{"id":11132,"date":"2019-11-10T07:18:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T06:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=11132"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:50","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:50","slug":"eating-at-the-worst-buffet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2019\/11\/eating-at-the-worst-buffet\/","title":{"rendered":"Eating at the Worst Buffet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every time something ignites or excites our curiosity, whether it\u2019s a movie or a newly released video game, our expectation is usually high. Sadly, there are times, although not all the time those expectations are not met and of course, it devastates you as an avid spectator and the usual reaction is to share or convince others not to patronize it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video below is an example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"EATING at the WORST REVIEWED BUFFET in MY CITY (1 STAR)\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zy3Pp27WI5o?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Is there something that you read, watched, listened to, visited, or played, or otherwise experienced that you think is bad and you wish others could avoid? What are those and why would you want people to stay away from them?<\/li><li>How would you convince others to avoid these experiences?<\/li><li>Is it worth your time convincing others?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Every time something ignites or excites our curiosity, whether it\u2019s a movie or a newly released video game, our expectation is usually high. 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