Hello Monday,

I hope you're all feeling well after the long weekend. Hopefully you don't have a hangover or feel hungover today. Bank holiday weekends usually indicate one thing. Party time – with a lot of alcohol – in the UK, but my drinking days are behind me. I gave up drinking nearly 4 years ago, so I'd probably feel a little tipsy after 2 beers and probably smashed after 7 if I drank today. I don't miss the next day after drinking, but I do miss the process of getting drunk. Being sober at a party when there are lots of drinking games going on can be a little difficult, but that doesn't stop me from going out every now and then at the weekend.

Here are 6 things you might not know about drinking in the UK:

• We buy rounds in the UK
• We call security in pubs and clubs bouncers
• We drink pints (568ml) not half-litres
• People almost always stand up in pubs
• Pissed in the UK means drunk
• It's unusual to eat when drinking

*In Ukraine you have “beer food”. We don’t. A packet of crisps or peanuts might be bought, but it’s not common to eat and drink like it is here.

Phrasal Verbs for a Night Out

Lots of things can happen on a night out. I have had many wild nights from a punch up to doing the walk of shame. And quite a few nights even resulting in a black out, but not because my drink was spiked, but because of binge drinking on a Saturday night.

Here are some useful phrasal verbs:

To be/get kicked out of – removed from a pub/club

To knock over – spill a drink

To be/get turned away – refused entry

To kick off – start trouble

To fall out with – argue with someone

To throw up – vomit

To chat up – flirt and talk to someone you fancy

To be/get picked up by the police – get arrested

To beat someone up – attack someone

To dress up – wear nice clothes

To fall over – lose balance and hit the ground

Exercise

John _________ KATS because he was shouting at the DJ
The bouncers __________ because we didn't have any ID
James _________ Mike over Ksenia and they nearly had a fight
Mike was smashed! He _______ and broke his finger!
After she took her shot of tequila she ran to the toilet and ______
I was kicked out of KATS because I ______ on the DJ because he was playing the same song.
Simon drove home after the pub and ____________ by the police
Peter__________ my drink and it went all over my white jeans!
He got kicked out of the club for being too drunk. He wasn't happy and kicked off on the bouncers. He tried to punch one of them and then 3 of them _________

Answers: was/got kicked out of / turned us away / fell out with / fell over / threw up / kicked off / was picked up / knocked over / beat him up