[4:38] Real Life English Unit 5: Nightlife Common Phrases and Dialogues Practice

Learning English is not only about mastering grammar and vocabulary but also about using it naturally in real-life situations. However, textbook sentences often sound too formal and are far from what is actually used in everyday life. To speak fluent and natural English, it's essential to be exposed to real-life dialogues. Here, we have selected everyday high-frequency English expressions covering social, work, and travel scenarios to help you break free from 'textbook English' and learn the phrases foreigners actually use. Below is the content for this edition of 'Real Life English Unit 5: Nightlife'. Keep accumulating, and your English will become closer to real life! Unit 5 Nightlife Part One: Expressions 1. Do you have any tickets for the show tonight? (今晚的演出还有票卖吗?) 2. I’m sorry. It’s sold out. (对不起，都卖光了。) 3. What time does it start? (什么时候开始？) 4. Where is section A located? (A区在哪里？) 5. What do you recommend? (你有什么推荐？) 6. I’ll have a tall espresso with soy milk and cinnamon sprinkles, please. (我要一个大号浓咖啡，加豆奶和肉桂。) 7. Do you serve any draft beer? (有生啤卖吗？) 8. I’d like to make a reservation for two at eight o’clock. (我预订一张八点钟的两人台。) 9. Can I take your order? (可以点菜了吗？) 10. What are the odds? (成功的几率是多少？) Part Two: Dialogues 1. Tickets A: Hi, do you have any tickets for the show tonight? B: Sorry, it’s all sold out. A: Well, do you have any for tomorrow? B: We have tickets for the matinee. It starts at 3p.m. A: Ok. I’ll take it. B: Where would you like to sit? A: Do you have anything in the middle section? I want a good view, but sitting too close hurts my eyes. B: Certainly. 2. Order A: Are you ready to order? B: Yes, I’ll have the Texas chili burger. A: Would you like fries with that? B: A large, with tons of ketchup. A: And to drink? B: I’ll have a diet coke, please. A: Is this dine-in or take-out? B: Take-out, please. 3. Gambling A: I can’t believe it! B: What’s wrong? That was a great goal. A: Yes, but I bet $200 dollars on the Cougars! B: Looks like you’re going to lose out on this game then. A: I can’t believe it! I thought the Cougars were going to win for sure. B: What were the odds? A: 20 to 1, in favor of the Cougars! B: Too bad. Part Three: Substitutions 1. A: Do you have any tickets for the (show/game/concert) tonight? B: Sorry, we’re sold out. 2. A: What time (does it start/is intermission/does it finish)? B: At eight o’clock. 3. A: Where is (section B/seat 42F/the exit) located? B: This way, please. 4. A: What can I get for you? B: Do you serve any (draft beer/snacks/hot food)? 5. A: What (wine/pasta/dessert) do you recommend? B: This one is excellent. 6. A: Can I take your order? B: I’ll have a (roast beef sandwich on rye/lamb/hamburger, well-done), please. 7. A: Do you have any seats left? B: I’m sorry. We (are sold out/only have stand-by tickets/only have balcony seats). 8. A: Smith Steakhouse. Can I help you? B: Yes, I’d like to make a reservation for (two at eight o’clock/six at seven thirty/three at a quarter to nine). 9. A: Can I see your (ticket/I.D./driver’s license), please? B: Here you are. 10. A: Where would you prefer to sit? B: I’d like to sit (in the front/by the window/in the smoking section). Part Four: Monologue Unlike in other parts of the world, it is both customary and expected for customers to tip the servers when going out to restaurants, bars, and coffee shops in America. At most places, servers don’t get paid usual wages. Rather, they take home their daily tips as a salary. The average tip that each customer must pay is about 20% of the bill, depending on the service and on the quality of the restaurant. If paying with a credit card, the customer writes the tip in the space below the cost of the meal and then adds it into the total payment. If paying in cash, the customer first pays the server the price of the meal and then leaves the tip on the table before exiting the restaurant. Part Five: Vocabulary and Phrases - recommend? 推荐，介绍 - I’ll have … 我要… - reservation? 预订；预订的房间（或席座） - matinee 日戏；日场 - take-out （饭食）外卖的；（餐厅）供应外卖食物的 - I can’t believe it. 不可思议。 - intermission? （戏剧等中间的）休息时间；幕间休息 - It’s sold out. 卖完了。 - I.D. – identification card