CEFR A1 • Food & Drink English
Buying a Coffee: ESL Listening Dialogue (A1)
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.
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
- What drink does the customer order?
- Does the customer want to stay in the café?
- 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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