Fokus på udsagnsord i nutid og datid

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Part 1. Debbie goes shopping

• famous = berømt
• expensive = dyr
• department store = stormagasin (egentlig “afdelings-lagre”)
• shop assistant = butiksansat
• escalators = rulletrapper
• certainly = sikker (men ikke sikkerhed), f.eks. “der er sikkert varmt udenfor”
• serie = serie, lige som en tv-serie
• tanktop = ærmeløs t-shirt til kvinder, bare med stropper øverst
• croptop = mavebluse
• grandchild = barnebarn
• dissapointed = skuffet
• informal = uformel
• the Tube = “røret”, populært udtryk for Londons undergrundsbane
• hand-brewed beer = håndbrygget øl

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Debbie is shopping in Harrods which is one of the most famous department stores at Oxford Street. It is also a very expensive place and Queen Elizabeth used to shop there.

She asks a shop assistant for help.

Debbie: “Excuse me, where do I find hats for women”.
Shop assistant: “You find all the hats for women at the 3rd floor. Please use the excalators to the left.”
Debbie: “Thank you!”

Debbie is now on the 3rd floor. There are lots of hats. But no cowboy hats at all. She asks another shop assistant.

Debbie: “Excuse me, are these all the hats that you have?”
Shop assistant. “Yes it is. Do you want a special hat?”
Debbie: “Yes, a cowboy hat.”
Shop assistant. “Oh I am sorry. We don’t sell these kind of hats. By the way are you from Texas?”

Debbie. “You are right. I am from Texas. How did you know that?”
Shop assistant. “I have worked her for 5 years and you are the first person ever asking for a cowboy hat. And I noticed your accent. By the way my name is Mary.”

Debbie. “Hello Mary. Nice to meet you. My name is Debbie. So there are no cowboy hats for sale at all in London.”
Mary. “Certainly not on Oxford Street. All our cloth are European style. Just like the Netflix series ‘Emily in Paris’. No jeans, no tanktops, no croptops, no boots. Just European clothing style”.

Debbie. “You are right. I have seen that serie. I feel lost. My grandchild will be very dissapointed.”
Mary. “I have an idea. Go to Campden Road market instead”.
Debbie. “Campden Road market? I have never heard of that.”
Mary. “It is a very famous market. It is the biggest street market in London and very informal. Take the Tube to Campden Road and walk along the road to the right of the station.”

Debbie. “Thank you Mary but my husband hates shopping”.
Mary (smiles). “Tell him that you can buy hand-brewed beer there as well”.
Debbie. “Thank you so much for your help, Mary. Have a nice day”.
Mary. “Same to you Debbie. And have fun in London”.

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Part 2. William goes “pubbing”

• different = forskellig
• draft beer = fadøl. I modsætning til flaskeøl
• pint = en halv liter. Englænderne måler ikke i liter
• surprised = overrasket
• lager = pilsnerøl
• taste test = smagsprøve
• weird = underlig
• cask ale = øl fra tønde uden det ekstra kulsyre, øl normalt får. Også kaldet “dovent øl”
• soccer = engelsk slang for fodbold. Modsætningen er “rugger”, som er rugby
• season = sæson
• really = virkelig
• home ground = hjemmebane
• cheers = skål
• down the hatch, kill the worms, see you later = skåltale: Bund, dræb ormene (i maven), vi ses igen.

William enters a pub. It’s 3 o’clock pm., so there are not many people there. He looks around. There is a big bar with a lot of different beers. He starts talking to the bartender.

William. “Hi, can I have half a liter of draft beer.”
Bartender (smiles). “No you can’t. But I will be happy to serve you a pint of beer.”
William (surprised). “You need to explain that for me. This is my first time in Europe.”
Bartender. “I should love to do so. We don’t sell in liters, we sell in pints. It is a bit more than half a liter.”
William. “Oh now I see. I thought that all Europe used liters. I am from Texas, we drink in pints as well”.

Bartender. “So what would you like to drink. I guess that you prefer lager beer like Budweiser”.
William. “Yes I do. Do you have Budweiser”.
Bartender. “No, but why don’t you have a taste test on British beer. I will give you a taste test on our typical beer for free, and then you can buy it afterwards if you like”.
William. “Great, thank you.” (drinks). “This is really weird. It is not cold and it has no gas.”
Bartender. “Right. Some of our beer has little gas. We call it cask ale.”
William. “Well it is not bad. I have tasted worse beer. Don’t tell the Irish but Guiness is the worst beer. Budwiser is good but the US has better beer. Pale ale is very popular and for me it is the best beer.”

William. “Ok, give me a pint of that. I better get used to it. What is that sports on the screen?”
Bartender. “Football. It is the most popular sports in Europe and England as well.”
William. “That is not football at all.”
Bartender (smiles). “No, not for you. You are used to American football, right? We have something similar called rugby or “rugger”. It is very popular as well.”
William. “Right, I am a fan of Dallas Cowboys. But they are doing bad at the moment.”
Bartender. “My football or soccer club is Tottenham. Tottenham is a London club close to here. They play in the Premier League. They are doing really bad as well. Worst season in many years.”
William: “Cheers for our teams to do better in the next season.”
Bartender: “Cheers mate. Down the hatch, kill the worms, see you later! And welcome to London!”.

