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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

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  1. Tom 0:00

    I need to order drinks for six people.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:02

    No problem. Do you have a list of their orders?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:06

    Yes, but two people haven't chosen their drinks yet.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:09

    You can order four now and add the others later.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:13

    Will everything still be ready at the same time?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:16

    Yes, if you add them within the next five minutes.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:19

    Great. I'll start with two lattes and two green teas.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:23

    What sizes would you like?

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:25

    Make them all medium, and I'll call my friends now.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:29

    Perfect. I'll hold the order until you have the rest.

    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.

  • 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