Vermut, Tapas & Real English Lab • Host: Teacher Noty

FIND SOMEONE WHO... 🍸

Stand up with your drink, wander around El Quinto Moño, and find a match for each tile!

ACTIVE LISTENING PAIRS 🎧

No notes allowed! Focus on your partner. You will present them to the bar in 8 minutes.

Identity & Life

What's your name, where are you from, how long have you lived in BCN, and what do you do?

Party vs Home

Are you a party animal who loves going out, or a quiet homebody who loves Netflix and chilling?

Screen Time

Do you spend way too many hours on social media or are you trying to disconnect from screens?

What Gives You the "Ick"? 🚩

What is a small habit or behavior that suddenly turns you off or makes you cringe?

Secret or Unusual Talent 🪄

Do you have a secret, strange, or unusual skill that most people don't know you can do?

The English Nightmare 🌩️

What is the English grammar rule or sound you secretly hate the most, AND what is ONE specific word you find almost impossible to pronounce?

THE PHONETIC LAB 🎙️

IPA Master map + The 10 Traps Spanish speakers make. Tap any word to pronounce!

Relaxed mouth muscles, fast sound (e.g. sit, cup, cat)

Tense muscles, prolonged airflow (e.g. sheep, car, saw)

Voiced = Vocal cords vibrate. Voiceless = Just air friction.

Sudden burst of air or throat stop (London: wa'er).

Initial "S" + Consonant

Start like a snake hiss /ssss/ directly, never with /e/!

Can /kən/ vs. Can't /kɑːnt/

Affirmative is weak and quick. Negative is loud and open.

TH: /θ/ Voiceless vs /ð/ Voiced

/θ/ = Spanish Z. /ð/ = Soft Spanish D with tongue vibrating.

V (Labiodental) vs B (Bilabial)

Top teeth touch lower lip for V with buzzer vibration.

Short /ɪ/ vs Long /iː/

Avoid embarrassing mix-ups at the beach!

Silent Letters

Letters that written are there, but vanish in spoken English.

OF /əv/ vs. OFF /ɒf/

OF has a vibrating 'V' sound; OFF has clean breath 'F'.

THE /ðə/ vs. THE /ði/

/ðə/ before consonant sounds; /ði/ before vowel sounds.

Glottal Stop /ʔ/

In modern London, the middle 'T' disappears into the throat.

Aspirated P, T, K

Put a piece of paper in front of your mouth; it MUST move with the burst!

20 REAL SPOKEN EXPRESSIONS 🔥

Textbook English vs. How people actually speak in pubs, streets & work.

CONVERSATION LAB & TOPICS 💬

From A2 direct answers to B1 fluency & nuance. Choose a topic and debate in groups!

THE SPEAKEASY QUIZ 🏆

Interactive bar quiz: 10 tricky questions on Slang & Phonetics!

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Select the best answer to win points for your table!

SOCIAL ROLEPLAY ROULETTE 🎭

Get in pairs or trios. Pick a prompt. Practice for 5 mins; volunteers perform live!

Friday Night Battle

Friend A wants to party all night in Gràcia. Friend B is a complete homebody, totally exhausted / knackered, and wants to hit the sack.

Bar Confession & Drama

You're having vermut at El Quinto Moño. You tell your friend how you screwed up / messed up at work, you're snowed under, and need to chill out.

The Juicy Gossip Reunion

You bump into a friend you haven't seen in 6 months (*"Let's catch up!"*). You know they went on a crazy date. You demand: *"Spill the beans! What's the tea?"*

THE SPEAKEASY TOAST 🥂

Burning Questions Q&A, Group Toast & next steps.