A2 · Delivery and Pickup
Changing a Delivery Address
- CEFR level:
- A2
- Sentences:
- 10
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Changing a Delivery Address" is an A2-level English conversation about delivery and pickup, 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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- Line 1Emma 0:00
Hi, I need to change the address on my order.
- Line 2Tom 0:03
Has the restaurant started preparing it yet?
- Line 3Emma 0:06
Yes, but the driver hasn't collected it.
- Line 4Tom 0:09
Then we may still be able to update the address.
- Line 5Emma 0:12
Please send it to 18 King Street instead.
- Line 6Tom 0:16
That's about two kilometers farther from the restaurant.
- Line 7Emma 0:19
Is there an extra delivery charge?
- Line 8Tom 0:21
Yes, it'll add three dollars to your total.
- Line 9Emma 0:24
That's fine. Please update it before the driver leaves.
- Line 10Tom 0:28
Done. You'll receive a new confirmation shortly.
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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.
- change /tʃeɪndʒ/ verb
to make or become different
- restaurant /ˈrɛstəˌrɑnt/ noun
a place where meals are served
- started /ˈstɑrtɪd/ past verb; adjective
began or was begun
- yet /jɛt/ adverb
up to the present time or by a specified time
- driver /ˈdraɪvɚ/ noun
a person who drives a vehicle
- still /stɪl/ adverb
continuing up to now
- instead /ɪnˈstɛd/ adverb
as an alternative
- extra /ˈɛkstrə/ adjective
additional; more than usual
- delivery /dɪˈlɪvəri/ noun
the act of taking goods to a destination
- add /æd/ verb
to put together with something else to increase size or quantity
- leaves /livz/ verb
goes away from a place or person
- confirmation /ˌkɑnfɚˈmeɪʃən/ noun
the action of confirming something or the state of being confirmed