Flash_on_English_for_Cooking_Catering_and_Rece

1 Look at the photos. 00 you know what kind of bar each one is?

2 Read the text and check your answers.

A bar is a place where you go co buy and drink alcoholic beverages.

There are many different kinds of bars.

A pub (public house) is a buil di ng in Bri tain or Ireland where you

can buy alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. T hey sp ecialise in beer and often serve food , coo. Pubs are m ore

informal than other types of bars. Som etimes they have pool rooms or jukeboxes or host spec ial nights for

quizzes or live g igs. T hey are often open in the day and are always open at night.

A cocktail bar speciali ses in cocktails, drinks which combine different sp iri ts and fruit juices or cream. These

bars are usually open at the same times as pubs, but are more sophisticated and

exp ensive. They also have a cheap happy hout at about the time p eople finish work

in the evening.

A coffee bar, on the other hand, is a small restaurant that serves coffees and other

non-alcoholic drinks and light refreshments such as sandwiches and cakes. They are

usually open only during the day. The atmosphere is friendly and they are not very

expensIve.

A snack bar is a kind of inform al, inexpensive restaurant where you can buy non-

alcoholic drinks and eat small meals such as sandw iches or snacks. They are usually

only open during the d aytime.

A lounge bar, also called a saloon bar, is a public room in a hotel or restaurant,

where you ca n buy alcoholi c drinks. It is generally more luxurious than other bars

and drinks are usually more expensive. They tend co stay op en lat er than p u bs but

not as late as ni ghtclubs.

Wine bars specialise in selling different types of wine, althoug h you ca n often order

a m ea l at the sam e time. They are usually more sophistica ted and m ore exp ensive

than pubs and they are always open at night and someti mes during the day.

T here are also nightclubs, where you go to d ance, drink alc ohol and watch

entertainment like live music , s o the atmosphere is exciting. Drinks are usually ve ry

expensive, but the bar stays open until much lat er than in pubs or wine bars.

3 Read the text again and complete the following table. In each column, put a .,I for yes, a )( for no and
OS for doesn't say.

Type

of bar

pub

cocktail

coffee

snack

lounge

w ine

nightclub

Alcohol Food Night Day Expensive Atmosphere

v' v' v' DS informal

Speciality

beer

Other

characteristics

pool rooms, ...