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English for Tourism & Hospitality (108) by Prof. Adel AlSheikh 2020/2021
10 In the UK plastic cups are for children’s parties only, adults use
glasses. The Americans are more practical when it comes to
throwing a party and throwing stuff away after the party!
Some Useful New Vocabulary from the quiz
To see eye to eye – to agree on something
To come in handy – to be useful
La-di-da – upper class/posh things to say and do, ‘I went to a cocktail party
at the British embassy, it was very la-di-da’
The world is your oyster – you have the ability to achieve anything you
want
Expletives – bad words, swear words
Whoop and holler – to make loud noises to show how much you are
enjoying yourself
As cheap as chips – idiom used to describe something that was very cheap,
a bargain
Throwing a party – to host or have a party
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