fantastic, but I'm allergic to seafood, so...
Okay, well, let me think. Uh... Oh, I know this great little place. It's just a hole in the wall, but they do the most amazing sandwiches. You've got to give them a try.
Ella, you took me there last time I visited, and I got food poisoning, remember?
Summary
The audio features Marco and Erica introducing a lesson on restaurant dining, including vocabulary like 'food poisoning' and 'allergic'. They then present a dialogue where friends discuss dinner plans, suggesting various restaurants (Italian, bistro with seafood, a sandwich shop), encountering preferences and allergies. The lesson further delves into language takeaways, explaining phrases such as 'check out', 'bistro', 'not all that crazy about', 'tasty', and 'in the mood for', along with examples. It also covers asking for and giving suggestions and highlights common contractions in spoken English. Finally, Erica shares a personal food poisoning experience from Morocco.
Transcript (Click timestamp to jump)
Hello everyone, welcome back to another great lesson with us here at English Pod. My name is Marco.
And I'm Erica.
And today we're going out to eat.
Yes, good thing too, because I'm hungry.
I know, it's almost lunch time.
Yeah.
So today we're going to be talking about eating at a restaurant and giving some great recommendations and suggestions.
Yes, we have language for describing food, for describing restaurants, and for making suggestions.
Great, so let's start with our vocabulary preview for this lesson.
Vocabulary preview.
We have two words today from our dialogue which you'll need to know to understand the dialogue.
Great. The first one that we have today is food poisoning.
Food poisoning. Food poisoning. Food poisoning.
So food poisoning is not a good thing.
Not a good thing.
It is when you eat some bad food and that food makes you sick. So you get food poisoning.
Okay, so food poisoning. Yeah, not a good thing.
Okay, the next word, allergic.
Allergic.
Allergic. Allergic.
So when you're allergic to something,
Um, it makes you sick. That one thing makes you sick.
Right.
For example, I'm allergic to seafood.
Right.
If I eat seafood, I cannot breathe.
Oh, okay. So you definitely want to stay away from fish.
Yes. Yes.
Some people are allergic to nuts, like peanuts.
Or maybe milk.
Milk.
Cool.
So when one type of food makes you sick, you are allergic to that food.
Okay, great.
So with this in mind, now we can listen to our dialogue for the first time at its normal speed. But don't worry if you don't get everything now because we'll come back and teach you the important language.
Do you two have any plans for the evening? We were thinking of checking out a restaurant in the neighborhood. Do you have any suggestions?
I know this really nice Italian place. The food is fantastic and the decor is beautiful. I'd recommend giving it a try.
Actually, I'm not all that crazy about Italian food. I'm in the mood for something a bit lighter.
In that case, I know a great little bistro. They make a really tasty seafood platter. The fish is outstanding.
It sounds fantastic, but I'm allergic to seafood, so...
Okay, well, let me think. Oh, I know this great little place. It's just a hole in the wall, but they do the most amazing sandwiches. You've got to give them a try.
Ella, you took me there last time I visited and I got food poisoning, remember?
Well, I'm getting hungry just thinking about all of those great restaurants.
Yeah, some really good recommendations except for food poisoning, right?
No, that's not good.
Let's start with our language takeaway for this lesson.
Language takeaway.
Our first word on language takeaway is check out.
Check out.
Check out. Check out.
So we have some great examples on how we can use check out in different situations and then you can understand the meaning.
Example one.
Have you been to the new cafe next door?
Yeah, I checked it out yesterday. The food was great.
Example two.
Hey, check out my new car.
Example three.
I'm going to check out the new shopping mall this weekend.
So I can understand that it just means look at.
Yeah, look at. Or yeah, or or go see. So let's go check out that new bar in town.
Yeah, okay, cool.
Next word is Bistro. Bistro. Bistro.
Bistro.
So what's a bistro?
It's kind of complicated, but it's like a small restaurant that's not really cheap though.
Not so cheap but not so expensive. Uh huh.
And um, it's usually French.
Yes.
So it's...
Yeah, small informal restaurant.
Yeah, bistro.
