آموزش زبان انگلیسی Survival English for eating out

Survival English for eating out

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Eating is simple. Eating out isn't … if you're traveling in a foreign country, that is! But don't panic – we won't let you starve. Check out this list of important dining phrases that will surely help you ease those hunger pangs!

1. I'd like to make a reservation. For some restaurants, you’ll need to call in advance to secure a table. Be prepared to give the number of people in your group, the time you will arrive and your name. "I’d like to make a reservation for four at 8 p.m. for Kristi." The receptionist may ask for your phone number or about your smoking preference, so have this information ready.

2. Could you repeat that, please? This phrase isn't unique to eating out, but it's very important. Restaurants can be loud. Waiters talk fast. If you don't understand something, ask them, "Could you repeat that?" Of course, a simple, "Excuse me?" will also work. Don’t be afraid to use it often!

3. We need another minute. Use this phrase if the waiter approaches to take your order, but you’re not ready. You’ll hear, "Are you ready to order?" Respond with, "Not yet. We need another minute," or "Can we have another minute?" Be aware that "a minute" in a busy restaurant usually means the waiter will return in five.

4. I'd like/I'll have ... These are the two most important phrases! Use "I'd like …" or "I'll have …" when ordering your food and drinks. For example, "I'd like the spaghetti and some tea," or, "I'll have a sandwich and a soft drink." Pointing at the menu always works, too!

5. Could you bring …?/Do you have …? If there's something you need or would like more of, say, "Could you bring some extra napkins?" If you'd like an item you’re not sure the restaurant has then try, "Do you have …?" For example, if you want orange juice but don’t see it listed, ask, "Do you have orange juice?"

6. This isn't what I ordered. If the server brings you the wrong dish, say, "This isn't what I ordered, I ordered …" and continue with the name of the dish you wanted. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, make sure you do something about it.

7. Check, please! When you're ready to go, catch the waiter's attention and say, "Check, please!" for a short and simple end to your meal

Is Your English Too Formal?

Does your English come across as too polite? While formal language is essential with your boss and your customers, you would sound strange to your friends if you speak with them in the same way. To tone down your English for life's casual situations, check out these tips.

Meetings and greetings

Do you ask everyone you see, "How do you do?" Though quite common in days past, today it's only appropriate in very formal situations - not with your friends. In most situations, choose a more common phrase like, "How are you?" With friends, you could also say, "Hey, what's up?" or "How's it going?"

Wining and dining

"Would you mind passing me the salt, please?" It's always important to remember your manners, especially when you're eating with business associates or important guests. But when you're just grabbing a bite to eat with friends, and you need the salt, it's quite OK to just say, "Hey, pass the salt."

Coming and going

You receive an urgent message during an important meeting, so you ask, "Would you excuse me for a moment, please?" But what if you're with your friends? Just tell them to "hang on a sec" or say you'll "be right back." Remember, it's not always impolite to be informal.

Didn't hear it?

Your customer is speaking to you, but you didn't understand what she said. Don't panic. Just be polite and say, "Excuse me, but would you mind repeating that?" On the other hand, in more casual situations, just ask, "Come again?" or "What did you say?"

Good impressions

"This is quite an impressive abode, my dear." This is a formal way to tell people that you really like their home. If you're over at a friend's place, however, there's no need for such serious language. Your friends would be perfectly happy to hear you exclaim, "What a cool place, man!"

Essential expressions for managing a project in English

Essential expressions for managing a project in English

Whether you're a project manager or just a member of a project team, you can't avoid all the project management lingo flying around in offices around the world today. The problem is many of these expressions can't even be found in the dictionary. Just rely on our project management guide to learn today's office talk for tomorrow's projects!

Define the scope One of the first steps in project management is to determine the impact and the boundaries of a project, in other words creating the project scope. The scope should provide a description of the end products expected to be produced by the project.

Establish a timeline Next you should decide the time frame that specifies when each step of the project should be completed. By creating a timeline you will be able to know if you are on schedule throughout the life of the project.

Specify target outcomes How do you gauge the success of your project? It's important to specify target outcomes, or desired results that have measurable benefits, to use in determining your success

Determine necessary outputs Take time to think about the products, services, and business or management practices, otherwise known as outputs, that you will need in place in order to achieve your target outcomes.

Put a project team together People are the key to the success of your project. Select capable employees to take part in the project team - the team of people working together to accomplish the project - assigning appropriate roles to each.

Record milestones When members of the project team complete a scheduled key activity or task, make sure it is recorded. Milestones are either completed or not completed, and they can serve as a progress marker for the project.

