Today we're going to Starbucks!
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That's right, we're going to learn how to
order a coffee in English perfectly.
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So we're going to look at all the useful phrases
and any special vocabulary you need and then
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I'm going to take you to my local Starbucks
to show you how it's done.
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This is going to be awesome.
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All that is coming right up.
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If you haven't met me before, I'm Tom and
I teach real natural British English so that
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you can take your English to the next level.
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Ordering coffee can be quite intimidating
but don't worry guys because I'm going to
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give you all the English phrases you need
so that the next time you order your coffee
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you are going to be super confident.
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The first thing the barista will ask you is
'What would you like?' or 'What can I get
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you?' and this is when you order.
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In Starbucks you can get your drink made exactly
as you want it.
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So therefore there are a few things you need
to think about when you are ordering.
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Now on the side of the cup the barista has
a series of boxes that they will complete
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depending on what you order.
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So we're going to look at these boxes and
help you to describe the type of drink that
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Now how do I know that there are boxes on
the coffee cup.
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Well, I mean apart from looking, I also know
because I used to work in Starbucks many years
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Not a lot of people know that.
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First of all you have got to choose if you
want it hot or iced.
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As well you can also ask for it extra hot,
if you would like it even hotter than normal.
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Next up is the size, small, medium, large.
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In Starbucks small is tall, medium is grande
and large is venti.
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The next box is your chance to ask for decaf.
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Decaf is short for decaffeinated which means
no caffeine.
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Caffeine is the stuff that kind of gets us
awake, kind of gives us a bit of energy, a
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So if you don't want caffeine in your coffee
you can ask for decaf.
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The next box is for the amounts of shots of
espresso that you want.
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Espresso is the coffee, ok?
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So you might ask for an extra shot, that's
possible, so I'll have an extra shot.
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Or this is your chance to ask for more than
normal so 'I'll have a triple shot latte'
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that means three shots of espresso in your
latte.
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If you are just ordering an espresso by itself
then you could say 'I'll have a single espresso'
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which is one shot or a double espresso which
is two shots.
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The next box is for the syrups so things like
caramel, hazelnut, vanilla things like that.
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The next box is for milk and milk comes in
lots of different types.
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So you've got full fat milk which is the most
fat.
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You've got semi-skimmed and you've got skinny.
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In Starbucks when you want the milk that has
the least fat you can say skinny so 'I'll
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have a skinny latte' is a latte made with
low fat milk.
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So full fat, semi-skimmed or skinny.
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You can also ask for extra foam or no foam.
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Foam is the fluffy stuff, the bubbly stuff
that they put on top of your drink.
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So you could say 'I don't want any foam' or
'Can I have extra foam' this is when you do
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And the final box is for your drink so if
you want a cappuccino, a latte, a flat white
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this is when you ask for it.
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Now you could order all of those together.
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You could say for example 'I'll have an extra
hot, grande, decaf, triple shot, caramel,
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skinny latte' You could say all of that in
one go but it would be a bit complicated.
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So here's a way to do it that's a bit easier.
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So firstly we want some phrases to order politely.
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I'd like, Can I get, I'll have and I'd love.
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All of those are great.
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So I would start off with the essentials,
I'd say 'I'd love a venti caramel latte and
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can I also get an extra shot please?'
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So I would start off with the basics 'I'd
love a venti caramel latte' and then if I
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want to add anything extra I would say 'and
can I get an extra shot please?'
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So yeah, so that's probably what I would do.
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I would give them the basics and then add
any extra information afterwards otherwise
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your order will be super long.
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So the barista will say 'sure thing' or 'of
course' and then they'll ask you a really
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'Is that to have here, or to go?'
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So that means do you want to have it in Starbucks
or outside.
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Also to take away is also often used.
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So is that to have here or to take away, both
are fine.
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Then they'll give you the price.
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They'll say 'That'll be...' and then the price.
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So 'That'll be two pounds fifty' or 'That's
two pounds fifty' If you are paying with cash
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when you give them the money you could say
'Here you are' or 'Here you go' or just 'thanks'
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Often if I'm paying with a card or with cash
I'll just say thanks as I pay.
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And at the end they'll probably say 'Have
a good day' or 'Have a nice day' and you can
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reply 'You too' which is basically saying
I'd like you to have a nice day as well.
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Guys I think we are ready to order coffee
in my local Starbucks.
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Alright guys I'm inside Starbucks and I'm
going to order my coffee so let's see if I
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can put into practise what we have just looked
at.
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Alright, I'm just having a look at the menu
right now, seeing what I would like.
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There are a lot of options.
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Ok, I think I know what I want.
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'Hey how are you doing?'
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Hello, how are you?'
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'I'm good thanks yeah, pretty good' 'Can I
get a tall skinny latte please?'
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'Would you like it to take away or to have
here?'
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'To take away' I'm going to get it to take
away.
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'That's 2.60 please' '£2.60?'
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'Can I pay by card?'
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'Thank you' 'There you go' 'Thank you so much'
'Thank you'
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Alright so I'm going to try my latte, cheers
guys.
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It's good, it's really nice.
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Alright, I'm going to try a popcorn frappaccino,
that sounds amazing.
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'without coffee' It's without coffee, ok.'
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'Is it super sweet?'
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'Quite sweet, ok cool.
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Let's try this' Ok, here it is my popcorn
frappaccino.
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Ok, I've got my popcorn frappaccino, look
how cute it is, it's a tiny little thing.
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I think this is the taster.
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It's cool so it's got some caramel on top,
whipped cream, a tiny little straw, looks
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Ok, getting popcorn, it's nice and cold.
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it's a really hot day today, this is nice
and cold, keeps me refreshed.
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And it does taste like popcorn as well, it's
amazing I kind of feel like I'm in the cinema.
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I should be watching a film.
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Alright guys, that's how to order a Starbucks
coffee.
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Really simple, really easy.
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The baristas are super helpful they want to
help you as much as they can to make it easy
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So yeah, that's how to do it.
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So I hope the next time you go to Starbucks
and you use English you feel more confident
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and you order what you want.
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How cool was that, I got my drink and I got
a free caramel popcorn frappuccino.
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Alright guys, thank you so much for joining
me.
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I hope you enjoyed that, I hope you found
it useful.
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I hope those phrases are going to be useful
for you the next time you go to a Starbucks
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I hope that gives you confidence, it should
do.
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Go in there with confidence and you'll be
fine I'm absolutely sure of it.
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Thank you so much, if you know anyone that
loves Starbucks, they love coffee and they
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are learning English please share this with
them so that they have more confidence when
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they next order their Starbucks.
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Thanks so much for hanging out with me guys,
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This is Tom, the English Hipster, saying goodbye.
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