# Graded Listening B2: Ordering at a Cafe

> The B2 version of a graded listening dialogue: two friends at a cafe, with natural speed, idioms and a change of plan. Compare with the A2 version.

Canonical: https://zenmic.com/use-case/graded-listening-audio/cafe-b2/
Last updated: 2026-11-14

🍰 B2 version

The harder version of the cafe dialogue: longer turns, phrasal verbs, an idiom, and a problem the friends have to solve.

## Script

3 speakers · 9 lines

Emma

I'm so glad we finally found somewhere with free tables. I was starting to give up.

Leo

Same. Right, I'm going to need a large coffee, I've been up since five.

Emma

laugh Rough night? I'll go for tea, and I've had my eye on that chocolate cake since we walked in.

Leo

Want to split it? I shouldn't really, but go on.

Emma

Deal. Excuse me, could we order when you've got a moment?

Waiter

Sure. I'm afraid we've just run out of the chocolate cake, though. There's a lemon one that's just come out of the oven.

Emma

Oh, that's a shame. Lemon's fine, actually. Leo?

Leo

Fine by me. As long as there's coffee, I'm happy.

Waiter

That comes to nine fifty. You can pay at the counter whenever you're ready.

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## What Makes This Work

- ✓Longer turns with phrasal verbs and idioms
- ✓A problem to solve (the cake has run out)
- ✓Natural speed and reactions
- ✓Same characters and story as the A2 version

## More Examples

[☕ A2 version Graded Listening A2: Ordering at a Cafe Short turns, everyday words, slower speech. The same story as the B2 version.](https://zenmic.com/use-case/graded-listening-audio/cafe-a2/)

[← All Graded Listening: One Dialogue, Every Level](https://zenmic.com/use-case/graded-listening-audio/)

## Make Your Own Version

Change the names, the product or the situation. The AI rewrites it and voices every speaker.

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