Here’s a list of some good phrases that I used in yesterday’s sample speaking answer. Notice that some of the phrases are perfect for the speaking test, but a little too informal for a written essay.
Dưới đây là danh sách phrases tốt khi dùng trong phần thi nói, nhưng không được formal trong văn viết.
experience poor service: trải nghiệm dịch vụ tồi have a bite to eat (informal): come across something (meaning ‘find by chance’) book in advance: as soon as we walked through the door things started to go wrong (informal) not at all impressed with the attitude of the staff: thái độ của nhân viên standing around (informal) attract the attention of someone / attract someone’s attention only to be told that a party of our size to be adamant that our only option was to getting fed up (informal) being treated as if where we felt unwelcome we left feeling disappointed to be dismissive a much friendlier place just around the corner