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Listening 1 1.
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What do you feel like eating tonight?
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Oh, something quick.
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We had a huge lunch at that Chinese restaurant, so let's just pick up some fast -fried chicken.
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2. I'm really starving.
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Where can we eat?
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Well, there's always
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Pizza Pit or Quick Burger.
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Pizza sounds better to me than hamburgers.
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Me too.
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And it's your treat this time.
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Three.
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Do you want to eat out tonight, or would you rather eat at home?
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We've eaten out a lot this week.
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I'm perfectly happy to stay home for a change, as long as I don't have to cook.
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Where do you want to eat tonight?
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We could try the new Korean restaurant, or would you rather go to the steakhouse?
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Let's have Korean food.
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I don't feel like steak tonight.
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Five.
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I'd like to try a seafood restaurant today.
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What do you think?
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Seafood sounds good.
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I was going to suggest a pizza, but seafood's a lot better.
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Six.
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Where do you want to eat tonight?
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I'm really hungry.
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Do you feel like Mexican food?
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Sure.
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We've had Japanese food a lot this week, so Mexican would be a nice change.
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7. How about hamburgers and French fries for dinner?
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Oh, I'm sick of junk food.
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Let's do something really special.
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Why don't we try that new French restaurant?
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What's the occasion?
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I've got something I want to ask you.
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Well, all right.
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8. Do you feel like vegetarian food today?
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Sure.
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I know a great
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Thai vegetarian restaurant.
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Yeah, but I made a great vegetarian spaghetti last night.
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Do you want to come to my house and try it?
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Sure.
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Why not?
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Listening to One What would you like to order?
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I think I'll have the fish.
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Okay, and would you like asparagus or a baked potato?
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I'll have the asparagus.
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And could I have some tea, please?
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Sure.
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Oh, could you ask the chef to hurry?
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I'm really starving.
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Okay, I'll try to get it for you as soon as possible.
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Two.
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What would you like to order?
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I'd like the steak, please.
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Would you like a baked potato or fries with that?
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I'd like fries, please.
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Okay.
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And make sure there are lots of fries, please.
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They're my favorite food.
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Sure.
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Three.
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Have you made up your mind?
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Yes.
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I'm going to have the spaghetti and a small salad.
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Anything else?
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When you bring the spaghetti, could you bring a bottle of hot sauce?
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Hot sauce?
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Like Tabasco sauce?
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Yes.
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I like really spicy food.
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No problem.
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Four.
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What can I get you?
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I'd like a cheeseburger, french fries, and a cola.
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Okay.
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But could you make sure there's no salt on the french fries?
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No salt?
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Okay.
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Thanks.
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I'm on a salt -free diet.
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I'll make sure there's no salt on the fries.
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Don't worry.
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Five.
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Are you ready to order?
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Yeah.
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I'm just going to have some dessert.
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I'll just have a piece of blueberry pie.
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Fine.
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With ice cream?
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No, just pie, thanks.
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Fine.
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But please don't heat it.
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You want it cold?
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Yes.
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I hate hot pie.
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Okay.
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Six.
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What can I get you?
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I don't want anything to eat.
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Just a milkshake, please.
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Sure.
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What flavor would you like?
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Vanilla, please.
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Okay.
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One vanilla milkshake coming up.
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And please make sure they don't add any sugar to it.
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No sugar?
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That's right.
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I don't like sweet shakes.
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Certainly.
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Listening to One.
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What would you like to order?
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I think I'll have the fish.
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Okay, and would you like asparagus or a baked potato?
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I'll have the asparagus.
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And could I have some tea, please?
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Sure.
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Oh, could you ask the chef to hurry?
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I'm really starving.
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Okay, I'll try to get it for you as soon as possible.
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Two.
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What would you like to order?
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I'd like the steak, please.
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Would you like a baked potato or fries with that?
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I'd like fries, please.
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Okay.
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And make sure there are lots of fries, please.
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They're my favorite food.
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Sure.
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Three.
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Have you made up your mind?
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Yes.
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I'm gonna have the spaghetti and a small salad.
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Anything else?
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When you bring the spaghetti, could you bring a bottle of hot sauce?
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Hot sauce?
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Like Tabasco sauce?
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Yes.
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I like really spicy food.
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No problem.
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Four.
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What can I get you?
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I'd like a cheeseburger, French fries, and a cola.
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Okay.
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But could you make sure there's no salt on the French fries?
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No salt?
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Okay.
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Thanks.
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I'm on a salt -free diet.
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I'll make sure there's no salt on the fries.
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Don't worry.
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5. Are you ready to order?
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Yeah.
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I'm just going to have some dessert.
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I'll just have a piece of blueberry pie.
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Fine.
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With ice cream?
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No, just pie, thanks.
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Fine.
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But please don't heat it.
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You want it cold?
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Yes.
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I hate hot pie.
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Okay.
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6. What can I get you?
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I don't want anything to eat.
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Just a milkshake, please.
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Sure.
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What flavor would you like?