Mm-hmm.
Okay. So our third phrase for today is not all that crazy about.
Not all that crazy about. I'm not all that crazy about.
Okay. Again, kind of a funny phrase, but we've got some examples that will help you understand the meaning.
Example one.
Do you want to go shopping with me tomorrow?
I'm not all that crazy about shopping. I don't like spending money.
Example two.
I'm not crazy about jazz music. Can I change the song?
So this is just a really polite way of saying you don't like something.
Exactly.
But now the opposite of this would be tasty.
Tasty.
That's our fourth word, tasty.
Tasty.
So when something is tasty,
It's good. It's good. Like delicious.
Delicious. Yeah.
You know what? In English, we almost never say, the food is delicious. But we always say, it's really tasty.
Yes. This is really, really tasty.
Yes. Okay. Tasty.
And our last phrase for language takeaway, in the mood for.
In the mood for. In the mood for.
Let's listen to some examples of this phrase and we'll understand the meaning a little bit better.
Example one.
We always eat hamburgers for dinner. I'm in the mood for something different.
Example two.
Let's watch a movie. How about Texas Chainsaw Massacre?
I am not in the mood for a horror movie.
So, if I'm in the mood for something, I feel like doing or eating or watching or yeah.
It means you want to do that now.
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
I'm in the mood for.
Okay.
Some great language we just looked at, and I think it's time for us to listen to the dialogue a second time.
Do you two have any plans for the evening? We were thinking of checking out a restaurant in the neighborhood. Do you have any suggestions?
I know this really nice Italian place. The food is fantastic and the decor is beautiful. I'd recommend giving it a try.
Actually, I'm not all that crazy about Italian food. I'm in the mood for something a bit lighter.
In that case, I know a great little bistro. They make a really tasty seafood platter. The fish is outstanding.
It sounds fantastic, but I'm allergic to seafood, so...
Okay, well, let me think. Oh, I know this great little place. It's just a hole in the wall, but they do the most amazing sandwiches. You've got to give them a try.
Ella, you took me there last time I visited, and I got food poisoning, remember?
Okay, some really great and useful phrases there, and I know you want to talk about specifically some of these phrases.
Yes, today's lesson is all about making recommendations, right?
Right.
So let's look at some useful phrases in Fluency Builder.
Fluency builder.
So in the dialogue, we heard a great way of asking for a suggestion.
That's right. Let's listen.
Do you have any suggestions?
Do you have any suggestions?
So that's how you would ask for a suggestion or you can say something else like, do you have any ideas?
Yeah, or you might say, do you have any thoughts?
Mm-hmm. Okay. So that's...
Three great ways.
Asking for suggestions.
Yep.
In response to this, you can say something like this.
I'd recommend giving it a try.
I'd recommend giving it a try.
We also heard another phrase that we use for giving suggestions.
You've got to give them a try.
You've got to give them a try.
So these two phrases are great. I'd recommend or you got to give them a try.
Yeah.
Great ways of suggesting.
Yes.
Now, what's really important here is the pronunciation of these words, right?
Yeah, you'll notice that we don't say, I would recommend. Right.
We use the contraction I'd.
I'd. I'd. I'd recommend. I'd recommend.
Similarly, in the phrase, you have got to, we shorten that to say, you gotta.
You gotta.
You gotta. You gotta give them a try. You gotta.
Mm-hmm.
You know what, guys, if you can shorten your phrases like this, if you can push the sounds together, you'll sound a lot more natural, hey?
And also you'll be able to understand because in movies or in shows, they will never say you have got to give them a try.
Yeah. Yeah.
So if you know how to use this form, you'll understand what they mean.
Exactly. Okay, great.
Well, why don't we listen to the dialogue a third time and you'll hear some of these contractions in the dialogue.
Do you two have any plans for the evening? We were thinking of checking out a restaurant in the neighborhood. Do you have any suggestions?
I know this really nice Italian place. The food is fantastic and the decor is beautiful. I'd recommend giving it a try.
Actually, I'm not all that crazy about Italian food. I'm in the mood for something a bit lighter.
