Episode 0071

Hello English learners, welcome back. We are here at English Pod. I am joined with Erica.

All right. So today we're going to be talking about a really great topic, one of my favorites.

Beer.

Beer. So, beer is a very popular drink, especially in in bars and when you go out.

Yes, it's very common with students, I think.

Yes. And it's also not very strong like a vodka or whiskey.

Yes.

Okay. So we are going to be at a bar today and we're going to be looking at some of this vocabulary that you would find.

Yes. I mean, you've got to know this beer vocabulary.

Okay. So, let's listen to our dialogue for the first time and then we'll come back and look at these words.

Hey man, what do you have on top?

Heineken and Budweiser. We have a two for one happy hour special.

Cool. Give me a pine of Heineken and half a pine of Bud.

Okay?

Pine of Heineken, half pine of Bud for table six.

What about some appetizers?

Sure, let's have some uh let's have some nachos and mozzarella sticks.

Okay, that'll be 80 bucks.

Well, it's pretty expensive for two beers and some food.

Yes. Well, it happens sometimes you go to these very exclusive bars and they charge you like if it was gold.

I mean that that's crazy.

Well, let's take a look at some of these uh great words that we saw in language takeaway.

Language Takeaway.

Our first word is on tap.

On tap.

On tap.

So he asked, what do you have on tap? Now, this is a a strange sentence. What exactly does it mean?

Okay. Well, he's asking about what beers the bar has.

But not in a bottle or not in a can, right?

Right. Um so, you know, in a bar there's often this machine, right? That that will pour very fresh beer right directly into the glass.

Into the glass.

Yeah, this is a very popular thing because like you say, it's fresh beer.

Yeah, it tastes better.

Tastes better.

Okay, so what do you have on tap?

What do you have on tap?

All right, let's take a look at our second word.

Happy hour.

Happy hour.

Happy hour.

Happy hour.

Now, this is very common and popular with bars.

Yes.

What is it when they have a happy hour?

Okay, a happy hour is a period of time where the drinks are very cheap.

Okay.

So, happy hour could be from 5 p.m. till 10 p.m., 50% off.

So if the drink is $4, then it is now $2 in happy hour.

Okay, perfect.

And this brings us to our third word, a special.

A special.

A special.

A special.

A special.

So this is a noun and what does it mean when a restaurant or a bar has a special?

It's like they're having a sale.

A sale.

So things are cheaper.

So it could be for example, a Monday night special.

Mhm.

Or like in the dialogue, a happy hour special.

Okay. So it is a promotion.

Yes.

All right, very good.

And now, they ordered a pint of Heineken and half a pint of Budweiser.

Mhm. Pint.

Pint.

This is a very, very special beer word. So a pint is the size of your glass.

Okay. So we understand how much a pint is. What, how what is, what would be the equivalent in liters?

A pint is 0.4 liters.

Okay. So almost half a liter is one pint.

Yes, yeah.

Okay. It is very common when you go into a bar, you can order a pint of beer.

Yes, exactly. In English we don't say I'll have half a liter of beer.

Right, right.

So let's take a look at our next word on language takeaway.

Appetizers.

Appetizers.

Appetizers.

Appetizers.

Okay, so what is an appetizer?

Well, it is um food you eat before your dinner or before your lunch.

Okay, so it's usually maybe like a salad.

Or a soup or something small that you can eat right before your big meal.

Okay. So some common appetizers at a bar and we saw them in our dialogue, nachos and mozzarella sticks.

Nachos.

Nachos.

Nachos.

Nachos.

So nachos are little chips, right?

Yeah, corn chips. Um and it has cheese and maybe some tomatoes and maybe some beans.

Uh-huh. Okay, so those are nachos. They're very common in the United States.

And what about mozzarella sticks?

Well, mozzarella is a cheese, right?

Mozzarella cheese. And the this cheese is, what what is it? How is it prepared?

You put it in some breadcrumbs and then you fry it in oil. You deep fry it.

Uh-huh. And you don't like this?

Oh my God.

All right. Well, mozzarella sticks are very popular bar food.

All right. Well, why don't we listen to the dialogue again and we'll be able to hear these words in context at a slower speed.

Hey man, what do you have on top?

Heineken and Budweiser. We have a two for one happy hour special.

Cool. Give me a pine of Heineken and half a pine of Bud.

Okay?

Pine of Heineken, half pine of Bud for table six.

What about some appetizers?

Sure, let's have some uh let's have some nachos and mozzarella sticks.

Okay, that'll be 80 bucks.

Okay, so we saw some really good vocabulary words there and now let's take a look at putting it together.

Putting it together.

Well, in this lesson, we are going to look at one phrase that sometimes causes problems.

So, let's listen to this phrase that we're talking about.

What about some appetizers?

What about some appetizers?

Okay, so this phrase, what about?

Yeah. I often hear people use it to ask a question.

So a common mistake is asking, what about your weekend?

What about your new job?

Now, this is incorrect, right?

You cannot use the phrase what about to ask a question about information. So you it cannot ask for information.

Okay. Because in our dialogue, the bartender said, and what about some appetizers?

Right, because he is making a suggestion.

