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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 425: Serving Drinks and Cocktails.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 425. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

Our website is eslpod.com. On it you can find a Learning Guide for this episode to help you improve your English even faster.

This episode is a dialogue between Spencer and Heidi talking about making alcoholic, for the most part, drinks. They’ll use a lot of common vocabulary, and talk about some specific kinds of popular drinks in the U.S. Let’s get started.

Spencer: I’m practicing making drinks for the party tonight. Do you want to try one?

Heidi: You’re the bartender? I didn’t know you knew how to mix drinks.

Spencer: I can hold my own. Okay, name it and I’ll make it – any mixed drink or cocktail.

Heidi: Okay, I’ll have a Screwdriver.

Spencer: A Screwdriver? Hmm…what’s in that?

Heidi: Aren’t you supposed