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A2 · Delivery and Pickup

Reporting a Missing Item

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

"Reporting a Missing Item" 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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  1. Tom 0:00

    Hi, one meal is missing from my delivery.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    I'm sorry. Could you give me the order number?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:06

    It's 4821. I ordered three rice bowls.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:11

    I see two chicken bowls and one vegetable bowl.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:15

    Right, but only the chicken bowls arrived.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:18

    We can send the vegetable bowl with another driver.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:21

    How long will that take?

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:23

    About twenty minutes, and there won't be another charge.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:27

    That's fine. Please send it as soon as possible.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:31

    Certainly. I'll message you when the driver leaves.

    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.

  • missing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ adjective/verb

    not present or unable to be found

  • delivery /dɪˈlɪvəri/ noun

    the act of taking goods to a destination

  • order /ˈɔrdər/ noun

    an arrangement, request to buy, or instruction.

  • arrived /əˈraɪvd/ verb

    reached a place or destination

  • send /sɛnd/ verb

    to cause something to go somewhere

  • driver /ˈdraɪvɚ/ noun

    a person who drives a vehicle

  • long /lɔŋ/ adjective

    having great length or lasting much time

  • charge /tʃɑrdʒ/ verb

    to ask for payment or to fill a battery with power

  • soon /sun/ adverb

    after a short time

  • possible /ˈpɑsəbəl/ adjective

    able to happen or be done

  • message /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/ noun/verb

    a written or spoken communication

  • leaves /livz/ verb

    goes away from a place or person

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