B1 · Reservations and Special Requests
Rearranging Seats After the Guest Count Changes
- CEFR level:
- B1
- Sentences:
- 12
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Rearranging Seats After the Guest Count Changes" is a B1-level English conversation about reservations and special requests, 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
Family dinner count changed again, now plus three and minus one.
- Line 2Emma 0:04
Does the restaurant allow table merge, or only fixed sections?
- Line 3Tom 0:09
They allow merges, but aisle seats become tight for elders.
- Line 4Emma 0:13
Then comfort should guide layout, not simply fitting everyone.
- Line 5Tom 0:17
My uncle thinks changing seats means disrespect to seniors.
- Line 6Emma 0:21
Let's explain it as accessibility, not status ranking.
- Line 7Tom 0:26
I'll place elders near the quiet wall and easier exits.
- Line 8Emma 0:30
I'll put kids at one side so serving stays safe.
- Line 9Tom 0:34
We should send a seat map in the family chat tonight.
- Line 10Emma 0:37
Good, and mark late arrivals with flexible chairs at the end.
- Line 11Tom 0:42
If numbers change again, we switch one round table to rectangle.
- Line 12Emma 0:46
Nice, that keeps dignity and practicality together.
Native audio, line-by-line recording and pronunciation scoring for this dialogue are in the EngTalk app.
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.
- count /kaʊnt/ verb
to say numbers in order or calculate a total
- fixed /fɪkst/ adjective
repaired or set in place
- become /bɪˈkʌm/ verb
to begin to be or grow into
- comfort /ˈkʌmfərt/ noun
a state of physical ease and relief from pain
- simply /ˈsɪmpli/ adverb
in an easy or plain way; just
- thinks /θɪŋks/ verb
uses the mind or has an opinion
- changing /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/ verb
present participle of change; becoming different
- means /minz/ verb
third-person singular of mean; signifies
- explain /ɪkˈspleɪn/ verb
make something clear by describing it
- wall /wɔl/ noun
a vertical structure that divides or surrounds a space
- stays /steɪz/ plural noun; verb
visits or periods of remaining; remains
- dignity /ˈdɪɡnəti/ noun
the quality of being worthy of respect