English Conversation 78 | Everyday English

hello hi what can i get you coffee tea tea please milk and sugar no milk please but sugar would you like anything to eat a slice of chocolate cake some pastries tempting but no thanks justine amazing who oh i mean what egypt what an incredible place yes it's fascinating are you interested in traveling oh yes i love traveling i haven't got much time with the bar and everything but there are so many places i'd like to visit do you travel a lot yes i do lucky you have you got a lot of free time not

really i travel for my job oh wonderful what do you do i'm a photographer are you how interesting is this one of your pictures then no it isn't but i know the photographer who took it do you work for a magazine sometimes i work freelance so i work for different magazines and newspapers but i also work for a publishing company i take pictures for their travel books and guides wow that sounds really interesting you probably like traveling too then yes very much in fact i'm not often in london i spend most of my time traveling

i've got a job to do in chile some pictures for a magazine i'm going to be there for a few months actually gosh how i envy you do you want to come with me i wish so why do you like traveling so much oh for a million reasons first of all because it's fun and interesting to see the way people live in other countries and i think it's important to have new experiences to expose yourself to other cultures absolutely i agree um how much do i owe you for the tea oh nothing it's on the

house well thanks uh um emily thanks emily my name is archie pleased to meet you please to me you archie [Music] i'm so hungry well you're in the right place do you want something sweet or savory um i'm not sure oh actually no i don't know something savory just a sandwich okay ham and cheese or tuna um not tuna ham and cheese sounds good or maybe something sweet i don't know are you okay yes well i'm a little nervous i have a date oh i see anyone i know i don't think so his name's rick

he's from ireland i love ireland irish people are so friendly and fun well i like him i'm sure so do you want something sweet to pep you up oh no i haven't got time ma'am i have to meet him in 20 minutes oh god help calm down you can't go on an empty stomach let me make you a quick snack to take away and you can eat it on your way there okay yes you're right so tell me what's he like handsome very he's tall average build he's got dark hair and green eyes he's very

shy and extremely creative he's an artist sounds perfect he is going away oh i wish i need a holiday just to get away from it all i'm tired of london i'd like to go on a trip somewhere to the seaside yes a seaside holiday on a beautiful deserted beach and sleep under the stars or even to the mountains and spend a week camping out in the wild a checking holiday that's not very relaxing but it's different you don't have to take the bus and the tube and walk through busy streets even a sightseeing holiday sounds

wonderful right now anything just not here your sandwich is nearly ready would you like a quick glass of wine a glass of wine just what i need a toast to your date and to your holiday cheer cheers is that for me no it's for mom she's on her way here she usually comes in for a drink after work on fridays oh what day is it today friday no it isn't it's thursday oh yeah well she sometimes comes in on thursdays too really so today isn't a special occasion i don't think so what month is it

november you know lucy the martini is more than just a cocktail it's an american icon and the preferred drink of such luminaries as franklin d roosevelt jack london and ernest hemingway it celebrates the american dream yes and winston churchill liked it too but we are in the 21st century birthday to you happy birthday to you oh my god i am so sorry lucy i completely uh forgot yes oh emily happy birthday lucy thanks presents thanks mom is this for me yes i really am so sorry is it already the 20th of november yes dear and

as punishment you have to wear this hat and make me a james bond martini three-part gin one part vodka and a touch of dry quinolillo shaken not stirred with a twist of lemon lucille how are you i'm fine a bit tired maybe this week we have a lot of work to do you're right i am overworked and i need a break let me think about it thanks for calling bye i think lucille's right i need a break i should go somewhere let me have a look at some maps russia india china japan don't know australia

could be a good travel destination i can book a flight right now let me see okay cheap flights to australia flying from london heathrow and flying to melbourne departure date oh i don't know maybe the 30th of december it's summertime over there maybe i can wear my bikini on new year's eve return date 25 january passengers one adult no children good search now 1 300 pounds not so cheap let me see if taxes and fees are included still too expensive can't imagine the cost plus accommodations what are some other options maybe a package tour is

more convenient lucille may be able to give me some useful addresses she always has to travel for her job lucille sorry it's me again i am looking for a package tour to australia can you give me some useful addresses yes okay i'm ready www.globaltours.com slash packages oh www dot back packer tour dot com yes thank you backpacking i don't particularly like the idea of carrying a heavy weight on my back sleeping in a tent eating beans for a week fun i don't think so that's not my idea of a holiday i'd rather stay at home

hmm well thank you anyway lucille maybe staying at home is a better idea bye excuse me emily can you make me some chamomile tea i'm not feeling well i'm sorry but i have to go right now can you take my place for a while sure but the travel agency called me a few minutes ago i have an amazing deal for a package tour listen to this business class flight to sydney plus 20 days car rental for a very low price this offer expires today so i have to pay a deposit to assure the reservation okay

but you know i'm not a great barmaid wait there's more this offer also includes four nights in a luxury hotel and continental breakfast is included well if breakfast is included okay i'm going you know what to do right you're so sweet thank you bye [Music] hello i forgot to tell you the coffee machine is out of order and the blender isn't working no well it works but only if you know how to use it but there's no fruit anyway sorry i see i couldn't find the bottle opener and what's more our cook is sick and

there's nothing to eat but don't worry you'll be fine great thanks bye emily it says here that tonight there is the opening of the new cocktail bar honey lounge in auburn yes i know it's the very same bar as in greenwich village on bleecker street terrific here it says that the cocktail menu will change every day oh but the famous mr cool is served every night pity i can't come with you it's on chancery lane could you tell me how to reach it sure it's not far but let me show you on the map okay

