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A2 · Ordering and Dietary Needs

Asking About Ingredients

CEFR level:
A2
Sentences:
10
Duration:
1 min
Speakers:
Tom & Emma

"Asking About Ingredients" is an A2-level English conversation about ordering and dietary needs, 10 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.

  1. Tom 0:00

    Could you tell me what's in the vegetable soup?

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:02

    It contains carrots, tomatoes, lentils, and celery.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    Is it made with cream or milk?

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:09

    No, but we add a little butter at the end.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:13

    Could you leave the butter out of mine?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:15

    Yes. The kitchen can prepare it without butter.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:18

    Great. Is the bread served separately?

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:21

    Yes, and you can choose white or whole wheat.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:25

    I'll have the soup with whole wheat bread.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:27

    Certainly. I'll note that you don't want butter.

    Line 10

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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.

  • made /meɪd/ verb

    past tense of make; created or caused

  • add /æd/ verb

    to put together with something else to increase size or quantity

  • end /ɛnd/ noun

    the final part or point

  • leave /liv/ verb

    to go away from a place or person

  • prepare /prɪˈper/ verb

    to get ready for something

  • served /sɜrvd/ verb

    past tense and past participle of serve

  • separately /ˈsɛpərətli/ adverb

    not together

  • choose /tʃuz/ verb

    to pick or decide on one option from alternatives

  • white /waɪt/ adjective

    having the color of snow or milk

  • whole /hoʊl/ adjective

    complete; all of something

  • note /noʊt/ noun

    a short written record or message.

  • want /wɑnt/ verb

    to wish for or need something

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