A1 · Food and Ordering
Choosing a Dessert
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Choosing a Dessert" 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
Would you like to order some dessert?
- Line 2Emma 0:02
Yes. I want something light.
- Line 3Tom 0:04
The lemon cake is not too sweet.
- Line 4Emma 0:07
Nice. Do they also have fruit cups?
- Line 5Tom 0:10
Yes, with mango and apple slices.
- Line 6Emma 0:13
Then I'll pick the fruit cup.
- Line 7Tom 0:15
I'll take the lemon cake myself.
- Line 8Emma 0:18
Great, let's order them together.
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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.
- like /laɪk/ verb
to enjoy or approve of someone or something
- order /ˈɔrdər/ noun
an arrangement, request to buy, or instruction.
- dessert /dɪˈzɜrt/ noun
sweet food eaten at the end of a meal
- want /wɑnt/ verb
to wish for or need something
- light /laɪt/ noun
brightness that makes it possible to see
- lemon /ˈlɛmən/ noun
a yellow sour fruit
- cake /keɪk/ noun
a sweet baked dessert, typically made from flour, sugar, and eggs
- nice /naɪs/ adjective
pleasant, kind, or good
- pick /pɪk/ verb
to choose or take something
- take /teɪk/ verb/noun
to get, carry, use, or require something
- great /ɡreɪt/ adjective
very good or important
- together /təˈɡɛðər/ adverb
with each other or in one group