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A2 · Delivery and Pickup

Checking a Delayed Delivery

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

"Checking a Delayed Delivery" is an A2-level English conversation about delivery and pickup, 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

    My delivery was expected twenty minutes ago.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:02

    I'm sorry about the delay. Let me check the tracking.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:06

    The app still says the driver is at the restaurant.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:10

    The restaurant needed extra time to finish your order.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:13

    Has the driver collected it now?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:15

    Yes, and they're about fifteen minutes away.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:19

    Will the food still be warm when it arrives?

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:21

    It should be. The driver is using an insulated bag.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:26

    All right. I'll wait another fifteen minutes.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:29

    Thank you. We'll refund the delivery charge today.

    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.

  • delivery /dɪˈlɪvəri/ noun

    the act of taking goods to a destination

  • expected /ɪkˈspɛktɪd/ adjective

    thought likely to happen

  • delay /dɪˈleɪ/ noun

    a period of waiting or lateness

  • tracking /ˈtrækɪŋ/ noun

    the act of following or recording progress

  • app /æp/ noun

    an application, especially as downloaded by a user to a mobile device

  • still /stɪl/ adverb

    continuing up to now

  • says /sɛz/ verb

    speaks or states

  • driver /ˈdraɪvɚ/ noun

    a person who drives a vehicle

  • restaurant /ˈrɛstəˌrɑnt/ noun

    a place where meals are served

  • needed /ˈnidɪd/ adjective

    required or necessary

  • time /taɪm/ noun

    what clocks measure; a point or period

  • refund /ˈriˌfʌnd/ (noun); /rɪˈfʌnd/ (verb) noun; verb

    money returned; to give money back

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