A2 · Cafes and Bakeries
Customizing a Coffee
- CEFR level:
- A2
- Sentences:
- 10
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Customizing a Coffee" is an A2-level English conversation about cafes and bakeries, 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
Each entry shows the English sentence first, with the translation on the line below it. To practise speaking, cover the translation and repeat after the audio.
- Line 1Emma 0:00
Could I get a medium latte with oat milk?
- Line 2Tom 0:02
Of course. Would you like it hot or iced?
- Line 3Emma 0:06
Iced, please, but with only a little ice.
- Line 4Tom 0:09
Sure. Our regular latte comes with two shots.
- Line 5Emma 0:13
Could you make mine with just one shot?
- Line 6Tom 0:16
Yes. Would you like any flavored syrup?
- Line 7Emma 0:19
Just one pump of vanilla, please.
- Line 8Tom 0:22
Got it. Anything else with your drink?
- Line 9Emma 0:25
No, thanks. That's everything.
- Line 10Tom 0:28
Your total is five dollars and twenty cents.
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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.
- oat /oʊt/ noun
a grain often eaten as oatmeal or used in food.
- course /kɔrs/ noun
a series of lessons in a subject
- like /laɪk/ verb
to enjoy or approve of someone or something
- little /ˈlɪtəl/ adjective
small in size, amount, or degree
- regular /ˈrɛɡjəlɚ/ adjective
usual or happening often
- comes /kʌmz/ verb
third-person singular of come; moves toward
- make /meɪk/ verb
to create, produce, or cause
- flavored /ˈfleɪvərd/ adjective
given a particular taste
- vanilla /vəˈnɪlə/ noun
a sweet flavor from vanilla beans; plain style
- else /ɛls/ adverb
in addition to or instead of what was mentioned
- total /ˈtoʊtəl/ noun
the complete amount
- cents /sɛnts/ noun
plural of cent; units of money worth one hundredth of a dollar