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Vanilla, please.
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Okay.
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One vanilla milkshake coming up.
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And please make sure they don't add any sugar to it.
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No sugar?
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That's right.
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I don't like sweet shakes.
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Certainly.
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Listening 3.
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1. We went to Luigi's Italian Restaurant last night.
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It was the first time I'd been there.
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It took us a long time to find it because it's not a very easy place to get to, actually.
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The restaurant was okay, I guess.
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It's small and they really need some new furniture to make the place look nicer, though.
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The menu was great.
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It had lots of choices and most of the dishes were pretty cheap.
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Only $10 for a small pizza.
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Unfortunately, the service was slow.
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I think they need to hire more staff.
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Our dinner took a really long time to come, so we didn't leave a very good tip when we left.
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Two.
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I tried that
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New Mexican restaurant last weekend.
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It's downtown near the post office.
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What a great location.
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You can sit inside and watch everyone go by.
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It has very nice decor and lighting.
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The menu has some great choices, too.
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They have the usual Mexican food you find everywhere, and they also have some different dishes that I've never tried before.
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The food was really delicious, but you might need a credit card to eat there.
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It cost over $100 for the two of us, a lot more than I expected.
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I'll probably go there again, though.
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The server that waited on us was really nice and quick, too, so we thought she deserved a good tip.
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3. I went to a Thai restaurant on Sunday.
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It's called Bangkok Restaurant.
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You have to drive for about half an hour to get there, and there's always a lot of traffic.
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That's the only trouble, but it's a really nice place when you get there.
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Quiet music and lovely flowers everywhere.
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The menu is good with lots of choices.
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The food was very spicy, which is the way I like it.
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Fantastic desserts.
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It was really cheap, too.
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The server was very polite and took good care of us, so we left a big tip.
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Four.
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There's a new Chinese restaurant just five minutes from my house.
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It's a very simple place.
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A little boring inside, actually.
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Just a few tables in an empty room.
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They need to add more dishes to the menu, too right now they only serve four
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or five things but they're all delicious
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and very cheap you can get a good meal
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there for around $15 all the people who work there were very friendly and helpful so I left a good tip.
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Listening 3 1.
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We went to Luigi's Italian restaurant last night.
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It was the first time I'd been there.
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It took us a long time to find it because it's not a very easy place to get to, actually.
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The restaurant was okay, I guess.
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It's small, and they really need some new furniture to make the place look nicer, though.
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The menu was great.
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It had lots of choices, and most of the dishes were pretty cheap.
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Only $10 for a small pizza.
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Unfortunately, the service was slow.
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I think they need to hire more staff.
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Our dinner took a really long time to come, so we didn't leave a very good tip when we left.
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2. I tried that new Mexican restaurant last weekend.
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It's downtown near the post office.
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What a great location.
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You can sit inside and watch everyone go by.
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It has very nice decor and lighting.
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The menu has some great choices, too.
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They have the usual Mexican food you find everywhere, and they also have some different dishes that I've never tried before.
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The food was really delicious, but you might need a credit card to eat there.
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It cost over $100 for the two of us.
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A lot more than I expected.
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I'll probably go there again, though.
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The server that waited on us was really nice and quick, too, so we thought she deserved a good tip.
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3. I went to a Thai restaurant on Sunday.
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It's called Bangkok Restaurant.
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You have to drive for about half an hour to get there, and there's always a lot of traffic.
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That's the only trouble, but it's a really nice place when you get there.
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Quiet music and lovely flowers everywhere.
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The menu is good with lots of choices.
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The food was very spicy, which is the way I like it.
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Fantastic desserts.
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It was really cheap, too.
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The server was very polite and took good care of us, so we left a big tip.
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Four.
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There's a new Chinese restaurant just five minutes from my house
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it's a very simple place a little boring inside actually just a few tables in an empty room
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they need to add more dishes to the menu too right now they only serve four
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or five things but they're all delicious
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and very cheap you can get a good meal
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there for around $15 all the people who work there were very friendly and helpful so I left a good tip
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What do you want to eat?
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I want to eat pizza.
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Where do you want to go?
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I want to go to the Thai restaurant.
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What do you want to do tonight?
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Let's go out to eat.
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Where do you want to go?
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I don't know.
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What about you?
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What do you want to eat?
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I want to go to the Italian place.
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I'm tired of Italian food.
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So what do you want to have then?
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Let's order takeout Chinese.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Tactics for Listening Third Edition Developing Unit 5 Restaurants”. Las palabras que más se repiten: restaurant, fries, eat, menu, tip. Este vídeo tiene 280 frases y 1752 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 12:58. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 135 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 82 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 61 de sus 280 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
fry verbo/fɹaɪ/freír
menu sustantivo/ˈmɛn.juː/menú, carta
pizza sustantivo/ˈpi.tsə/pizza
dish sustantivo/dɪʃ/vajilla
server sustantivo/ˈsɝvɚ/servidor
delicious adjetivo/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/delicioso, sabroso
potato sustantivo/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/patata, papa
bake verbo/beɪk/hornear, enhornar
vanilla sustantivo/vəˈnɪl.ə/vainilla
dessert sustantivo/dɪˈzɝt/dulce, postre
spicy adjetivo/ˈspaɪsi/picante, picoso
steak sustantivo/steɪk/bistec, bisté
vegetarian sustantivo/vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/vegetariano, vegetariana
starve verbo/stɑɹv/morir de hambre
meal sustantivo/ˈmiːl/comida, pitanza

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
come up verbosalir a relucir
make up verbo/ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/reponer, suplir
pick up verbocoger, asir

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • What do you feel like eating tonight?
  • Where do you want to eat tonight?
  • Do you feel like vegetarian food today?
  • What would you like to order?
  • Have you made up your mind?

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahoraWe've eaten · We've had · Have you made
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosaspicy, which is · people who work
Posibilidad con “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo posible pero no seguromight need
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónI'll have · I'll try · I'll make

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 60 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'm, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: dish /dɪʃ/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, chef /ʃɛf/, occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: vegetarian /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/, asparagus /əˈspæɹ.ə.ɡəs/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: spicy /ˈspaɪsi/, steak /steɪk/, starve /stɑɹv/, steakhouse /ˈsteɪk.haʊs/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: server /ˈsɝvɚ/, vanilla /vəˈnɪl.ə/, vegetarian /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/, starve /stɑɹv/, flavor /ˈfleɪvə/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: dessert /dɪˈzɝt/, cheeseburger /ˈtʃizˌbɝ.ɡɚ/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como fry, menu, pizza.

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.

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