I. Before listening to the podcast, match the words with their definitions:
Column A |
Enter the letter from Column B |
Column B. Definitions |
| 1. how to put this | a. a business, restaurant, or store that doesn’t look very nice and is not fancy | |
| 2. diner | b. environment; the way that a place looks and how it feels to be there | |
| 3. hole in the wall | c. a small restaurant that serves a lot of inexpensive, informal food, such as fried foods | |
| 4.mom and pop | d. a phrase used when one is uncomfortable because one wants to say something that might hurt another person’s feelings or be awkward | |
| 5. it’s the (something) that counts | e. very nice, luxurious, and expensive; nicer than normal; nicer than other versions of something | |
| 6. ambiance | f. snobby; stuck-up; thinking that one is better than other people and not treating those other people very well | |
| 7. greasy spoon | g. lights that are put in certain positions and turned on to specific levels of brightness to make people feel a certain way | |
| 8. fancy | h. a restaurant that serves informal, inexpensive meals | |
| 9. mood lighting | i. a phrase used to show that one particular thing is what really matters or what is really important, and nothing else is as important as that one thing | |
| 10. snooty | j.referring to a small business owned by a married couple or a small family |
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II. Now listen to the podcast and do the test on it below
The dialogue only:
1. Why has Nadia put on an evening dress?
a. She is going to a fancy restaurant with Russell
b. She thinks she is going to a fancy restaurant with Russell
c. It is her b-day today
Enter the letter of the answer:
2. What matters to her?
a. the menu
b. the vibe
c. being with Russell
Enter the letter of the answer:
3. Where are they going to sit in a booth?
a. in a fancy restaurant
b. in a greasy spoon
c. at home
Enter the letter of the answer:
III. Prepare answers to the questions so as to use the words in [brackets]:
- How does Russell inquire about Nadia not eating her food?
- What does Nadia say is the reason she's not eating her food?
- How does Russell describe the restaurant to Nadia?
- What did Nadia expect for her birthday dinner?
- Why did Nadia wear a nice new dress for the dinner?
- How does Russell try to convince Nadia that the current restaurant is special?
- What special thing did Russell plan for Nadia's birthday?
- How does Nadia react when she learns that Russell ordered a whole pie for her?
- What is Russell's favorite type of restaurant?
- Describe the ambiance of the current restaurant according to Russell.
Prompts:
to have higher expectations for...
frustrated
to be taken aback = to be unpleasantly surprised
to feel like bursting out crying
to fall short of smb's expectations =не оправдать ожидания
no to quite live up to what smb had in mind
to bring smb round to one's choice = to convince smb of the rightness of your choice
to be underwhelmed =to be disappointed [humourous]
tactful-ly
to falter= to speak in a way that shows that you are not confident
a more upscale dining experience
to hint at
to hurt smb's feelings