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A2 · Dining Problems and Payment

Checking an Item on the Bill

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

"Checking an Item on the Bill" is an A2-level English conversation about dining problems and payment, 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

    Excuse me, I think there's an extra coffee on our bill.

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:03

    Let me take a look. How many did you order?

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:06

    We only had one coffee and two teas.

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:09

    You're right. The bill shows two coffees.

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:13

    Could one of them belong to the next table?

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:15

    Yes, their table number is very similar to yours.

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:19

    Could you remove it before we pay?

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:21

    Of course. The new total is forty-two dollars.

    Line 8
  9. Emma 0:25

    That looks correct now. I'll pay by card.

    Line 9
  10. Tom 0:29

    Thank you, and I'm sorry about the mistake.

    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.

  • think /θɪŋk/ verb

    to use the mind or have an opinion

  • extra /ˈɛkstrə/ adjective

    additional; more than usual

  • bill /bɪl/ noun

    a statement of money owed for goods or services

  • order /ˈɔrdər/ noun

    an arrangement, request to buy, or instruction.

  • shows /ʃoʊz/ verb

    third-person singular of show

  • next /nɛkst/ adjective

    coming immediately after the present one

  • similar /ˈsɪmələr/ adjective

    almost the same but not exactly

  • remove /rɪˈmuv/ verb

    to take away

  • new /nu/ adjective

    recently made, found, or started

  • total /ˈtoʊtəl/ noun

    the complete amount

  • correct /kəˈrɛkt/ adjective

    right and free from error

  • mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ noun/verb

    an error, or to identify incorrectly

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