Right. So he's saying, well, why don't you have some some food?

Yes. The phrase what about can be used to make a suggestion.

Okay, so I can say, what about going to the movies?

Mhm.

Um, you know what? Let's hear a few more examples of this because I think it's really useful.

Example one.

What about these dirty clothes? You said you would wash them days ago.

Example two.

What about going to the mall instead? I'm tired of going to the movies.

Example three.

What about a pizza instead of noodles?

All right, so really good examples and the same thing we can apply to how about?

Exactly. So again, how about cannot ask for information.

Okay.

So you can't say how about your boss.

Oh, all right, perfect.

Okay, so let's listen to this dialogue one last time and then we'll come back and talk a little bit more about bars and beers.

Hey man, what do you have on top?

Heineken and Budweiser. We have a two for one happy hour special.

Cool. Give me a pine of Heineken and half a pine of Bud.

Okay?

Pine of Heineken, half pine of Bud for table six.

What about some appetizers?

Sure, let's have some uh let's have some nachos and mozzarella sticks.

Okay, that'll be 80 bucks.

Well, Marco, I know you're a big fan of beer and actually, I think everyone here at Praxis is is a big beer drinker.

And this is the perfect opportunity to tell everyone about the world-renowned beer shake.

Oh my God.

All right, so, everyone that listens to this recipe is a non-believer. They say that it is not possible for it to taste good.

But here's the recipe.

You take a liter of beer or maybe half a liter.

So a pint.

A pint or a pint and a half.

And uh you put it in the blender.

Okay.

All right. Now, you take two eggs.

Uh-huh.

Okay, not cooked, not boiled, anything. You take two eggs and put 'em in the blender. It could be one or two.

Okay.

And then you take about half a cup of sugar, put it in the blender.

What?

So a beer milkshake?

Well, it has no milk.

Okay.

But it's actually really good. I I've prepared it for some people. They're like, no, that's not possible. It can't taste good.

So, did you invent this recipe?

It's um it's actually really common in uh Ecuador, in in Peru. I've even seen it in in Chile.

Usually with a dark beer.

Okay.

Right, so

So like a a Guinness or

It could be a Guinness or yeah, if it's that a dark beer is a little bit uh sweeter, so you wouldn't add so much sugar.

But if you have uh another beer like a like a lager or a stout, you could still do it, but just add a little bit more sugar because that beer is a little bit more bitter.

Okay. Well, I am not going to try this recipe, but maybe you guys are.

You should. Try it out and let me know how it works.

Yeah, you can tell us all about it on our website, Englishpod.com.

Yeah, and we're definitely there to answer all your questions and I'll be posting the recipe as well on the website.

All right. Well, we're out of time for today, but thanks for listening and until next time. Bye.

Bye.

The English pod audio review.

Listen to the meaning, then say the vocabulary word.

Beer served from a barrel, not in a bottle or can.

On tap.

Buy one and take one free.

Two for one.

A period of time at a bar when drinks are sold cheaper than usual.

A sale, a special price.

Special.

A measuring unit which is equal to 0.473 liters.

Pint.

A small dish served before a meal.

Appetizer.

A dish with tortilla chips and melted cheese cooked together.

Nachos.

Fried Italian cheese.

Null.

Dollar, informal.

Buck.

Alcoholic drink made from one or more liqueur and other ingredients.

Cocktail.

A relaxed casual bar where beer is served.

Pub.

A menu or list of drinks served in a restaurant or bar.

Drinks list.

Strong alcohol drink such as gin, rum, vodka, etc.

Liqueur.

A chair with no back used for sitting on at a bar.

Bar stool.

Let's try that faster.

Beer served from a barrel, not in a bottle or can.

On tap.

Strong alcohol drink such as gin, rum, vodka, etc.

Liqueur.

A dish with tortilla chips and melted cheese cooked together.

Nachos.

Alcoholic drink made from one or more liqueur and other ingredients.

Cocktail.

A menu or list of drinks served in a restaurant or bar.

Drinks list.

A measuring unit which is equal to 0.473 liters.

Pint.

Fried Italian cheese.

Null.

Dollar, informal.

Buck.

A small dish served before a meal.

Appetizer.

A sale, a special price.

Special.

Buy one and take one free.

Two for one.

A period of time at a bar when drinks are sold cheaper than usual.

A chair with no back used for sitting on at a bar.

Bar stool.

A relaxed casual bar where beer is served.

Pub.

Now say the word and hear it in a sentence.

On tap.

We have four types of beer on tap.

On tap.

What's on tap?

On tap.

We don't have any beer on tap.

Special.

Do you have a happy hour special?

Special.

I'll have the lunch special.

Special.

Can we have the two for one special?

If you can't drink coffee, what about a cup of tea?

My computer can't connect to the internet. What about yours?

I'm quite busy in the afternoon. What about tomorrow?

Appetizer.

Would you like to start with some appetizers?

Appetizer.

What appetizers do you have?

Appetizer.

There aren't that many appetizers on the menu.

Two for one.

All shirts are now two for one.

Two for one.

We're having a two for one sale.

Two for one.

The store is having a two for one sale.