A2 · Cafes and Bakeries
Ordering Drinks for a Group
- CEFR level:
- A2
- Sentences:
- 10
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Ordering Drinks for a Group" is an A2-level English conversation about cafes and bakeries, 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
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 1Tom 0:00
I need to order drinks for six people.
- Line 2Emma 0:02
No problem. Do you have a list of their orders?
- Line 3Tom 0:06
Yes, but two people haven't chosen their drinks yet.
- Line 4Emma 0:09
You can order four now and add the others later.
- Line 5Tom 0:13
Will everything still be ready at the same time?
- Line 6Emma 0:16
Yes, if you add them within the next five minutes.
- Line 7Tom 0:19
Great. I'll start with two lattes and two green teas.
- Line 8Emma 0:23
What sizes would you like?
- Line 9Tom 0:25
Make them all medium, and I'll call my friends now.
- Line 10Emma 0:29
Perfect. I'll hold the order until you have the rest.
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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.
- people /ˈpipəl/ noun
human beings; persons
- list /lɪst/ noun
a set of items written or shown one after another
- chosen /ˈtʃoʊzən/ verb
past participle of choose; selected from alternatives
- yet /jɛt/ adverb
up to the present time or by a specified time
- add /æd/ verb
to put together with something else to increase size or quantity
- later /ˈleɪtər/ adverb
at a time in the future or after the time mentioned
- still /stɪl/ adverb
continuing up to now
- same /seɪm/ adjective
not different; identical
- next /nɛkst/ adjective
coming immediately after the present one
- make /meɪk/ verb
to create, produce, or cause
- friends /frɛndz/ noun
people you know and like
- hold /hoʊld/ verb
to keep something in your hand or position