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A2 · Restaurant Reservations and Seating

Changing the Number of Guests

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

"Changing the Number of Guests" is an A2-level English conversation about restaurant reservations and seating, 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

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  1. Tom 0:00

    Hi, I need to change a booking for tomorrow night.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    Of course. What name is the booking under?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    It's under Tom Hill, for four people at seven.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:10

    I found it. What would you like to change?

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:13

    Two more friends are coming, so we need six seats.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:17

    Our larger table isn't available until seven thirty.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:21

    Seven thirty is fine. Can we stay on the ground floor?

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:24

    Yes, I can move you to a table near the window.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:28

    Perfect. Please update the booking to six people.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:32

    Done. We'll see you all at seven thirty.

    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.

  • change /tʃeɪndʒ/ verb

    to make or become different

  • booking /ˈbʊkɪŋ/ noun

    an act of reserving something like a room or ticket

  • night /naɪt/ noun

    the dark part of the day

  • people /ˈpipəl/ noun

    human beings; persons

  • found /faʊnd/ verb

    discovered or located something

  • like /laɪk/ verb

    to enjoy or approve of someone or something

  • friends /frɛndz/ noun

    people you know and like

  • seats /sits/ noun plural

    places to sit

  • stay /steɪ/ verb; noun

    to remain in a place or condition; a visit or period of remaining

  • move /muv/ verb

    to change position or place

  • window /ˈwɪndoʊ/ noun

    an opening in a wall or vehicle with glass

  • update /ˈʌpˌdeɪt/ (noun); /ˌʌpˈdeɪt/ (verb) noun; verb

    to make current; new information

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