What's it like to go for a drink in a place as remote as this?
Having an alcoholic drink is something many of us do. But where we have that drink is important too. From boozers to bars, places to drink may be different around the world but they have one thing in common - they are a place to meet your friends and have a good time.
Rob and Neil talk about these drinking dens and hear about what it's like to drink in the only pub in a remote village in Greenland.
This week's question:
What is the most popular pub name? Is it:
a) The Red Lion
b) The Crown
c) The Royal Oak
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Listen
Drinking around the world
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Vocabulary
- ale
a type of beer
- traditional
following old-fashioned ways
- boozing
drinking alcohol
- alcoholic drink
drink containing alcohol, such as beer or spirits
- drinking den
place where people go to drink alcohol
- a bar
(here) a counter where alcoholic drinks are served in a bar or pub
- themed
decorated and furnished in a style related to a particular topic, activity, place or event in history
- thirsty work
hard physical work that makes you want to have a drink
- riotous
lively and noisy
- consumption
(here) drinking
- hangover
feeling unwell the day after drinking alcohol
- boozer
slang word for pub
