Ristorante - Lettura - Trascrizione

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting English on a very unusual restaurant.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful English expressions; you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to information about an under sea restaurant.
So let’s start!

Ristorante - Lettura - Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting English on a very unusual restaurant.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful English expressions; you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to information about an under sea restaurant.
So let’s start!

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Ristorante - Lettura

Hai ordinato del pesce e uno squalo ti viene vicino nuotando? Non è un’allucinazione! Per saperne di più, leggi la lezione di oggi.

The first all-glass (tutto in vetro) undersea (sottomarino) restaurant in the world has opened its doors for business in the Maldives. ‘Ithaa’ - meaning ‘pearl’ in the language of the Maldives - is located five meters beneath (al di sotto della) the surface (superficie) of the Indian Ocean. Its distinctive feature (tratto) is the use of curved transparent acrylic walls (pareti) and roof (tetto), similar to those used in aquarium attractions, offering diners (clienti) 270-degrees of panoramic underwater views (vedute). At the undersea restaurant diners can experience fine (raffinata) cuisine and be blown away (folgorati) by the colour, clarity, and beauty of the underwater world in the Maldives – without ever getting their feet wet (bagnarsi)! Diners begin their meal (pasto) with drinks on a deck (ponte) over the ocean and then descend to the restaurant via (tramite) a spiral staircase (scala a chiocciola) where the à la carte menu is served. ‘Ithaa’ seats (ha posti a sedere per) only 14 people and offers one of the most intimate and exclusive experiences in the world.
(Adapted from www.hospitalitynet.com)

Ristorante - Vocabolario - Trascrizione

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on restaurants.
Before starting, let me first explain that you’ll be listening to some useful English vocabulary, followed by an explanation and an example of their uses.
So let’s start!

Ristorante - Vocabolario - Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on restaurants.
Before starting, let me first explain that you’ll be listening to some useful English vocabulary, followed by an explanation and an example of their uses.
So let’s start!

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Ristorante - Vocabolario

Nella lezione di oggi troverai alcune parole che potrai utilizzare al ristorante.

Waiter/waitress: the person who serves you at a restaurant.
Menu: a list of the food and drinks served at a restaurant.
Wine list: a list of the different types of wine available at a restaurant.
Starters (USA: appetizers/hors d’oeuvres): a small amount of food that you eat before your main course.
Main course: the most important dish in a meal (remember that in British restaurants there is no difference between primi and secondi).
Side dishes: food, usually vegetables, that you eat with your main course.
Soft drinks: drinks that don’t contain alcohol.
Bill (USA: check): the amount of money you have to pay for your meal.
Tip: a small amount of money that you leave for the waiter.

Ristorante - Grammatica - Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on the different English meanings the Italian verb “portare” has.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be learning some essential verb meanings.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to some useful sentences using these verbs.
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Ristorante - Grammatica

Nella lezione di oggi ci soffermiamo sui verbi che in inglese traducono il verbo ‘portare’.

Take: portare qualcosa lontano da chi parla o portare via qualcuno dal luogo in cui ci si trova verso un altro posto.
I’m taking the children to Pizza Hut tonight.
My husband took me to a fancy restaurant on our anniversary.
Take this steak to table No. 6, please.

Bring: portare qualcosa verso chi parla.
Can you bring us the bill, please?
Helen’s brought me a real coffee maker from Italy!

Carry: portare con sé fisicamente.
A cafeteria is a restaurant where you pay for your meal first and then carry it yourself to a table.

Wear: portare addosso (abiti, accessori, ecc…).
Although she was having dinner at a fancy restaurant, she was wearing blue jeans.

Ristorante - Lessico - Trascrizione

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting English words that can often be confused.
Before starting, let me first explain that you’ll be listening to some useful English words, followed by an explanation and an example of how they are used.
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Ristorante - Lessico - Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting English words that can often be confused.
Before starting, let me first explain that you’ll be listening to some useful English words, followed by an explanation and an example of how they are used.
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Ristorante - Lessico

Leggendo la lezione di oggi, imparerai il significato di alcune parole che possono generare confusione.

A café is a place where simple meals are served.
At lunch break we usually go to the café round the corner and buy some sandwiches.

A cafeteria is a restaurant where you pay for your meal first and then carry it yourself to a table.
Students can have lunch at the Students’ Union cafeteria until 1pm.

Coffee is the name of a drink that can be drunk with milk or sugar.
Do you like coffee? No, I don’t like it very much. I prefer tea.
Can I have a cup of hot coffee, please?

A coffee maker (USA: cafetière) is a machine that you use to make coffee.
Helen is going to Italy for the holidays. I’ll ask her to bring me a real Italian coffee maker to make espresso!

Ristorante - Frasario - Trascrizione

Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on how to order food in a restaurant.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful phrases you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to a couple ordering food in a restaurant.
So let’s start!