CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE ADVANCED
UNIT 24
Dinner’s on me: entertaining and eating out
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Paying the bill
We’ll split the bill, shall we? [either each person will pay for himself/herself, or the bill will be divided equally between all the participants] Lunch is on me today. [I am paying for you; informal] Would you like to join us for dinner at the City Plaza hotel? [come with us] We’d like you to be our guest. [we will pay; formal] Let me get this. [pay the bill; informal] I was wined and dined every night by the New York office. [invited out to restaurants] |
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Describing service
1 perfect, cannot be faulted 2 rather slow 3 polite 7 makes you feel you do not want to go there again 4 too confident, too inclined to tell people what to do 5 bad-tempered, unwilling to smile 6 quick and rude 7 makes you feel you do not want to go there again 8 do everything possible |
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Food preferences
I have a sweet tooth and can never say no to cakes or biscuits. [love sweet things] I won’t have dessert, thanks. You’re lucky being so slim, but I’m afraid I have to count the calories / I have to be a bit calorie-conscious these days. [be careful how many calories I eat] I’ll just have a small portion of dessert, please. [amount of a particular food that is served to one person] I like to end the meal with something savoury, like cheese. [salty in flavour, or with herbs] Ben’s a bit of a fussy eater. [person who has very particular demands when eating] No, thanks, I won’t have wine. I’m teetotal. [never drink alcohol] Before I book the restaurant, do you have any particular dietary requirements? [special needs or things someone cannot eat; formal] I won’t have any more wine, thanks. I don’t want to overdo it. [eat or drink too much] |
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Entertaining at home
A: Why not come home and eat with us? You’ll have to take pot luck, though. [eat what we’re eating, nothing special] B: Thank you. Shall I bring a bottle? [usually means a bottle of wine] A: Should I wear a suit on Friday? B: No, no, it isn’t a dinner party, it’s just an informal get-together. [rather formal dinner with guests] [informal group of people meeting for a meal/drinks, etc.] A: Does anyone want seconds? [a second helping/serving of a dish] B: Oh, yes please. It was delicious. A: Can I pour you some juice? Say when. [tell me when I have served enough] B: When! [‘That’s enough, thanks’] A: Help yourself to some nibbles. [things like nuts, crisps, etc., before a meal] A: We have to leave at six. We can grab a bite to eat on the way. [have a quick meal] B: Or we could get a takeaway when we get there. [ready-cooked meal bought to take home] |
EXERCISES
24.1 |
Rewrite the underlined parts of these sentences using expressions from A opposite.
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24.2 |
Rewrite the underlined parts of these sentences using expressions from the opposite page to describe food and drink preferences.
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24.3 |
Give words from the opposite page which contrast with or are the opposite of these phrases.
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24.4 |
Which expressions on the opposite page mean:
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ANSWER KEY
24.1
Suggested answers:
24.2
1 I’m teetotal.
24.3
1 a savoury dish
24.4
1 take pot luck |
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