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A2 · Dining Problems and Payment

Waiting Too Long for an Order

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

"Waiting Too Long for an Order" is an A2-level English conversation about dining problems and payment, 10 lines long (about 1 minute) between Emma & Tom. 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. Emma 0:00

    Excuse me, we've been waiting for our food for thirty-five minutes.

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:04

    I'm very sorry. Let me check your order.

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:07

    We ordered two pasta dishes and a salad.

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:10

    I found it. The kitchen is finishing the pasta now.

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:14

    How much longer will it take?

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:16

    It should be ready in about eight minutes.

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:18

    All right, but could you bring the salad first?

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:22

    Of course. I'll bring it with some bread right away.

    Line 8
  9. Emma 0:25

    Thank you. That'll help while we wait.

    Line 9
  10. Tom 0:28

    Again, I'm sorry about the delay.

    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.

  • waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ verb

    present participle of wait

  • food /fud/ noun

    things eaten to provide energy and nutrition

  • order /ˈɔrdər/ noun

    an arrangement, request to buy, or instruction.

  • dishes /ˈdɪʃɪz/ plural noun

    plates, bowls, or prepared foods

  • found /faʊnd/ verb

    discovered or located something

  • kitchen /ˈkɪtʃən/ noun

    a room where food is prepared and cooked

  • longer /ˈlɔŋɡɚ/ adjective

    greater in length or time

  • first /fɝst/ adjective

    coming before all others

  • away /əˈweɪ/ adverb

    to or at a distance from a particular place, person, or thing

  • help /hɛlp/ verb

    to make it easier for someone to do something

  • wait /weɪt/ verb

    to stay until something happens

  • delay /dɪˈleɪ/ noun

    a period of waiting or lateness

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