Create baseline metrics Progress and performance should be evaluated using baseline metrics, which are a set of indicators that performance should be measured against.

Set a budget cost Determine how much you anticipate the project will cost, and set a budget cost at the start of the project. Later, you can refine your budget and make it more detailed.

Produce deliverables In order to ensure satisfaction of contractual requirements, you'll need to produce deliverables, such as reports or products that must be completed and delivered. Make sure they are produced on time!

Execute risk management In every project, there will always be risks, or threats that may hinder the successful completion of the project. A good project manager will execute risk management processes by identifying, analyzing, evaluating and treating potential risks.

Business English you should know

Business English you should know

Can you stay on top of all the English at your workplace? Or do you feel
you're behind in your language learning? English is the
international business language, but not all of it is straightforward.
Here are some terms you might hear at your office

Stay on top of
If you're feeling overwhelmed in your job, you're probably not
staying on top of your work. This means to stay in control, and not get
behind or let your work pile up

On the ball
This phrase comes from the sports field. When you are on the ball, you
have to be alert and in charge. "Make sure you are on the ball with
those reports." The opposite is to drop the ball, which would mean not
completing an assignment and letting down the people you work with

Think outside the box
Many employers expect their staff to think creatively and approach
projects in new and different ways. In this phrase, the box signifies
conventional wisdom, or what is already known. Thinking outside the box
suggests coming up with new and innovative methods. "For this marketing
project, we need to think outside the box

Get the ball rolling
This idiom means to start something and set it in motion. "Let's get the
ball rolling on this project." Once you're off to a great start, you may
express your desire to keep the ball rolling

Brainstorm
This means to spend time thinking up lots of ideas. Many companies may
hold brainstorming sessions to tackle problems and dream up new ideas.
"Let's brainstorm new ideas for the advertising campaign.

Pull strings
What happens when you pull the strings to a puppet? It does what you
want it to do. This phrase means to go beyond what is normally done to
make something happen. "It will be difficult to talk with her. You may
have to pull some strings with her department

Multi-tasking
Are you good at multi-tasking or doing multiple tasks at the same time?
"This week we need you to write a report, make a presentation, and
review last year's earnings. I hope you can multi-task!" It still means
you only get paid one salary though

Bite off more than you can chew
If you take on too much work, you may not be able to do it all properly.
"He's working late every night. He bit off more than he could chew

Downtime
Are there periods of time where you don't have much work to do? Where
your job is just not as busy? That time is called downtime. "If you have
some downtime this week, please brainstorm some ideas for our next team
outing.

Burry the hatchet

To  agree to stop arguing

Make up/make it Burry the hatchet Be reconciled Patch up Clear the air conciliatory

                                    Burry the hatchet:

To agree to stop arguing and forgive each other, esp. a long time after you  first had the argument.

                            Example:  

                  It’s about time to burry the hatchet after all these years.

phrase

live it up

enjoy oneself; "it's your birthday, so let's live it up!"

Punctuation

1	-	hyphen
2	—	dash
3	!	exclamation mark
4	#	sharp
5	&	ampersand
6	·	bullet
7	( )	(round) brackets; (round) parenthesis
8	*	asterisk
9	,	comma
10	.	1 full stop 2 point
11	...	ellipsis points; ellipsis dots
12	/	oblique; slash;
13	:	colon
14	;	semi-colon
15	?	question mark
16	[ ]	(square) brackets; (square) parenthesis
17		backslash
18	__	underline
19	‘’	quotation marks; inverted commas
20	†	dagger

Numbers

The main units of numbers in English are:

1	10	100	1000	1000000	1000000000
one	ten	hundred	thousand	million	billion

Here is a list of numbers. On the left are normal or "cardinal" numbers. On the right are "ordinal" numbers, which we use to define a thing's position in a series.

