F2F Class Notes (Nemo) [R]

when was the last time you….?

Grammar

how many cups of coffee do you drink per day/ how much coffee do you drink

how often do you travel?
I travel quite often

Vocabulary

rip off (v): 1-= to cheat someone by making them pay too much money for something:
E.g.: Bob’s tickets cost much less than ours – I think we’ve been ripped off.

scam (n): 1-an illegal plan for making money, especially one that involves tricking people:
E.g.: an insurance scam

It is common for tourists to be overcharged anywhere in the world. Tourism groups in Venice are worried about the Japanese tourists saying they were ripped off. This is because there have been many similar cases recently of rip-off prices in Venice. One tourism group tweeted: “Whoever puts the good name of Venice at risk, harms all Venetians.” The restaurant has a very low 1.5 (out of 5) rating on the website TripAdvisor.com. A huge 83 per cent of visitors gave it a “Terrible” rating. One TripAdvisor user complained that: “The food was very average….They added almost €50 in taxes and a tip – these are the hidden fees that they don’t tell you about. And the service wasn’t that good. I feel scammed.”