Issue #3: THINK in English!
Issue #3 of Coffee Break English practises eating out — booking a table, reading a menu and asking for the bill — plus the uncountable nouns that trip everyone up ("some advice", "a bit of bread") and the fixed phrases that make you sound like a regular: on the menu, would rather, split the bill. It also covers the difference between the present perfect and the past simple, with a video lesson and a ten-question quiz, and a restaurant speaking exercise you complete out loud using your microphone. Each issue pairs a short English with Coffee and English with Tea practice set with a downloadable PDF workbook and an interactive web lesson, free to try below.
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❌ I did a reservation for eight o'clock this evening. → ✅ I made a reservation for eight o'clock this evening. The collocation is "make a reservation," never "do" one.
❌ The waiter gave us an advice about the daily specials. → ✅ The waiter gave us advice about the daily specials. "Advice" is uncountable, so it never takes "a/an".
❌ The waiter recommended me to try the seafood pasta. → ✅ The waiter recommended trying the seafood pasta. "Recommend" takes an -ing form, never "somebody + to + verb".
