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British pub conversations

Practice English with 11 real-video lessons in British pub conversations, part of the Confident real-life conversations course in Sublex.

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Lesson 1

Meet the pub staff

Hi everybody, welcome to a new episode of Easy English. So, carrying on from my series of conversations with native speakers, [music] I wanted to bring you something special, so...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 2

Beers on tap

stuff over here as well. We've got obviously Guinness stout on on tap. We've got lagers, we've got pale ales. Over here we got Coors, Red Stripe, and Moretti. Okay. And these ar...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 3

Types of ale

Um and then your ales, you get a little bit more complex with like more fruit in them, for example. A lot of the ones on cask are like your sort of old man beers, sort of the ol...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 4

Online conversation practice

I sit down at my laptop like I'm doing now on a Tuesday night and have conversations with our conversation members on Zoom. There we create an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 5

Asking for beer samples

>> [music] >> And is it normal to get like these little tasters? >> It is very normal, yeah. Okay. >> We always ask cuz it's it makes it easier for us anyway. Um purely on the i...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 6

The last orders bell

not every pub has them. Most people normally just turn the music down and shout, but we have a big bell just up [laughter] there. Here alone and then you scream last orders unti...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 7

Non-alcoholic beer

Actually, no, it's not. I lied. It's just [laughter] English. It's not brewed by Easy. These guys do their own non-alcoholic [laughter] stuff as well. Nice. And do >> But yeah,...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 8

Paying and pub etiquette

really the done thing to do, um especially if you're on individual drinks. A lot of pubs will just prefer you to pay as you go. The main thing is just be respectful and chat cha...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 9

Choosing a wine size

I know. [laughter] You'll put it down when it's when it's ready. Oh, and we we have three different sizes of wine. Okay. That's which I know like places like Spain and Italy, it...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 10

Ordering something politely

order alcohol or not order anything? Um it might be okay in a lot of places depending on who's working, but it's normally polite to order something if you're coming in and sitti...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 11

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Full video: CONVERSATIONS in British Pubs | Easy English 225

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