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A1 · Food and Ordering

Ordering Breakfast

CEFR level:
A1
Sentences:
8
Duration:
1 min
Speakers:
Tom & Emma

"Ordering Breakfast" 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

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  1. Tom 0:00

    Good morning! What can I get started for you today?

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    Good morning! I'd like the breakfast combo with eggs and toast.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:08

    Sure thing. How would you like your eggs cooked?

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:11

    Scrambled, please, with a little butter.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:14

    You got it. Would you like hot coffee or tea with that?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:18

    Hot coffee with a little milk, please.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:21

    Coming right up. That will be eight dollars, please.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:24

    Here is ten dollars. Keep the change!

    Line 8

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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.

  • good /ɡʊd/ adjective

    of high quality or pleasant

  • morning /ˈmɔrnɪŋ/ noun

    the early part of the day

  • started /ˈstɑrtɪd/ past verb; adjective

    began or was begun

  • like /laɪk/ verb

    to enjoy or approve of someone or something

  • breakfast /ˈbrɛkfəst/ noun

    the first meal of the day, typically eaten in the morning

  • little /ˈlɪtəl/ adjective

    small in size, amount, or degree

  • coffee /ˈkɔfi/ noun

    a hot beverage brewed from roasted coffee beans

  • milk /mɪlk/ noun

    a white drink produced by mammals

  • right /raɪt/ adjective/adverb/noun

    correct; on the right side; a legal claim

  • dollars /ˈdɑlərz/ plural noun

    more than one dollar

  • keep /kip/ verb

    to continue to have, hold, or do something

  • change /tʃeɪndʒ/ verb

    to make or become different