A1 · Food and Ordering
Ordering a Burger
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Ordering a Burger" is an A1-level English conversation about food and ordering, 8 lines long (about 1 minute) between Emma & Tom. 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 1Emma 0:00
Hi, can I get a chicken burger, please?
- Line 2Tom 0:02
Would you like that as a combo with fries?
- Line 3Emma 0:05
Yes, please. What drinks do you have?
- Line 4Tom 0:08
We have cola, orange juice, and iced tea.
- Line 5Emma 0:12
Orange juice, please.
- Line 6Tom 0:14
For here or to go?
- Line 7Emma 0:16
For here, please.
- Line 8Tom 0:18
That will be eight dollars, please.
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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.
- chicken /ˈtʃɪkən/ noun
a domestic fowl kept for eggs or meat
- burger /ˈbɝɡɚ/ noun
a round patty of ground meat or vegetable substitute in a bun
- like /laɪk/ verb
to enjoy or approve of someone or something
- fries /fraɪz/ noun
thin pieces of potato cooked in hot oil
- drinks /drɪŋks/ plural noun
liquids intended for drinking
- orange /ˈɔrəndʒ/ noun
a round citrus fruit or the color between red and yellow.
- juice /dʒus/ noun
liquid from fruit or vegetables, often used as a drink
- iced /aɪst/ adjective
served cold with ice
- tea /ti/ noun
a drink made by steeping leaves in hot water
- dollars /ˈdɑlərz/ plural noun
more than one dollar