Is it OK to ask awkward questions at the dinner table? Beth and Neil discuss chatting at meal times and teach you some useful vocabulary.

❓❓❓ In 2016, a couple from Germany won the world record for the fastest time to set a dinner table. But, how long did it take them?

a) 25 seconds
b) 1 minute 5 seconds
c) 2 minutes 5 seconds

Listen to the programme to hear the answer. [Cover: Getty Images]

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Vocabulary:
✔open up speak more easily than usual, particularly about worries and problems
✔the … one e.g. the funny one, the wise one a label for a person describing a particular prominent characteristic they have
✔a pinch of salt don't believe everything you're told
✔children should be seen and not heard an oldfashioned phrase meaning children should be quiet and behave well
✔a mixed bag something that has good and bad aspects
✔culture shock an uncertain feeling when in a new and different environment

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