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Episode 3:At the pub Tim:Its your round AliceAlice:What, again? Alright, what do you all want?Helen:An orange juice please. Michal:The same for me too.Tim:Oh come on Michal, youre not in Poland now. Why not try a traditional pint of English bitter?Michal:OK then.Tim:And the usual for me - a G & T, loveAlice:Em, OK.Helen:Dont call Alice love.Tim:Why not, isnt she lovely? Michal, what do you think?Buying drinks Most people in the UK drink in pubs with their family and friends. They usually drink beer, wine, spirits or soft (non-alcoholic) drinks. Beer can be lager (fizzy and light) or bitter (non-fizzy and dark).Amount or containerDrinkA bottle ofbeerA pint oflagerA half-pint ofbitterA half of Shandy（cn）a drink made by mixing lager with lemonadeWine is usually served in pubs by the glass but you can also order a bottle to share with friends. Wine can be described by its colour (red, white or ros) and its taste (sweet or dry). Amount or containerDrinkA bottle ofwineA glass ofChampagne(ucn)fizzy white wineA large glass ofdry white wineSpirits (whisky, gin, vodka, rum etc.) are usually ordered by the glass or by the measure (a single or a double) but never by the bottle in a pub. Spirits can be ordered with a mixer (water, lemonade, etc.), just with ice or with nothing at all.AmountDrinkMixerA whiskyA largevodkaand cokeA doublerumwith ice Vocabulary:a shandy (n): a drink made by mixing lager with lemonade champagne (n, uncountable):fizzy white wine a G and T (n, informal): short for a gin and tonic to buy a round (v):often when people are in a group, each person takes it in turn to buy drinks for everyone in the groupIts my/your/her/his round Ill buy everyone a drink Addressing people informally: If people know each other very well or if one person is much older than the other one, they might address each other informally using love, dear, hen, or pet. But its not