《Lesson 063 Beer》.pdf

The Bob and Rob Show Study Guide Lesson 63 date: Dec. 08 2006 file name: bobrob12-08-06 file length: 19:53 Show notes Pour yourself a tall one, because were talkin’ about humankind’s oldest alcoholic beverage this week: Beer. Commercial Carlton draft. .au/ Here is a “bud” site that explains a bit more about beer, but you must be over 21 to enter it. /default.asp Note: In the UK, the legal drinking age is 18, but in the US, it is 21. In the latter, many young people are asked to show their ID when entering the premises or asking to buy drinks. It is not as strictly enforced in Britain. Phrasal Verbs to drink down 1) to drink the whole of something quickly e.g: the rugby player drank his beer down in one gulpr. “to drink in something” 2) to experience something, or look or listen at it e.g: I sat at the concert drinking in the great atmosphere. “to drink to somebody or something” 3) this means toasting someone with a drink, so wishing someone success, or good health e.g: everybody raised their glasses of champagne as they drank to the newleywed’s health , happiness and prosperity. “to drink (something) up” 4) to finish drinking all of the drink you have e.g: Come on young man, drink up all of your milk. It’s very good for you. Idioms Small beer: this means something that is of little value or importance E.g. 1) Bob earns small beer compared to professional soccer players. 2) Most small companies’ turnover is small beer in comparison to large conglomerates. 1 Bonus Idiom: “trouble brewing”. This means some kind of trouble is expected to occur in the near future. E.g. 1).Trouble is brewing in the volatile region as tensions mount. People expect social unrest soon. EXTRA BONUS IDIOM: small talk: This is an expression that refers to polite conversation about trivial matters. E.g. on first meeting my in-laws, we made small talk for a while. Ancient Japa