B1 · Dining Problems and Solutions
Negotiating a Remake or Replacement for a Salty Dish
- CEFR level:
- B1
- Sentences:
- 12
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Negotiating a Remake or Replacement for a Salty Dish" is a B1-level English conversation about dining problems and solutions, 12 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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- Line 1Tom 0:00
My main dish is far too salty, and I can barely finish it.
- Line 2Emma 0:04
Do you want a remake, a replacement, or just a price adjustment?
- Line 3Tom 0:09
Last time I stayed quiet and regretted paying full price.
- Line 4Emma 0:12
Then speaking up politely is better than silent frustration.
- Line 5Tom 0:17
I don't want to sound like I'm attacking the chef.
- Line 6Emma 0:19
Focus on taste balance, not blame, and they can help faster.
- Line 7Tom 0:24
I'll ask if they can remake it with less sauce.
- Line 8Emma 0:27
If kitchen is busy, request a lighter alternative dish instead.
- Line 9Tom 0:32
Let's do remake first, then fallback to replacement if needed.
- Line 10Emma 0:36
I'll support the request and keep the wording calm.
- Line 11Tom 0:40
If timing exceeds fifteen minutes, we'll ask for a side salad.
- Line 12Emma 0:44
Fair and practical. Everyone keeps dignity and gets a solution.
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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.
- adjustment /əˈdʒʌstmənt/ noun
a small change made to something to improve it or make it work better
- stayed /steɪd/ past verb
remained in a place or condition
- paying /ˈpeɪɪŋ/ verb
giving money for something
- frustration /frʌˈstreɪʃən/ noun
annoyance caused by being unable to make progress
- sound /saʊnd/ noun; verb; adjective
something heard; to seem; healthy or reliable
- less /lɛs/ adverb
to a smaller amount or degree
- alternative /ɔlˈtɜrnətɪv/ noun
one of two or more available possibilities
- instead /ɪnˈstɛd/ adverb
as an alternative
- support /səˈpɔrt/ noun/verb
help, approval, or to help hold up or assist
- calm /kɑm/ adjective
not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or strong emotion; peaceful
- fair /ˈfɛr/ adjective
reasonable and treating people equally
- dignity /ˈdɪɡnəti/ noun
the quality of being worthy of respect