The best way to learn proper English is to read news report, and watch news on TV. Watching TV shows is a great way to learn casual English, slang words, understand culture reference and humor. If you have already watched these shows then you may recall the words used in the following dialogs.

who I ran into
at the BARBECUE festival.
The Big Bang Theory Season 11, Episode 13

I-It's fine.
We'll have BARBECUE.
The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 20

...BARBECUE bacon cheeseburger, BARBECUE
sauce, bacon and cheese on the side.
The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 7

we had a BARBECUE.
The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 22

Who did you see
at the BARBECUE festival?
The Big Bang Theory Season 11, Episode 13