A1 · Food and Ordering
Ordering Tea
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Ordering Tea" 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
I'd like to order tea, please.
- Line 2Emma 0:02
Sure. Black tea or green tea?
- Line 3Tom 0:05
Green tea, and not too strong.
- Line 4Emma 0:08
Hot or iced today?
- Line 5Tom 0:10
Hot, please. It's chilly outside.
- Line 6Emma 0:13
Small cup or large cup?
- Line 7Tom 0:15
Large cup, with no sugar.
- Line 8Emma 0:18
Perfect. I'll make it right away.
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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.
- green /ɡrin/ adjective
having the color of grass or leaves
- strong /strɔŋ/ adjective
having great power or force
- today /təˈdeɪ/ adverb
on this day
- small /smɔl/ adjective
not large in size or amount
- large /lɑrdʒ/ adjective
big in size, amount, or degree
- sugar /ˈʃʊɡər/ noun
a sweet substance used in food and drinks
- perfect /ˈpɝfɪkt/ adjective
having no faults; exactly right
- make /meɪk/ verb
to create, produce, or cause
- right /raɪt/ adjective/adverb/noun
correct; on the right side; a legal claim
- away /əˈweɪ/ adverb
to or at a distance from a particular place, person, or thing