节目资讯
刊物:大家说英语
日期:2013-03-15
难易度:High
关键字:tip, service, poor, tip, counter, fare
Hi, everyone.
Welcome to Let's Talk in English.
My name is Andrea.
And we are glad that you joined us again today.
We are going to continue to talk about Food and eating out.
Today we are also going to talk about services and tips.
Now the title of today's lesson is To Tip or Not to Tip.
Yes, that is the question.
And we are going to try to answer that question together today, right, Kevin?
That's right, we are.
Hello, everybody. My name is Kevin.
Thank you for joining us today.
Now we want to help you get ready for today's lesson with our Let's Begin
reading.
You will find this in your magazine, or you can also read together with Kevin
right now.
Let's begin.
You tip people for service.
But how much do you tip?
Tip more for great service, but don't tip much for poor service.
Give taxi drivers and hairstylists a tip.
What about tip jars on counters?
You don't have to put money in, but you can if you want to.
Thank you, Kevin.
Now let's start with Conversation A.
(Music).
Hello, everyone. Welcome to Let's Talk.
So what do you know about tipping?
Do you know who to tip and how much you should tip?
Well, our guest today is here to tell us more about tipping.
Please help me welcome Ms. Manners.
Welcome to the show, Ms. Manners.
Thank you, Rob.
Tell us about tipping.
Not everyone agrees on who to tip.
That's true.
So who do you tip?
You tip people for their services.
So you tip your server at a restaurant?
Yes. Tip 15 percent for good service and 20 percent for great service.
Should you always tip?
Yes. But if the service is poor, leave a very small one.
Well, Ms. Manners is on Rob's show today.
And Rob says, "Tell us about tipping." They're talking about tipping.
Rob continues: "Not everyone agrees on who to tip." Well, I hope that we can all
agree that learning this key word is a good idea.
The word is: tip.
Now here "tip" is a verb.
When you tip someone, you give them some extra money because they did a good job
at something.
So you will tip a server who has done a good job.
You can also tip other people.
But we will learn about that later.
Right. Well, Rob has the same question.
He says, "Who do you tip?" And Ms. Manners says, "You tip people for their
services." Let's look at this key word together.
It is "service." Now a service is something that someone does for you.
You usually pay money for a service.
Kevin, can you give us an example of a service?
Sure. There is a clothes washing service or a dry cleaning service to clean your
clothes.
And when a server serves you at a restaurant, that is also a kind of service.
Have you ever taken a taxi?
Well, taking a taxi is also a kind of service.
So we often tip people when they do something for us, when they give us a
service.
Now what happens if the service is poor?
Well then, you might not want to tip for that service.
But we do want to look at a key word here.
It is "poor." Now if something is poor, that means it is not good.
If a service is poor, that means you didn't like the service because it wasn't
very good.
You can also say the air outside was poor.
There were a lot of cars.
And I couldn't breathe.
And if the service is poor, Ms. Manners says, "Leave a very small one." That
means you don't have to tip a lot if the service is poor.
But if the service is good, you might want to leave a big tip.
Well, we have more to learn about this in Conversation B.
Should you tip anyone else?
Tip a taxi driver 15 percent of the fare.
Do you give a hairstylist a tip?
Oh, yes. Tip 20 percent of the bill.
What about coffee shops?
Sometimes you see a tip jar on the counter.
You do not have to put money in the jar.
But you can if you want to.
Where can people find out more about tipping?
They can check online.
So we need to make sure to give taxi drivers and hairstylists tips.
Now we already learned the word "tip" as a verb.
And here we see "tip" as a noun.
So let's talk about this key word.
a tip.
Now a tip is the extra money you give someone for their service.
For example, Sandy is always smiling when she serves people.
She can get a bigger tip that way.
We can say Ricky gave a small tip to the server.
The server was slow.
And the food was cold.
There are different ways you can give a tip.
You can give a tip after you receive the bill.
You can leave a tip in a jar.
Usually these jars are on a counter.
So let's talk about this key word.
counter.
A counter is like a table.
But it's a little higher.
And you use it when you are standing.
For example, Josh left his keys on the store counter.
Many stores have counters, especially when you are buying things.
Right.
We can say: Ted cleans the store counter often.
And like Kevin said, there are counters in stores.
But you might also have a counter in your home.
Most kitchens have a counter.
It's the place where you prepare food.
And you might even eat off your kitchen counter.
Sometimes I like to put my wallet on my home counter just so I know where it is
whenever I need it.
OK, friends, good job learning English with us.
Let's move on to our Read It.
In America, you should tip people for their services.
At a restaurant, tip 15 percent for good service and 20 percent for great
service.
If the service is poor, leave a small tip.
That will let the server know you were not happy with the service.
In some coffee shops and cafes, you see a tip jar on the counter.
If you want to, put some money in the jar, but you don't have to.
Remember to tip taxi drivers and hairstylists.
They appreciate it!
Our Read It starts by saying in America, you should tip people for their
services.
And yes, this is true in America and in many countries around the world.
But in some places, you don't have to leave a tip.
So it's a good idea to learn about tips before you travel to a new place.
For example, many countries in Asia do not think you should give a tip where you
would in America.
Now we review how much tip to leave in our Read It.
We find out that at a restaurant, you should tip 15 percent for good service and
20 percent for great service.
Now Kevin, if you're at a restaurant and you need to pay $20...
OK.
...for what you ordered.
And the service was good.
How much tip should you leave?
I would leave $3 extra as a tip.
Right, $3 is 15 percent of $20.
Now what if a service was great?
Well, if a service was great, I would leave $4 extra as a tip.
So you would tip $4.
$4 is 20 percent of $20.
Now we want to review today's key words together.
Say them with us.
tip.
tip.
John tipped the lady who made his coffee.
service.
service.
I like this restaurant.
The service is very good.
poor.
poor.
We didn't like that restaurant.
The service was poor.
tip.
Now we have "tip" as a noun.
tip.
Should I give the driver a big tip?
He did a good job.
counter.
counter.
The server put the dishes on the counter.
All right, good job, friends.
We will be right back.