| Episode 44: A free lunch | |
| Tim: | That food was delicious! |
| Mrs Hall: | It took ages to come but yes, absolutely scrummy. Ready for afters? |
| Tim: | Thank you. |
| Mrs Hall: | Go on, open it. |
| Tim: | World Cup tickets! How can I ever thank you Mrs Hall? |
| Mrs Hall: | Well you can start by dropping the formality. Please, call me Janet. |
| Tim: | Alright ... Janet. |
| Mrs Hall: | Much better. Now, my husband's away on business next month. So we'll do lunch again then. |
| Tim: | Your husband? |
| Mrs Hall: | Well where did you think those corporate tickets came from? Yes, he's good for some things but quite dreadful for others - like decent lunch company. |
| Tim: | I'm not sure if I'm free. Let me check the rota first. |
Vocabulary:
delicious (adjective) - very pleasant to taste, having a smell that suggests a very pleasant tasteabsolutely (adverb) - in an absolute way, such as a completely or totally, with unlimited power, often used to make a statement more forceful
scrummy (adjective) - informal way of saying delicious or lovely
ages (noun) - a long time, centuries, for ever
afters (noun) - British informal for dessert, sweet food eaten after the main part of a meal
dropping (verb) - to stop doing or continuing with (something)
formality (noun) - a formal quality
corporate (adjective) - involving or associated with a corporation, business
dreadful (adjective) - very bad or unpleasant
decent (adjective) - good enough but not the best, adequate or acceptable ,polite, moral, and hones
a rota (noun) - (British English) a schedule or timetable which shows what days and times employees work, a list that shows who must do a certain job
