B1-To tip or not to tip

Rick, I’m going to the States next week. How much should I tip?

Well, it depends. At most restaurants you tip 15%, but at fast food chains you don’t tip.

I see. What if I get food to go or delivered?

Usually we tip for those as well, but you can tip less.

So like 5% to 10%? I heard it’s the same with taxis.

Yup. That’s true. Also, some coffee shops have a tip jar you can put change in.

OK. But what if the service is bad? Is it rude to tip nothing?

Nope. In that case, it’s up to you how much you top.

Alright. And if the service is amazing, I can leave extra, right?

Yup. You can basically tip any amount?

extra

It costs extra to get the food delivered.外送食物要额外收费。

I got a part-time job to earn some extra money. 我找了份兼职来赚外快。

My boss gave me extra work this week.这周我老板给我布置了额外的任务。

tip

How much did you tip?你给了多少消费？

I tipped the waiter five dollars.我给了服务员五美元消费。

The taxi driver was so rude, so I didn’t tip him.出租车司机太没礼貌了，所以我没给他小费。

change

She gave me 5 dollars in change.她找给我五美元零钱。

Do you have any change for the bus?你有零钱能用来坐公交吗？

I always carry small change in my wallet.我钱包里总带着零钱。

What if

In today’s lesson, Wendy asked “But what if the service is bad?” 但如果服务很差该怎么办？

We can use “what if” at the beginning of a question to ask about something in the future, especially something bad.

For example, “What if I get sick and have to go to hospital?”

We can also use “what if” at the start of a question to make a suggestion.

For example, “What if we change the meeting time from 9pm to 7pm?”

1.Whate if no one likes my idea?

2.I know it’s sunny out, but what if it rains later?

3.What if we meet at 7:00 instead of 8:00?