Cardinal Number		Ordinal Number
0	zero, nought
1	one	1st	first
2	two	2nd	second
3	three	3rd	third
4	four	4th	fourth
5	five	5th	fifth
6	six	6th	sixth
7	seven	7th	seventh
8	eight	8th	eighth
9	nine	9th	ninth
10	ten	10th	tenth
11	eleven	11th	eleventh
12	twelve	12th	twelfth
13	thirteen	13th	thirteenth
14	fourteen	14th	fourteenth
15	fifteen	15th	fifteenth
16	sixteen	16th	sixteenth
17	seventeen	17th	seventeenth
18	eighteen	18th	eighteenth
19	nineteen	19th	nineteenth
20	twenty	20th	twentieth
21	twenty-one	21st	twenty-first
22	twenty-two	22nd	twenty-second
23	twenty-three	23rd	twenty-third
24	twenty-four	24th	twenty-fourth
30	thirty	30th	thirtieth
31	thirty-one	31st	thirty-first
40	forty	40th	fortieth
50	fifty	50th	fiftieth
60	sixty	60th	sixtieth
70	seventy	70th	seventieth
80	eighty	80th	eightieth
90	ninety	90th	ninetieth
100	hundred	100th	hundredth
101	hundred and one	101st	hundred and first
152	hundred and fifty-two	152nd	hundred and fifty-second
200	two hundred	200th	two hundredth
1,000	thousand	1,000th	thousandth
1,000,000	million	1,000,000th	millionth
1,000,000,000	billion	1,000,000,000th	billionth

For numbers in the hundreds, the British usually say "and" but the Americans usually do not say "and": British English 120 = one hundred and twenty American English 120 = one hundred twenty

Note that in English, we usually separate the digits of numbers over 999 with a comma (,). We count 3 digits from the right and insert a comma, like this:

		<	-	-	-	<	-	-	-
					1	,	0	0	0	one thousand
	1	,	0	0	0	,	0	0	0	one million
1	2	,	7	5	0	,	2	0	0	twelve million, seven hundred and fifty thousand, two hundred

We use a point (.) to indicate a decimal number, or to separate dollars from cents, pounds from pennies and so on. Here are some examples:

					0	.	1		=	one tenth or 1/10
					1	.	0		=	one
	1	,	0	0	0				=	one thousand
	1	,	5	0	0	.	7	5	=	one thousand five hundred and three quarters
				$	1	.	5	0	=	one dollar and fifty cents
		$	7	0	0	.	0	0	=	seven hundred dollars
£	3	,	5	0	0	.	0	1	=	three thousand five hundred pounds and one penny

Be careful with commas and points. Some languages use them in the opposite way!

Disasters

Disasters

Natural Disasters

Hurricane= a storm with very strong winds.

Earthquake= a sudden strong shaking of the ground.

Flood= when there is flood, a lot of water covers the land.

Drought= a long time when there is not enough rain.

Famine= a famine happens when there is not enough food in a country.

Typhoon= a violent tropical storm in the pacific or Indian ocean with very strong winds.

Tornado= a violent storm with a very strong winds that blows in a circle.

Tsunami= an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example by an earthquake.

 Synonym: tidal wave.

Volcano= a mountain with a hole in the top where fire, gas and hot liquid rock (called lava) sometimes come out.

Have you ever experienced these disasters?

If yes, so tell us about it. I myself never experienced.

TOP 100 MISSPELT WORDS IN ENGLISH

TOP 100 MISSPELT WORDS IN ENGLISH

Here are the 100 English words which many people have problems spelling!

acceptable accidentally accommodate acquire  acquit a lot amateur apparent argument atheist believe calendar category cemetery changeable collectible committed conscience conscientious conscious definite(ly) disappear discipline drunkenness embarrass

equipment   exhilarate exceed existence experience fiery foreign fourth gauge generally grammar grateful guarantee harass height hierarchy ignorance immediate independent indispensable intelligence its / it's judgement knowledge leisure

library lightning maintenance manoeuvre memento millennium miniature mischievous noticeable occasion occasionally occur / occurred occurrence official parallel parliament pastime pigeon possession preferable principal / principle privilege questionnaire receive recommend

referred reference relevant religious restaurant ridiculous rhythm sandal schedule scissors sensible separate special success to / too / two tomorrow their / they're / there twelfth tyranny until vacuum vicious weather weird you're /

Eating out

Places where you can eat

Café: you can have a cup of coffee/tea and a snack there (=something small to eat like a sandwich or a cake) they sometimes serve meals there too.

Restaurant: you go there for a full meal; more expensive than a Café

Bar/pup: bars and pups serve alcohol and soft drinks. (=non alcohol drinks like fruit juice and lemonade)

Sandwich bar: a place that serves lots of different sandwiches. People usually buy sandwiches and take them to eat in a different places, at work or in a park.

 Fast food Restaurant /Café: you take what you want, pay for it and take it to your table.

British and North American English

British/North American Vocabulary

Here are some of the main differences in vocabulary between British and North American English.

