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A2 · Dining Problems and Payment

Splitting the Bill

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

"Splitting the Bill" 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

    Could we split the bill between three people?

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:02

    Yes. Would you like equal shares or separate items?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    Separate items, but we shared the starter.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:10

    I can divide the starter equally among the three bills.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:14

    Perfect. I had the soup and the chicken salad.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:17

    I have those here. Are you paying by card?

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:21

    Yes, and the others will use cards too.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:24

    That's fine. I'll bring each bill separately.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:27

    Thanks. That makes it much easier for us.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:30

    No problem. I'll process your payment first.

    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.

  • split /splɪt/ verb; noun; adjective

    to divide; a division; divided

  • people /ˈpipəl/ noun

    human beings; persons

  • equal /ˈikwəl/ adjective or noun

    the same in amount, value, or status

  • shares /ʃɛrz/ noun

    parts of ownership in a company

  • separate /ˈsɛpərət/ (adjective); /ˈsɛpəˌreɪt/ (verb) adjective; verb

    not joined or connected; to divide or keep apart

  • shared /ʃɛrd/ adjective

    used or owned by more than one person

  • equally /ˈikwəli/ adverb

    in the same amount or degree

  • bills /bɪlz/ noun

    statements of charges or banknotes

  • paying /ˈpeɪɪŋ/ verb

    giving money for something

  • makes /meɪks/ verb

    third-person singular of make

  • process /ˈprɑsɛs/ noun, verb

    a series of actions; to handle or prepare something

  • first /fɝst/ adjective

    coming before all others

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