# Buying a Coffee: ESL Listening Dialogue (A1)

> Free A1 ESL listening dialogue. A customer orders a coffee and a snack at a café counter. Script, vocabulary, questions and AI audio.

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Last updated: 2026-10-20

CEFR A1 • Food & Drink English

A A1 English listening dialogue. A customer orders a coffee and a snack at a café counter. Use it for listening practice, role play or homework, and generate the audio in a US, UK or Australian accent.

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## Dialogue Script (2 speakers)

Barista: Hello! What can I get you? Customer: Hi. Can I have a coffee, please? Barista: Sure. Large or small? Customer: Small, please. With milk. Barista: Anything else? Customer: Yes, a chocolate cookie. Barista: To have here or to take away? Customer: To take away, please. Barista: Okay. That's four dollars fifty, please. Customer: Here you are. Barista: Thank you. Have a nice day!

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## Key Vocabulary

Can I have...?

A polite way to ask for something in a shop.

large / small

Words for the size of a drink.

to take away

To eat or drink somewhere else, not in the café.

That's ... please.

How staff tell you the price.

## Comprehension Questions

1. What drink does the customer order?
2. Does the customer want to stay in the café?
3. How much does the customer pay?

Tip: after you generate the audio, open its **Lesson view** for a printable transcript, vocabulary list and quiz with answers.

## How to Use It in Class

- **Before listening:** pre-teach the key vocabulary and ask students to predict what happens.
- **First listen:** students answer the comprehension questions without the script.
- **Second listen:** give out the script and have students underline useful phrases.
- **Speaking:** pairs role-play the dialogue, then change one detail and improvise.

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