Speaking topic- how often do you go to expensive restaurant?

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Hi guys, I have done a speaking topic but I dont know whether it is native or not?
How often do you go to expensive restaurants?
I hardly ever go to expensive restaurants. Inside deeply my mind, the most important things are that you eat much and feel happy at meals. I found it at cheap store. In addition, I don’t have much money to eat at expensive restaurants. My friend and I usually have small parties at cheap store. Once in blue moon, we go to expensive restaurants to change the air.

Please help me make it sound native.
Thank you very much.

Dave_anon · Accepted Answer

Hi

This would be my version ...

How often do you go to expensive restaurants?

- I hardly ever go to expensive restaurants. I feel deeply that the most important things are that you can eat as much as you want and feel happy at meals. I have found that in cheap restaurants. I don’t have much money to eat at expensive restaurants. My friend and I usually have small parties at a cheap place. Once in a blue moon, we go to expensive restaurants for a change of air.

[A store is usually where you buy food to take home and cook: I wouldn't use it for a place to go and eat. I liked the last sentence]

Dave

Sunshine1507 · Answer

Hi Dave. I'm so glad to meet you.
Your version is ok. I think so. However, when I revise carefully, i had a little bit feeling that it has not been native yet.

. How can i say, it prefer to writing rather than speaking.
I have another version that i fixed last night. Let's discuss this topic .
I hardly ever go to expensive restaurants. I dont often have a chance for it because it rare for me to spend much money for eating. I always find my self having a small parties in cheap places and sometime have friends over for dinner at home. Once in a blue moon, I go to expensive restaurants for a change of air.
I read a book of speaking. It said that first I give how frequently i do activity, and then, explain it. I try to follow the rule and use the phrases that they provided.

. And the last version, I only gave a reason that i dont have much money. Is this ok

?
So give me some comments about this topic. Thank you very much Dave.

. I also use some words of your version in my speaking.

Dave_anon · Answer

Hi

I understand when you say you want the sentences to sound more like the spoken word, rather than a written piece. My version (using your words) would now be ...

- I hardly ever go to expensive restaurants. I don't often get the chance to - it is rare for me to spend that much money on eating out. I do like to have small parties at cheaper places and I sometimes have friends over for dinner at home. Once in a blue moon, I go to expensive restaurants for a change of air

I think "get the chance to" is more natural than "get the chance for it"

"Spend that much money" shows that you do enjoy eating out sometimes, but you can't spend too much

"Eating out" is a good phrase for going somewhere - expensive or cheap - instead of eating at home

In your first version you gave other, positive reasons at the beginning: if you go to a less expensive place, everyone can eat as much as they want; and, anyway, it is more important that the place has a good atmosphere where your friends can feel comfortable and happy

But it is up to you to choose which ideas you will use!

Dave

Sunshine1507 · Answer

Hi Dave, I'm so glad when you reply.
As you know, i'm following the rules in my book. Therefore, there are some example native sentences that they gave in the book. "i dont often have a chance for it" is an example.

. If you see that "get the chance to" is more native, i will not hesitate to delete book's sentence

. "Eating out"~~which is your comment~~ is very useful as well as "spend that much money".
Do you think that the more reasons i give, the more scores i get?

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Thank you Dave very much

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Dave_anon · Answer

Hi

I think that "chance for it" is used when there is one special occasion:

- He is playing well and could win the final - there's a chance for it

When there could be more than one occasion, then ...

- I like to meet up with Paul and Betty, when I get the chance to

In fact, this is an English way of shortening a sentence in conversation, when the rest of the sentence is already understood:

- Do you often eat at expensive restaurants?
- I don't often get the chance to.

You have to write your speech according to the time that you're given. A short speech with one or two reasons is good

Dave

Vorpar · Answer

Which dialect do you want to use? In California, a casual speech would look more like:

I hardly ever go to expensive restaurants. I don't usually have a chance for it because it's rare for me to (want to?) spend much money on food. I always find myself having small parties in cheap places and sometimes have friends over for dinner. Once in a blue moon, I go to expensive restaurants for a change of pace.

Sunshine1507 · Answer

Thanks Dave due to this explaination. It's very clear.
Now I can distinguish between "get the chance to" and "have a chance for it".
By the way, I decide adding one more reason in the last version. It may help clarify my ideas.

Thank you Dave very much

Sunshine1507 · Answer

Hi Vorpar.
Thank you for fixing my mistakes.
I have wonderred that "change of pace" describes the situation when they want to change something to reduce bore? . It's make me very interested when i see the dialect like this.

Vorpar · Answer

Yes, it means to do something different, because one is bored with doing the same thing.

Sunshine1507 · Answer

Thank you Vorpar very much. Now i got an new sentence for my mind <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/2.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/2.gif' alt='Emotion: big smile'/>.

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