we are here okay turn left out of the bar then you go straight on at the crossroads turn right okay you walk along the road until you reach the traffic lights go past the park and then take the second left okay walk along the road go past the park second left oh that's milton road isn't it no it's chancery lane the cocktail lounge is in front of a bank near the supermarket okay good now what about tasting this cocktail before leaving why not it's very simple you mix the vodka with blueberry syrup and a spray

of lime and you shake everything with ice cubes i think i know this recipe yes you garnish it with basil leaves and here's your mr cool the coolest cocktail in town hi mom no no no no no let's talk in english today how are you ah you're sitting in the backyard what's the weather like yes i can see it's hot and sunny as usual no here it's raining yes they have bad weather here all year long yesterday it was windy the day before foggy and last week we even had some snow too yes yes great

britain is a wonderful place but the weather is awful and above all so unpredictable and most of the time it's cold they're heavily clad even in summer well almost yes i really miss our sunny climate oh no you can't imagine how i'd like to wear a nice summer dress sandals and no stockings no yes i i am happy here very happy the phrases are really nice people and last week i helped miranda to prepare a thanksgiving dinner but to tell you the truth i did most of the cooking miranda is not the world's best cook

hi adriana hi it's still raining oh no sorry i see that you're busy oh sorry i had to say hello to albert yes he's one of the fraser's friends oh he's uh he's handsome he has a nice personality but he's a bit eccentric yeah sometimes he gets hysterical for no reason right is it your mother uh-huh [Applause] miluna [Music] queen victoria hotel how can i help this is miss fraser from london i want to reserve a twin room from the 4th to the 6th of may please let me check if we have a room available

i'm very sorry madam i'm afraid we are fully booked have you another hotel to recommend to me yes i suggest the royal yacht do you want the phone number yes please it's zero one nine eight three two zero three seven thank you so much not at all madam i'm sorry i can't help you royal yacht hotel can i help you yes i would like to know if you have a twin room available from the 4th to the 6th of may please let me check yes we do how much is it per night it's a and

fifty eight pounds per night has the room an ensuite bathroom all rooms in the hotel are ensuite is it possible to make a reservation right now sure madam we need your credit card number and expiry date fine just one last question we would like to bring hazel lucille my friends pet rabbit with us is that a problem a rabbit adam i'm afraid it is we promise he is very well behaved it is more or less like having a couple with a small baby i'm sorry but pets are not allowed in the hotel well that's very

unfair how is hazel going to feel when lucille has to tell him that he has to stay home i don't know madam cosmetic i work for a cosmetic company fashion would you like to become a fashion designer mosquito the child is scratching her mosquito bites that are they three million dollars in debt recommend i recommend my favorite mexican restaurant to all my friends stomach i think your eyes are bigger than your stomach marriage does she have a happy marriage finance our dad works in the finance department we can't what do you usually do at weekends

mature his son is very mature for his age so my boyfriend is not very tall about six feet my boyfriend is not very tall about six feet remember six we have two okay six don't say six no six this one our dad plays tennis every day to keep fit to keep fit okay he doesn't want to be fat he wants to stay healthy and fit good body keep fit our dad plays tennis every day to keep fit [Music] for eat and it what should we eat now i don't know what kind of thing we should

eat so do you know what should we eat now remember this is ow what should we eat now what should we eat now i don't want to talk about it my brother always beats me at badminton my brothers always beats me at badminton uh for this one bait i'm a bit tired i'm a bit tired remember this one this one iron milk tea is my favorite drink the baby is in tears if the baby is in tears that means the baby is crying okay crying the baby is in tears the baby is in tears or

you can say the baby is crying i will that means i'll i'll have i'll have the cheesecake please you go to the restaurant if you want to order the cheesecake you can say i'll have the cheesecake please for cheers okay everyone let's say cheers if you're in a party you can talk to people everyone let's raise your drink and then cheers cheers okay everyone let's say cheers cheers now for this one she's my english teacher okay she and here she's my english teacher she's my english teacher remember english and this is teacher teacher english teacher

she's my english teacher this one his job is to share the ship if his job is to share the ship that means his job is to cut you know the sheep has the fur the fur just like the wool and then if the if the wool is long somebody has to share share their fur that means to cut their wool off the ship okay now shear the sheet okay my clothes are all wet my clothes are all wet now wait wait a minute waiter waiter match them together and remember if the tea sell if the

t star that is not stress they will be spelled like okay so we have wait waiter wait a minute wait a minute this one pan pain can i borrow your pan this is ore this is a row your can i borrow your pan can i borrow your pan pain she wears in pain there's a big tattle shirt in the form there's a big cactus shirt in the form there's a big cut to shed in the farm now i shared the bedroom bedroom with my sister remember sister i shared the bathroom with my sister i shared

the bathroom sorry i shared the bedroom with my sister now continue very very that's very kind of you kind of match them together of here this is okay of kind of view kind of view kind of view that's very kind of view that's very kind of it prices at lobsters may vary with the season rice's lobsters may vary with the season they had to take a ferry to get here they had to take a ferry to get here fairy my daughter my daughter not my daughter or my daughter okay this is all daughter my daughter

or in american english you can say daughter remember the tea the tea that is not stressed is spelled the same with the okay daughter loves fairy tales fairy tales i have a suggestion let's make chicken and spinach soup i prefer chicken and bok choy okay are you going to cook it actually i don't know how to make it don't worry we can watch instructional videos on youtube