Topic / Vocabulary | Grammar | Functions |
Food Occupations | Present simple as future going to future will future | Speaking Talking about desires and intentions Making suggestions Writing Writing about your immediate future plans |
What happens?
Hector offers to contribute by getting a job, but eventually he and Nick have to cook for Bridget's awful boss Howard, when he comes to dinner. Howard is so rude to the boys that Bridget tells him off and then resigns - a rare example of Bridget
Vocabulary
Adjectives | | |
Beautiful | Clever | Divine |
Excited | Expensive | Exquisite |
Fascinating | Good-looking | Kind |
Lovely | Mature | Ruined |
Secret | Serious | Stupid |
Nouns: | | |
Occupations: | | |
Cook | Film extra | |
Gardener | Launderette assistant |
Stunt man | Waiter | |
food and restaurant language: | |
Beef casserole | Bill | |
Chickpea soup | Cornflakes | |
(main) course (of a meal) hard boiled | |
Hot dog | Menu | |
Starter | Eggs | |
Other nouns: | | |
Confirmation | Beauty | Guy |
Idiot | Moped | Motorbik |
Nickname | Octopus | Princess |
Privilege | Promotion | Room |
Smoke detector | Vacancy | |
Verbs |
invite | look for | offer |
poison | prepare | quit |
ride | spend (money) |
suit |
Expression
set the table | | dish of the day |
go clubbing | | no way! |
leave it to us | | dinner is served |
mind you | | good looks |
what a creep! | | don't you dare (talk to Hector like that!) |
Wordwatch
Nick is an actor and there are several examples of words relating to acting, film, TV, etc. In this episode, we hear film extra (someone with a nonspeaking background role in a film) and stunt man (a man who does dangerous actions (stunts) in a film.
What a creep! is an expression indicating that you don't like someone; it is rather strong and students should not be encouraged to use it.
No way! is a ubiquitous expression indicating that you don't want to do something or you disagree about something.
