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A2 · Restaurant Reservations and Seating

Booking a Table by Phone

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

"Booking a Table by Phone" is an A2-level English conversation about restaurant reservations and seating, 10 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

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  1. Emma 0:00

    Hello, I'd like to book a table for Friday evening.

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:03

    Certainly. How many people will be dining?

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:07

    There will be four of us.

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:08

    We have tables available at six thirty or eight.

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:12

    Eight is a little late. Could we come at seven?

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:15

    I can offer you a table at seven fifteen.

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:18

    That works for us. We'd prefer to sit indoors.

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:22

    No problem. May I have your name and phone number?

    Line 8
  9. Emma 0:26

    It's Emma Lee, and my number is 555-0162.

    Line 9
  10. Tom 0:31

    Thank you. Your table is booked for seven fifteen.

    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.

  • like /laɪk/ verb

    to enjoy or approve of someone or something

  • book /bʊk/ verb

    to reserve accommodations or tickets

  • table /ˈteɪbəl/ noun/verb

    a piece of furniture with a flat top or an arranged set of data

  • evening /ˈivnɪŋ/ noun

    the later part of the day

  • people /ˈpipəl/ noun

    human beings; persons

  • available /əˈveɪləbl/ adjective

    able to be used, obtained, or free to do something

  • late /leɪt/ adjective

    after the expected or usual time

  • offer /ˈɔfər/ verb

    to say that you are willing to give or do something.

  • works /wɝks/ verb

    does a job or functions successfully

  • indoors /ˌɪnˈdɔrz/ adverb

    inside a building

  • problem /ˈprɑbləm/ noun

    something difficult that needs to be solved

  • booked /bʊkt/ adjective

    reserved in advance; fully scheduled

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