Conversation,
Server: Hi. Welcome to Joe's Hamburger Restaurant. [Hi] Home of the one-pound super deluxe hot and spicy cheeseburger. Will this be for here or to go?
Customer: Uh, to go.
Server: Okay. What would you like today? Would you like to try the one-pound super hot and spicy cheeseburger?
Customer: Uh. I don't think so. I'd probably have heartburn for a week after downing that monster.
Server: Well. It's our house special this week, and it comes with fries, and a large specialty drink called "Everything-but-the-kitchen-sink."
Customer: A what? "Everything-but-the-kitchen-sink"? What in the world is that?
Server: Well, it's a little mix of everything in a large cup: Pepsi, Sprite, Fanta Orange, and lemonade with crushed ice and a scoop of ice cream.
Customer: Ah, that sounds disgusting.
Server: Hey, it'll grow on you.
Customer: Nay, I think I'll just order a hamburger with some mustard and lettuce and a glass of water.
Server: Boring. Hey. Would you care for anything else like a side order of amazing cheesy onion rings?
Customer: No thank you. Onion rings usually don't agree with me.
Server: Hmm. Okay. Your total comes to ten ninety ($10.90).
Customer: Ten ninety? For just a hamburger?! You've got to be kidding
Server: Well, the one-pound super deluxe hamburger is nine dollars.
Customer: Hey, I didn't order a one-pound burger. I just wanted a simple burger. That's all.
Server: Well, sir. Joe's Hamburger Restaurant only serves one-pound burgers. [Man!] The one-pound super hot and spicy, the one-pound barbecue burger, the one-pound bacon cheese burger, the one-pound . . .
Customer: No, no. Those are all huge.
Server: Well, sir. If you really want something smaller [Yeah], you should order from the kids' menu: The half-pound super hot and spicy burger, the half-pound barbecue burger, the half-pound bacon cheese burger, the half-pound . . .
Customer: No. Those are still giant burgers.
Server: Well, in these parts, we are hearty eaters.
Customer: Okay, but you said my total was ten ninety, but the burger only comes to ten bucks. What about the other ninety cents?
Server: Well, sir. We only serve natural spring water from yonder hills, and . . .
Customer: Okay, okay. I'll take the giant burger and a bottle of your spring water. The sandwich should feed me for a week.
- deluxe (adjective): of higher quality than similar products
- She ordered a deluxe shake from the menu. - to go: takeout
- We ordered the food to go because we didn't have time to sit down and eat. - down something (verb): eat quickly
- No one could believe that the woman downed fifteen hotdogs in twelve minutes. - grow on someone (verb): develop a liking for someone or something over time
- Eating raw fish is something that will grow on you if you eat it enough. - not agree with someone (verb): become sick from something you eat
- Boy, I feel really sick. That soup didn't agree with me at all, and I feel like I'm going to throw up. - hearty eater (noun): someone who enjoys eating a lot
- That baby is a real hearty eater and eats constantly.
IDIOMS,
- "fill up on" = become full
- "Hey, don't fill up on potato chips before lunch. You still need to eat your vegetables."
- "whip up" = quickly prepare
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- "Could you whip up a simple salad for the barbecue?"
Topic 2: Happy Birthday!
Conversation,
Father: Hi Michael. Happy Birthday! How old are you today?
Son: Seven.
Father: Alright. Well, let's sing Happy Birthday:
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday dear Michael,
Happy Birthday to you.
Father: Alright. So what should we do first?
Son: How about cake and ice cream?
Father: Okay. Well, uh let . . . let's light the candles. Okay, and make a wish! Don't . . . don't tell me.
Son: Don't tell you?
Father: Yeah, don't tell me. Okay, and go ahead and blow out the candles. Okay, let's cut the cake, and then we can have cake and ice cream. And what do you want to do after the cake and ice cream?
Father: Now, how do you play tag?
Son: Um . . . one person is it, and the person who is it tries to tag everyone [Alright. And then . . . ] before I tag someone and then, another person tags me.
Father: Oh, wow. And whose coming over later today for your birthday?
Son: Well, everyone. Uh, my cousins, all my aunts and grandmas, grandpas.
Father: Alright. Well, Happy Birthday, Michael.
Vocabulary,
- freeze (verb): become cold to the point of changing water to ice
- It was so cold out last night that I thought I was going to freeze to death. - tag (verb): touch a player, usually as part of a game
- I tried to get away during the game at the park, but she tagged me on the back, so I was it.
- "mooch off of someone" = expect someone to pay your expenses
- "Hey, now that you've turned 25, don't you think it's time to stop mooching off of mom and dad?"
- "stay-at-home mom" = a mother who doesn't have a job outside the home
- "My wife squirreled away enough money over the years to buy a new car."
