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Ordering in a café

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Listen to Ravi order a drink and some food in a small café.

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Understand the conversation

Listen to the conversation. Choose the correct answer.

  1. What does Ravi want to drink?
    • a) Coffee
    • b) Tea
    • c) Orange juice
  2. What size is his drink?
    • a) Large
    • b) Small
  3. How does Ravi want his tea?
    • a) With milk and sugar
    • b) Without milk or sugar
    • c) With milk but no sugar
  4. Why doesn't Ravi get a cheese sandwich?
    • a) The café has none today.
    • b) He doesn't like cheese.
    • c) He wants something hot.
  5. What food does Ravi order?
    • a) An egg sandwich and a banana
    • b) Tomato soup and a banana
    • c) Tomato soup and an egg sandwich
  6. Where does Ravi eat his food?
    • a) At home
    • b) In the park
    • c) In the café
  7. How does Ravi pay?
    • a) With cash
    • b) By card

Listen for details

Listen again. Choose the correct answer or type one word.

  1. What time of day is it?
    • a) Morning
    • b) Afternoon
    • c) Evening
  2. How much does Ravi pay?
    • a) £6.15
    • b) £16.50
    • c) £6.50
  3. Ravi is sitting by the ___.
  4. The server brings the soup to Ravi's ___.
  5. The server asks: Is that to eat here or to take ___?

Answer key

Understand the conversation

  1. b) TeaRavi asks: Can I have a cup of tea, please?
  2. a) LargeThe server asks: Small or large? Ravi says: Large, please.
  3. c) With milk but no sugarRavi says: With milk, but no sugar.
  4. a) The café has none today.The server says: we don't have any cheese sandwiches today.
  5. b) Tomato soup and a bananaRavi says: The tomato soup, please. And a banana.
  6. c) In the caféRavi wants to eat here, in the café. He is sitting by the window.
  7. b) By cardRavi asks: Can I pay by card? The server says yes.

Listen for details

  1. a) MorningThe server says: Good morning.
  2. c) £6.50The server says: six pounds fifty. That is £6.50.
  3. windowRavi says: I'm sitting by the window.
  4. tableThe server says: I can bring your soup to your table.
  5. awayTo take away means to take the food out of the café and eat it somewhere else.

Transcript

Server: Good morning. What can I get you?

Ravi: Hi. Can I have a cup of tea, please?

Server: Of course. Small or large?

Ravi: Large, please. With milk, but no sugar.

Server: Would you like anything to eat?

Ravi: Yes. Do you have any cheese sandwiches?

Server: Sorry, we don't have any cheese sandwiches today. But we have egg sandwiches and tomato soup.

Ravi: The tomato soup, please. And a banana.

Server: Is that to eat here or to take away?

Ravi: To eat here. I'm sitting by the window.

Server: OK. That's six pounds fifty, please.

Ravi: Can I pay by card?

Server: Yes, of course. I can bring your soup to your table.

Ravi: Thank you very much.

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