Adults|Spoken|Intermediate|15. Exam

🔹it’s unheard of, it is out of the ordinary — it’s unusual or unexpected
it happens all the time — it happens very often

🔹full of beans, energetic — full of energy
delighted — very happy

🔹to walk down the aisle, to get married — to have a wedding
to get together — to meet in order to spend time together

🔹tedious, boring — not interesting in any way
bearable — something that is difficult, but you can deal with it

🔹a mugger, a burglar, a pickpocket — kinds of thieves
a childminder — a person who is paid to look after young children while their parents are at work

🔹solace — a feeling of emotional comfort and calmness at a time of great sadness
comfort — a feeling of being physically relaxed and satisfied
hope — a feeling of wanting something to happen or be true and believing that it is possible or likely

🔹to be trapped, to be stuck — to be in a situation or place from which you can’t escape
to be lost — to be unable to find a way somewhere

🔹to talk somebody into something, to persuade somebody to do something — to make someone decide to do something, especially by giving them reasons why they should do it
to talk somebody out of something — to persuade somebody not to do something

Tipping is not only about the service in a restaurant but also about the cuisine. In our restaurant, we share tips between the waiters and the kitchen staff. That is why even if I did not like the service, I will still leave a tip because I know how the restaurant industry works. But, not all guests know it and think that their tips go only to the waiter. So, if there were questions about the service, the guest may not leave anything.

People often tip 10% of their total check. But, this cannot always work with foreigners, because in some countries, such as Great Britain, a service charge might already be included in the check, and the British think that it is the same in other countries.

I reckon, there’s no need to tip if the order does not match the description, the dish is tasteless, looks disgusting plus the service is poor. At the same time, employees do not want to react and somehow deal with a problem. But if a waiter apologized plus offered you free coffee or juice, then why not leave a tip?

I am confident in my employees, both in the service they deliver and the quality of the food. If visitors do not leave a tip, it means that they are not satisfied with something. May it be fate, life, wife, partners — or they have some kind of psychological problem, or just a bad day.

It is a well-known fact: if you go to a restaurant, you have to leave a tip if you enjoyed the service and the quality of the food.

Client 1: We would like a house that is located next to the water — on the shore of a lake or riverbank. It is important for us that the house is set in a beautiful countryside, made of natural wood and designed in a traditional Scandinavian style. It should be a two-story building because we have a large family of 6 people. And preferably without neighbours nearby, so to speak, in the middle of nowhere because our previous neighbours were throwing such loud parties that we couldn’t sleep!

Client 2: We are ready for both detached or a small semi-detached house. It would be ideal if it is a one-story house built in Mediterranean style. Also, we have always dreamed of a place with a big garden around it and the atmosphere of the neighbourhood should be free of the bustle of the city.

Client 3: Now I spend a lot of time working, so I need the apartment to be close to the centre to commute to work faster. The beautiful view of the city always inspires me to new, creative ideas, so I would like the apartment to be on a higher floor with good views and large windows. It is important for me to have natural light supply, so south-east facing is preferable.

Client 4: We are looking for an apartment on the top floor with a terrace and beautiful views. We would prefer to live somewhere on the outskirts with a tranquil environment. I’d like light and spacious rooms and we need full living accommodation: heating, hot water, parking.