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John Smith is taking a German customer out for a drink to a pub.

He asks him what is:	(Possible answers)
a pint	A measure of beer (about half a litre).
a local	A nearby pub you visit regularly.
a landlord	The owner or manager of a pub.
a round	A drink for every member of a group.
a hangover	The bad feeling you get after too much to drink the night before
soft drink	A non-alcoholic drink
a head on it	The froth13 on top of a beer
to down drinks quickly	To finish your drink
shout	Another word for a round
to spend a penny	A euphemism14 for going to the toilet.
the difference between draught and bottle	Draught beer comes from a barrel, not a bottle
drinking-up time	Drinking-up time is the time between when a pub stops serving drinks and when all the customers are required by law to leave
tied house	Pub owned by a brewery
free house	Pub owned by a private individual
tipsy	Slightly drunk
plastered	Very, very drunk
hard stuff	Irish whisky.
wee dram	Scottish whisky.

Furthermore he asks him for different types of English beer.

John tells him: „...Lager¹⁵, bitter¹⁶, mild¹⁷, stout¹⁸, brown ale, light ale, pale ale¹⁹.“

He invites him for a drink:

•„What are you having?“

•„What would you like to drink?“

•„What can I get you?“

His customer asks him:	(Possible answers)
I’ll get the first one in	No, no, let me.
What’s it to be?	A pint of bitter please
Same again?	Yes, please, but just a half this time.
How about a game of darts?	Yes I’d love one.
One for the road?	No thanks, I’d better not.
Cheers!	Cheers!

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¹Langstreckenflüge

²Gepäckabgabe

³Gepäckschließfächer

⁴Soße

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