Do You Have a Favorite Bar?

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Intermediate

Learning Objectives

In this lesson you will:

Improve your ability to talk about alcohol.

Exercise 1

Warm-up

Have a short conversation based on these questions. Make sure you ask your tutor some questions too!

What's your favorite alcoholic drink?

What alcoholic drinks is your country known for making?

Exercise 2

Vocabulary

Listen and repeat these words and phrases with your tutor.

groggy
tipsy
hit the bar
get a round
sober
hit up happy hour
hammered
go on a bender

Let's Practice

Tell your tutor which definition matches each word or phrase.

groggy

A.
tired
B.
awake

tipsy

A.
very drunk
B.
slightly drunk

hit the bar

A.
go to a bar
B.
find a bar

get a round

A.
to go to a different bar
B.
to buy drinks for everyone in a group

sober

A.
not drunk
B.
not happy

hit up happy hour

A.
to go to a bar after work
B.
to go to a bar at a time when drinks are cheaper

hammered

A.
slightly drunk
B.
very drunk

go on a bender

A.
to drink a lot
B.
to drink alone

Exercise 3

Useful Language

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

local pub
karaoke bar
cocktail bar
sports bar
beer garden
brewery

Let's Practice

Tell your tutor which of the items on the list you have been to and which you have not.

Exercise 4

Dialogue

Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor, then answer the questions.

	Hyun-woo Do you have a favorite bar?
	Camille Yeah, my workmates and I recently found this great cocktail bar. What about you?
	Hyun-woo There's a beer garden walking-distance from my house that I'm very fond of. How often do you go out for drinks?
	Camille My workmates and I will usually grab a drink a couple times a week. Sometimes my friends and I will buy a few rounds on weekends. How about you?
	Hyun-woo My friends and I love craft beer, so we head down to the beer garden at least once a week.
	Camille Oh that's cool. When was the last time you had a big night out?
	Hyun-woo Last weekend I got pretty hammered. It was my friend's birthday on Saturday and it started out pretty quiet, but we ended up going on a bit of a bender. I was so hungover the next day. Have you ever had a really bad hangover?
	Camille Oh, who hasn't? I remember the morning after my college graduation party was pretty bad. We did some shots to celebrate, which was a bad idea! I woke up feeling nauseous.
	Hyun-woo I've definitely been there. Do you know anyone who doesn't drink?
	Camille Yeah, my friend Tim doesn't drink at all. It's great for us because it means we always have a sober driver to get us home safely!

Check Your Understanding

What is Hyun-woo's favorite place to drink?

How often does Camille go out for drinks?

How did the birthday party Hyun-woo went to start out?

Exercise 5

Find the Mistake

Find and correct the mistake in each sentence. Be careful — not all sentences have a mistake!

When was the last time you have a big night out?

There's a cocktail bar that my partner and I am quite fond of.

I had so hungover this morning.

Do you know anyone who don't drink?

I took my parents to a local brewery on Sunday.

I've been sober for the past five years.

Have you ever had a really bad hangover?

He got a bit tipsy after drink a couple beers.

Exercise 6

Fill in the Blanks

Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor and fill in the blanks. You will be Akio. Use the Answer Pool below to help you.

	Andrei Do you have a favorite bar?
	Akio Adachi Yep — just my (1) pub! What about you?
	Andrei Being a sports fan, I usually hit up the sports bar in town whenever there's a big game on. How often do you go out for drinks?
	Akio Adachi Maybe three or four times a month I'll (2) a drink with friends. I used to go out and get (3) a lot when I was younger, but not anymore.
	Andrei When was the last time you had a big night out?
	Akio Adachi A few months ago we went to this karaoke (4) for a friend's birthday and (5) a bit tipsy! You?
	Andrei Last weekend, actually. I went on a bit of a bender with some old friends. We hit up happy hour at our favorite bar and then went on a bender. I was groggy for two days after that! What's the worst hangover you've had?
	Akio Adachi Probably after my cousin's wedding last year. I got so drunk that I couldn't function the (6) day.
	Andrei Do you know anyone who doesn't drink?
	Akio Adachi Yeah, my sister. She used to (7) hard, but she's been (8) for a few years now.

Choose answers from the options below that fit in blanks 1 to 8

Answer Pool (Questions 1-8)

next
grab
sober
wasted
bar
got
party
local

Exercise 7

Conversation

Have a conversation based on these questions. Don't forget to ask your tutor some questions too!

Do you have a favorite bar?

How often do you go out for drinks?

When was the last time you had a big night out?

What's the worst hangover you've had?

Do you know anyone who doesn't drink?