Monday, February 22, 2010

The DO's of Ordering a Drink at the Bar


Podcast: The Do's of Ordering a Drink at the Bar

Our podcast is concerned with ordering a drink at the bar and the basic utterances one might expect to hear and use while out for a night on the town.

Goal: to help L2 English learners be comfortable ordering a drink(s) when in a bar atmosphere and to help them be aware of the basic etiquitte involved during the various interactions.

Target Audience: Advanced Foreign English students of drinking age. They are here for academic purposes, but this podcast is in a more survival English vein.

This is part of the Welcome to Chicago series: Survival English for Students from Abroad Studying in Chicago.

Episode #563 – “Phrases you need to know before going to a bar.”

Helpful vocabulary from this lesson:
For more information on these words, visit dictionary.com

pint
blood alcohol concentration
shot
mixed drink
intoxicated
light beer
alcohol content


The Dos of ordering a drink:

Scenario One: Do Order all of Your Drinks at Once.

Bar Etiquette - How to Behave at a Bar

Scenario Two: Do be Specific when Ordering Drinks.

Drink Database: A website that lists all drinks one might order at a bar. Drinks Database

All things Beer - Beers

Scenario Three: Do have your order ready when approached by the bartender.

Bar Etiquette - How to Behave at a Bar

Scenario Four: Do know your limit.

A way to calculate your BAC - Blood Alcohol Content

Taxi Services in Chicago - Get me home safe!

Additional Link(s):

How to order a drink at a bar - Survival English

Places to go out to on the weekend in Chicago

4 comments:

  1. I thought you guys did a great job with your podcast. I liked that you provided a lot of links for your listeners and referenced them during the podcast.

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  2. I really enjoyed listening to your podcast in class. I thought the music and the background sound of a bar draws students attention and creates a very realistic experience. You also communicated effectively a variety of scenarios that will help students develop linguistic awareness for the interactions taken place at the specific environment (bar).

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  3. Your podcast was really fun to listen to. I really liked the background sound of the bar and the "drunk" voice in one of your scenarios. Very authentic and useful source for ESL students. Good job!

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  4. Thank you everyone! I was really disappointed in the sound quality once it was playing on the podium especially because I spent so long trying to edit it. But I'm glad you guys liked it at least.

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