A1 · Food and Ordering
Asking for More Water
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Asking for More Water" is an A1-level English conversation about food and ordering, 8 lines long (about 1 minute) between Tom & Emma. Read the full script below with the translation next to each line, then try speaking one of the roles out loud.
Dialogue script
Each entry shows the English sentence first, with the translation on the line below it. To practise speaking, cover the translation and repeat after the audio.
- Line 1Tom 0:00
Excuse me, miss. Could I have some more water, please?
- Line 2Emma 0:03
Of course! Would you like still water or ice water?
- Line 3Tom 0:07
Ice water would be wonderful, thank you.
- Line 4Emma 0:10
Here you go, a full glass of ice water.
- Line 5Tom 0:13
Thank you so much. The spicy chicken was delicious!
- Line 6Emma 0:17
I'm glad you enjoyed it! It does have quite a kick.
- Line 7Tom 0:21
Yes, but the cold water helps a lot.
- Line 8Emma 0:23
Let me know if you need anything else!
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Key vocabulary
Content words from this dialogue, ranked by the CEFR level at which they appear across the whole 500-dialogue library. Function words and proper nouns are excluded.
- miss /mɪs/ verb/noun
to fail to hit, catch, attend, or notice
- course /kɔrs/ noun
a series of lessons in a subject
- like /laɪk/ verb
to enjoy or approve of someone or something
- still /stɪl/ adverb
continuing up to now
- full /fʊl/ adjective
containing as much as possible; having no space left
- quite /kwaɪt/ adverb
fairly, very, or completely
- cold /koʊld/ adjective
having a low temperature
- helps /hɛlps/ verb
makes it easier for someone to do something
- lot /lɑt/ noun
a large amount, group, or area of land
- know /noʊ/ verb
to have information, understanding, or familiarity
- need /nid/ verb
to require something
- else /ɛls/ adverb
in addition to or instead of what was mentioned