British	Canadian	American
anywhere	anywhere	anyplace
autumn	autumn/fall	fall
barrister	lawyer	attorney
beeper, pager	pager	beeper
bill (restaurant)	bill	check
biscuit	cookie	cookie
block of flats	apartment block	apartment building
bonnet	hood	hood
boot (of car)	trunk (of car)	trunk (of automobile)
car	car	automobile
caravan	trailer	trailer
chemist	drugstore	drugstore
chest of drawers	dresser	bureau
chips	French fries/chips	French fries
chocolate bar	chocolate bar	candy bar
the cinema	movies	the movies
clothes peg	clothes peg	clothespin
coffin	coffin	casket
condom	condom	rubber
crisps	potato chips	potato chips
crossroads	intersection	intersection
cupboard	cupboard	closet
cutlery	cutlery	silverware
diversion	diversion, detour	detour
drawing-pin	thumbtack	thumbtack
driving licence	driver's licence	driver's license
dummy (for babies)	soother	pacifier
dustbin	garbage can, trash can	ashcan, garbage can, trashcan
dustman	garbageman	garbage collector
engine	engine	motor
estate agent	real estate agent	realtor
film	movie	movie
flat	apartment	apartment
flat tyre	flat tire	flat
flyover	overpass	overpass
galoshes	galoshes	toe rubbers
gear-lever	gearshift	gearshift
Girl Guide	Girl Guide	Girl Scout
ground floor	ground floor, main floor	first floor
handbag	handbag	purse
holiday	holiday	vacation
jam	jam	jelly
jeans	jeans	blue jeans
jug	jug	pitcher
lift	elevator	elevator
lorry	truck	truck
luggage	luggage	baggage
mad	crazy	crazy
main road	main road, main thoroughfare	highway
maize	corn	corn
maths	math	math
mobile (phone)	cellular phone	cellular
motorbike	motorbike, motorcycle	motorcycle
motorway	highway, thoroughfare	freeway, expressway
motorway	freeway	freeway
napkin	serviette, table napkin	napkin
nappy	diaper	diaper
naughts and crosses	tick-tack-toe	tic-tack-toe
pants	shorts	shorts
pavement	sidewalk, pavement	sidewalk
petrol	gas, gasoline	gas, gasoline
The Plough	Big Dipper	Big Dipper
pocket money	pocket money	allowance
post	mail, post	mail
postbox	mailbox, post-box	mailbox
postcode	postal code	zip code
postman	mailman, letter carrier	mailman
pub	bar, pub	bar
public toilet	bathroom	rest room
puncture	flat	flat
railway	railway	railroad
return (ticket)	return	round-trip
reverse charge	collect call, reverse the charges	call collect
ring road	ring road	beltway
road surface	road surface, asphalt	pavement
roundabout	roundabout	traffic circle
rubber	eraser	eraser
rubbish	garbage, trash, refuse	garbage, trash
rubbish-bin	garbage can, trashcan	garbage can, trashcan
saloon (car)	sedan (car)	sedan (automobile)
shop	shop, store	store
single (ticket)	one-way (ticket)	one-way
solicitor	lawyer	attorney
somewhere	somewhere	someplace
spanner	wrench	wrench
spirits	spirits	hard liquor
sweets	candy, sweets	candy
tap (indoors)	tap (indoors)	faucet
tap (outdoors)	tap (outdoors)	spigot
taxi	taxi	cab
tea-towel	dish-towel	dish-towel
telly, TV	TV	TV
third-party insurance	third-party insurance	liability insurance
timetable	schedule	schedule
tin	tin can	can
toll motorway	toll highway	turnpike
torch	flashlight	flashlight
trousers	pants	pants
tube (train)	subway, metro	subway
underground (train)	subway, metro	subway
underpants	shorts	shorts
van	truck	truck
vest	undershirt	undershirt
waistcoat	vest	vest
wallet	wallet	billfold
wellington boots	rubber boots	rubbers
whisky	whisky, scotch	whiskey, scotch
windscreen	windshield	windshield
zip	zipper	zipper

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Crime	Robberyدزدی	Murder قتل	Burglary دزدی منزل	Mugging کتک زدن
Person	A robber	A murderer	A burglar	A mugger
Verb	To rob somebody or a place (bank)	To murder somebody	To break into a house	To mug somebody
Crime	Car theft سرقت اتومبیل	Drug pushing/dealing مواد مخدر	Terrorism	Shoplifting
Person	A car theft	A drug pusher/dealer	A terrorist	A shoplifter دزدی از مغازه
Verb	To steal a car (steal/stole/stolen)	To sell drugs (sell/sold/sold)	To attack somebody or a place	To steal things from a shop