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A2 · Dining Problems and Payment

Receiving the Wrong Dish

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

"Receiving the Wrong Dish" is an A2-level English conversation about dining problems and payment, 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

    Excuse me, I ordered the grilled fish, not the chicken.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    I'm sorry about that. Let me check your order.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    The side salad is correct, but the main dish isn't.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:11

    You're right. The kitchen received the wrong table number.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:15

    How long will the fish take?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:16

    About ten minutes. Would you like to keep the salad?

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:20

    Yes, I'll eat it while I wait.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:23

    I'll take the chicken back and order your fish now.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:26

    Thanks. Please make sure it comes with potatoes.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:30

    I will. I'll bring it as soon as it's ready.

    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.

  • order /ˈɔrdər/ noun

    an arrangement, request to buy, or instruction.

  • side /saɪd/ noun

    one edge, surface, or part of something

  • correct /kəˈrɛkt/ adjective

    right and free from error

  • main /meɪn/ adjective

    most important or central

  • dish /dɪʃ/ noun

    a particular type of prepared food

  • wrong /rɔŋ/ adjective

    not correct, true, or appropriate

  • long /lɔŋ/ adjective

    having great length or lasting much time

  • like /laɪk/ verb

    to enjoy or approve of someone or something

  • keep /kip/ verb

    to continue to have, hold, or do something

  • wait /weɪt/ verb

    to stay until something happens

  • make /meɪk/ verb

    to create, produce, or cause

  • comes /kʌmz/ verb

    third-person singular of come; moves toward

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