In that case, I know a great little bistro. They make a really tasty seafood platter. The fish is outstanding.
It sounds fantastic, but I'm allergic to seafood, so...
Okay, well, let me think. Oh, I know this great little place. It's just a hole in the wall, but they do the most amazing sandwiches. You've got to give them a try.
Ella, you took me there last time I visited, and I got food poisoning, remember?
Okay, great dialogue and Erica, I know that you have some food poisoning stories for us.
I don't know about stories, but I've definitely had food poisoning before. Um, one of the worst times that I ever had food poisoning was uh when I was traveling in Morocco.
Okay.
I had some really amazing orange juice, really fresh squeezed that day in the morning. Um, and then I got on a bus.
Okay.
I think you can see where this is going, hey?
Yeah.
Yeah, so I was on the bus and then I started to feel really sick. Um, and I was just hoping and hoping and hoping that the bus ride would be over soon.
Yeah.
But unfortunately it wasn't.
Oh, no.
All I can say is that I was sick and I All I can say is that I was pretty sick and really, really unhappy.
Yeah, I bet. Well, that's very strange that you got sick from orange juice, huh?
Well, yeah, maybe it was with some dirty water or something like that. I don't know. It was just, it was a terrible situation.
Yeah, it's always complicated when you're traveling to other countries. It could be the water, it could be the the way they prepare things.
So, Yeah, yeah. Food poisoning.
Guys, I hope that you don't get food poisoning.
And if you have any food poisoning stories, it would be great for you to share them.
Yes, at our website, englishpod.com.
And we'll see you there to answer all your questions and comments, but now we have to go.
Okay, guys, thanks for listening.
We'll see you there.
Bye-bye.
Summary
The audio is an English vocabulary learning exercise. It introduces words related to food and dining by providing their definitions, then pronouncing the words, and finally using them in example sentences to enhance comprehension.
Transcript (Click timestamp to jump)
The English pod audio review.
Listen to the meaning, then say the vocabulary word.
Look at something that is attractive.
Check out.
Extremely good.
Fantastic.
Decoration.
Décor.
Have a desire for something or to do something.
In the mood for.
Not heavy on stomach, easy to digest.
Light.
Small, trendy restaurant or bar.
Bistro.
Delicious, tasting good.
Tasty.
Excellent.
Outstanding.
Have allergy towards something, usually food.
A very small, usually cheap restaurant or bar.
A hole in the wall.
Becoming sick because of bacteria in food.
Food poisoning.
Let's try that faster.
Small, trendy restaurant or bar.
Bistro.
Have allergy towards something, usually food.
Have a desire for something or to do something.
In the mood for.
Look at something that is attractive.
Check out.
Have allergy towards something, usually food.
A very small, usually cheap restaurant or bar.
A hole in the wall.
Delicious, tasting good.
Tasty.
Look at something that is attractive.
Check out.
Have allergy towards something, usually food.
Delicious, tasting good.
Tasty.
Not heavy on stomach, easy to digest.
Light.
Small, trendy restaurant or bar.
Bistro.
Have a desire for something or to do something.
In the mood for.
A very small, usually cheap restaurant or bar.
A hole in the wall.
Extremely good.
Fantastic.
Small, trendy restaurant or bar.
Bistro.
Decoration.
Décor.
A very small, usually cheap restaurant or bar.
A hole in the wall.
Decoration.
Décor.
Have a desire for something or to do something.
In the mood for.
A very small, usually cheap restaurant or bar.
A hole in the wall.
Not heavy on stomach, easy to digest.
Light.
Becoming sick because of bacteria in food.
Food poisoning.
Look at something that is attractive.
Check out.
Extremely good.
Fantastic.
Now say the word and hear it in a sentence.
Check out.
I checked out the new cafe yesterday and the food was great.
In the mood for.
I'm not in the mood for a horror movie.
Food poisoning.
If you don't wash the fruit carefully, you'll get food poisoning.
Tasty.
Mmm, this pasta is really tasty.
Outstanding.
The chocolate cake here is outstanding.
In the mood for.
I'm not in the mood for a horror movie.