London Travel Expert Shares Top Tips | English for Travel

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This is a sample lesson from my brand new online  course, 30 Days to Better English, where I teach  
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you how to speak real English in real situations.  This lesson is all about getting tips and  
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recommendations for a new city, and I'm joined  by my very good friend Jess from Love and London.
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Whenever you go to a new city, how do you find out  what's cool to do? I used to buy the Lonely Planet  
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guide, but these days I just hop on YouTube or  Instagram and I search for tips there. Another  
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thing I do is ask people I know that have been  there before. I love getting recommendations from  
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people whose opinion I trust. In London, there  is no one I trust more than Jess from the YouTube  
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channel, Love and London. She knows this city  better than anyone so I'm going to ask her for  
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some suggestions in the city. And let's see what  she comes back with. Keep your eye out for some  
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useful phrases to make suggestions. Tom: 
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Hey, Jess. Jess: 
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Hey, Tom. Tom: 
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Where's the best place to go  for a night out in London? 
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Jess: Okay,  
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so I'll give you two great areas to go out in  London and then you can find bars that fit your  
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budget and what you're into. The two most popular  areas to go for a night out in London are Soho,  
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which is right in the middle of  Central London, and Shoreditch,  
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which is in East London. There are bars and clubs  of all different kinds in both of those areas. 
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Tom: Are there any good hotels you  
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can recommend in Central London? Jess: 
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Yes. I mean, of course there's so many options. A  couple personal favorites are the Henrietta Hotel,  
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which is in Covent Garden. It is  a French inspired boutique hotel,  
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great location. And if you've got some money to  spend, there's the Shangri-La at the Shard, The  
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Shard is the tallest building in Western Europe so  the hotel is quite high up. So every single room  
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has amazing views over the city. Probably some of  the best views you'll get in any hotel in London. 
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Tom: I'm thinking of going on a day trip this  
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weekend. Have you got any suggestions? Jess: 
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Sure, we've got some great cities that you  can go visit for just the day that are pretty  
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easy to get to by train from London. A personal  favorite of mine is Cambridge. It's a university  
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town that is very walkable, but there's lots of  great restaurants, bars, areas to walk around,  
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some markets. You can go punting on the  river as well, which is kind of like boating,  
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but you can hire someone to punt you down  the river and it's a very cool experience. 
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Tom: I'm hoping to have a Sunday roast while  
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I'm in London. Can you recommend somewhere? Jess: 
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Ah, we have so many good pubs that you can have a  great Sunday roast in. Hard to pick just one. One  
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that I love and they do a great vegetarian roast  is called The Mall Tavern. It's located in Notting  
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Hill, not too far from Notting Hill Gate station.  And they do fantastic Sunday roast, but also  
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really good food all the other days of the week. Tom: 
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Okay, so we've got a few structures here  to play with. Where's the best place to,  
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and then the thing. So where's the best place to  get sushi around here? Round here just means like  
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near here. Where's the coolest place to go out?  Are there any, and then the adjective and noun,  
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and then the thing. So for example, "Are  there any interesting museums near here?  
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Are there any cool bars in Soho?" Another phrase  could be, "I'm thinking of," then the plan,  
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and then you ask for the recommendation. So for  example, "I'm thinking of going to a football  
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match. Do you know how I can get tickets? I'm  thinking of spending the weekend in Edinburgh.  
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Have you got any tips? I'm hoping to," the  plan, and then asking for a recommendation.  
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"I'm hoping to see a play while I'm in London. Any  suggestions? I'm hoping to try afternoon tea. Do  
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you have any favorite places you recommend?" Tom: 
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Of course these phrases can be used  in many other contexts. For example,  
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if you want to buy a new phone, you could use  one to get a recommendation, or perhaps you  
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want to start doing yoga. Any of these phrases  would be perfect to get a good recommendation. 
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Tom: What I'd love you to do right  
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now is to go into the comments below and leave a  question about a city that you want to go to. So  
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for example, I'd like you to write the city you're  going to, Berlin, and then the question. So,  
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"I'm thinking of going to Berlin next year.  Do you have any recommendations for me?" Then  
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I'd like you to have a look and see if anyone  is asking for recommendations for your city,  
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where you are from. And if they are,  then give them some recommendations. 
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Tom: If you'd like  
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to enroll on 30 Days to Better English, you can  join the wait list by clicking the link below  
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in the description and you'll be informed as to  when the next course starts. And of course guys,  
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I'd love you to go over to Jesse's channel,  Love and London. Go give her some love. Let her  
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know that you've come from [inaudible 00:04:58]  English. And of course hit that subscribe buttons  
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so you get all of her fantastic content. Jess: 
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Thanks for having me, Tom. I hope  you guys have a great time in London.
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