Drinking

a)

A teetotaller

serves people in a pub.

b)

A secret drinker

runs a pub.

c)

A social drinker

has a drink from time to time

d)

An occasional drinker

only drinks with other people, e.g. at parties.

e)

An alcoholic

doesn’t want other people to know he drinks.

f)

A drunkard

drinks a lot.

g)

A ‘wino’

is often drunk.

h)

A heavy drinker

never drinks alcohol.

i)

A publican

produces beer in large quantities.

j)

A barman

is addicted to alcohol.

k)

A brewer

is a poor person, often homeless, who drinks anything, anywhere.

a)

squash

a last (alcoholic) drink before going to bed

b)

a cocktail

a non-alcoholic fruit drink

c)

a nightcap

a mixture of beer and lemonade (or a similar drink)

d)

one for the road

a mixture of wine or spirits and hot water, sugar, lemon etc.

e)

a shady

a refreshing non-alcoholic drink, e.g. squash, coca-Cola

f)

punch

a single drink of spirits

g)

a soft drink

a mixed alcoholic drink

h)

a short

a last drink before driving

sip

pub-crawl

toast

breathalyzer

drop

stagger

booze

corkscrew

intoxicated

vineyard

cheers

hangover

a)

Let’s open another bottle of wine. Where’s the __________?

b)

We went on a _________ last night. This morning I’ve got a terrible _________.

c)

Wine is made of grapes which is grown in a _______.

d)

Here’s a _______ to John and Elizabeth.

e)

Don’t drink it all at once. Just _______ it.

f)

When British people drink they often say, ‘_________’.

g)

The police stopped the driver and gave him a ________ test.

h)

I don’t want much, please, just a ________.

i)

A slang word for alcoholic drink is ‘________’.

j)

A formal word for ‘drunk’ is ‘_______’.

k)

He couldn’t walk properly, he could only ________.

a)

sober and drunk

b)

tipsy and drunk

c)

still orange and fizzy orange

d)

draught beer and bottled beer

e)

‘on the wagon’ and teetotal

f)

vintage wine and ‘plonk’

g)

a pub and an off-licence

h)

neat whisky and whisky ‘on the rocks’

i)

‘Dutch courage’ and ‘to go Dutch’