He Told the Host Her Lamb Was “a Bit Dry” and Lost Four Dinner Invitations

A host looks at you and asks, "Do you like it?" The food was not to your taste. Which costs more, the true answer or the polite one? Marta and Sione work it out with a bill of one hundred and seventy-five pounds, shared by two people: one who spoke at the table and one who never heard the truth. You will learn a way to be honest about the dish while protecting the cook. The key expressions are "I didn't love the fish, but I loved being here.", "The dessert was not my thing, but the evening was.", "What's in the sauce?", "You already know, don't you?", "I'd take the salt down a little." and "Thank you for cooking." The hosts also look at but versus and, the word "honestly", and why tone matters as much as the words. Marta and Sione disagree, change their minds, and say where and when the sentence belongs. Pause the video, finish the sentence "I didn't love the ..., but I loved ..." aloud, and tell us in the comments which host you would say it to first. 00:00 A figure from one dinner table 01:27 The Sunday lamb 04:27 Ottilie's fish pie 06:12 When the host asks directly 09:32 The ten-word sentence, word by word 12:50 When the guest is also a cook 14:35 The sentence that says nothing 19:15 The total and the answer #LearnEnglish #EnglishConversation #BritishEnglish #PoliteEnglish #EnglishPhrases