A2 · Delivery and Pickup
Confirming a Pickup Time
- CEFR level:
- A2
- Sentences:
- 10
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Confirming a Pickup Time" 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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- Line 1Tom 0:00
Hi, I'm calling about an online order under Tom Hill.
- Line 2Emma 0:03
I found it. Your pickup time is six thirty.
- Line 3Tom 0:07
Could I collect it a little earlier?
- Line 4Emma 0:10
The kitchen expects it to be ready by six twenty.
- Line 5Tom 0:13
That's fine. I'll arrive around six twenty-five.
- Line 6Emma 0:17
Perfect. Please use the pickup counter by the side door.
- Line 7Tom 0:20
Do I need to show my order number?
- Line 8Emma 0:23
Yes, it's the fastest way for us to find your order.
- Line 9Tom 0:26
Great. I have the confirmation on my phone.
- Line 10Emma 0:30
Then everything is set. We'll see you at six twenty-five.
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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.
- calling /ˈkɔlɪŋ/ noun
a strong urge toward a particular way of life or career; the act of telephoning
- found /faʊnd/ verb
discovered or located something
- pickup /ˈpɪkˌʌp/ noun
the act of collecting someone or something
- time /taɪm/ noun
what clocks measure; a point or period
- collect /kəˈlɛkt/ verb
to gather together things or information
- earlier /ˈɝliɚ/ comparative adjective
more early; before the present or stated time
- expects /ɪkˈspɛkts/ verb
believes something will happen
- side /saɪd/ noun
one edge, surface, or part of something
- show /ʃoʊ/ verb
to let someone see or know something
- way /weɪ/ noun
a method, route, or manner of doing something
- confirmation /ˌkɑnfɚˈmeɪʃən/ noun
the action of confirming something or the state of being confirmed
- set /sɛt/ verb
to put, fix, or arrange in place