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Part 3. Dinner at the hotel

• dinner = aftensmad
• flight = flyvetur
• dissapointing = skuffende
• brave = modig. Måske kender du Disney prinsessen fra filmen “Modig” (Brave) eller filmen Braveheart. Disney prinsessen fra “Modig” er skotsk, rødhåret, ganske handlekraftig og mere til bukser end til selskabskjoler. Og hun kan ikke udstå bejlere, ïsær hvis de ikke kan skyde ordentligt med bue og pil lige som hun selv kan.
• experience = opleve
• tipsy = småberuset (nok egentlig at man er i risiko for at “tippe”)
• support = støtte, men er man fan af et hold, er man “supporter” eller “fan”
• advice = råd
• puppy-dog eyes = “store bedende hundeøjne” egentlig “hunde-hvalpe øjne”
• drunk driving = bilkørsel med alkohol i blodet. Også forbudt i USA, faktisk temmelig meget forbudt

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William and Debbie meet each other back at the hotel. They decide to eat dinner at the hotel. They are both tired after their long flight from Texas and want to go to bed early.

William: “Hi Debbie! What did you do today?”
Debbie: “I went shopping on Oxford Street. I visited Harrods because I wanted to buy a cowboy hat for our grandchild.”

William: “Did you find one?”
Debbie: “No, I didn’t. I asked a shop assistant for help, and she told me to go to the third floor. There were many hats, but no cowboy hats.”
William: “That must have been disappointing.”
Debbie: “Yes, it was. Another shop assistant called Mary talked to me. She noticed my Texas accent and guessed that I was from Texas.”

William: “Really? That’s funny! But no hat at all”.
Debbie: “No cowboy cloth at all. Just European style overall. What about you?”

William: “I went to a pub.”
Debbie: “How was it?”
William: “It was less different from Texas than what I thought. I asked for half a liter of drafted beer, but the bartender told me that people in England bought beer in pints. Just like us!”

Debbie: “Did you try British beer?”
William: “Yes, I did. The bartender gave me a taste test for free. The beer was almost warm and had very little gas.”
Debbie: “Did you like it?”
William: “At first I thought it was weird, but then the bartender explained that it was called cask ale. After that, I bought a whole pint. (smiles) And to be sure, I bought a few more pints afterwards. I am still a bit tipsy.”

Debbie: “That was brave of you!”
William: “Well, I wanted to experience real English culture. We also talked about sports. There was football on the TV.”

Debbie: “You mean soccer?”
William: “Exactly! The bartender supported Tottenham, and I told him that I support Dallas Cowboys.”
Debbie: “It sounds like you had a great day.”

William: “I really did. People are friendly, the beer is good. So I like it. But what about your hat?”
Debbie: “Mary told me to visit Camden Road Market instead.”

William: “That sounded like good advice.”
Debbie: “It was. She also said that you could buy hand-brewed beer there, so could we please go together.” (she kisses him and looks at him with puppy-dog eyes).
William: “All right, I will go with you. And I can drink as much beer as I want without worrying about drunk driving. I like that!”

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2.1 Questions

Part 1. Debbie goes shopping

1. Why did Debbie go to Harrods?
2. What did Debbie want to buy for her grandchild?
3. Who did Debbie ask for help first?
4. On which floor could Debbie find women’s hats?
5. What did Debbie discover on the third floor?
6. Did the shop sell cowboy hats?
7. What question did the second shop assistant ask Debbie?
8. How did Mary know that Debbie was from Texas?
9. How long had Mary worked in the shop?
10. What did Mary say about fashion in London?
11. Which Netflix series did Mary mention?
12. Why did Debbie feel lost in London?
13. Where did Mary tell Debbie to go instead?
14. Will it be easy for Debbie to get William to go shopping?
15. Why did Mary think William would enjoy the market?

Part 2. William goes “pubbing”

1. Where did William go in London?
2. What time did William enter the pub?
3. Why were there not many people in the pub?
4. What did William ask the bartender for?
5. Why was William surprised by the word “pint”?
6. What did the bartender explain about pints?
7. Where was William from?
8. What kind of beer did the bartender think William liked?
9. Did the pub sell Budweiser?
10. What did the bartender offer William for free?
11. Why did William think the British beer was strange?
12. What is cask ale?
13. What sport was shown on the television?
14. Which football club did the bartender support?
15. Which American football team did William support?

Part 3. Dinner at the hotel

1. Did Debbie and William enjoy their experiences in London?
2. What did William ask Debbie at the beginning of the conversation?
3. Why did Debbie go shopping on Oxford Street?
4. Did Debbie find a cowboy hat at Harrods?
5. Who helped Debbie in the shop?
6. Why did Mary guess that Debbie was from Texas?
7. What advice did Mary give Debbie?
8. Why did Debbie think William would like Camden Road Market?
9. Where did William go yesterday?
10. What did William learn about British beer?
11. Why did William think cask ale was unusual?
12. What did the bartender explain about football in England?
13. Which football team did the bartender support?
14. Which team did William support?
15. How did William describe London compared to Texas?
16. Will William go with Debbie to the market.
17. What does William enjoy about not driving in London?

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