Ordering in a café

Ordering in a café

Listen to people ordering food and drinks in a café to practise and improve your listening skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

Preparation

Transcript

Customer 1: Can I have an orange juice, please?

Server: Regular or large?

Customer 1: How big is a large?

Server: This is a large. This is a regular.

Customer 1: I'll have a large, then, please. Without ice.

Server: OK, coming up.

Customer 1: Sorry, I wanted freshly squeezed orange juice.

Server: I'm afraid we only have bottled juices.

Customer 1: Oh, then I'll have an apple juice instead, please.

Server: Here you go. That's £3.50, please.

Customer: Thanks.

Server: Thank you.


Server: Can I help anyone?

Customer 2: Who's next?

Customer 3: You were first, I think.

Customer 2: What teas do you have?

Server: Breakfast tea, mint and green tea.

Customer 2: A mint tea and a slice of lemon cake, please.

Server: To eat in or take away?

Customer 2: Take away, please.

Server: There you go. That'll be £4.20, please.

Customer 2: Sorry, I've only got a fifty.

Server: That's OK. Here's your change … 5, 10, 30, 50.


Server: Who's next?

Customer 4: Can I have a ...

Customer 3: Sorry, I think I was in front of you. 

Customer 4: Oh, sorry! 

Customer 3: Can I have a chocolate chip cookie, please?

Server: Would you like a drink with that?

Customer 3: No, thanks. Just the cookie.

Server: OK, then. That's 95p, please.

Customer 3: Thanks. I think that's right.

Server: 50, 70, 80, 85, 90, 92, 94, yep, 95. Thank you.

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Submitted by alessa_r.p on Tue, 19/11/2024 - 20:35

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Every once in a while I go to a coffee shop, but when I do I like to order an oreo milkshake 

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Submitted by Gerson-Saul on Wed, 13/11/2024 - 17:43

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Frequently, in fact I go with friends or sisters, what I order the most are frappes because honestly I like them a lot.

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Submitted by haithemml on Tue, 29/10/2024 - 00:06

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even if I go to a cafe I tend to choose a  cafe with milk.

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Submitted by rfqabr on Wed, 09/10/2024 - 08:05

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Cappuccino is kinda my thing to be honest, i always order cappuccino when i go to the cafe. But i kinda curious, how's taste cappuccino in Italy? From what i Heard, it have bitter and sweet taste. Cause in my country, cappuccino taste is sweet.

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Submitted by David Greyheart on Wed, 09/10/2024 - 04:31

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Hello! My name is Gede Anggarayukta, I'm a student from Indonesia.

How often do you go to cafes? What do you usually do there? And what do you often order?

Where I live, Pontianak, there are tons of cafes and the city is famous for coffee, such as Aming coffee which has been popular since 1970. I myself would love to visit a cat cafe if one day there is such a cafe here. I often go to cafes after college or when I'm bored at home on weekends. Usually, I go there for "me time," to relax with friends, or to do some work. Although there are many food and drink options, I usually order iced milk coffee and bread, as I have a sweet tooth.

How about you guys?

Submitted by khansawm on Tue, 08/10/2024 - 13:36

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I don't go to cafes very often, even if I go to a cafe I tend to choose a quiet cafe compared to the favorite cafes of teenagers in the city. while listening to a record by one of my favorite musicians, it is a form of healing for me. a cup of coffee, cheesecake and olivia's album is a very amazing combination. 

Submitted by NatiAntia on Wed, 25/09/2024 - 19:14

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I don't like to go to cafés because I don't like coffee drinks or food. However, my family loves going to cafés and I have to go sometimes and drink soda and potato chips. 

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Submitted by lanre85 on Mon, 23/09/2024 - 10:48

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I rarely buy anything from the cafe.

Submitted by albertmary on Tue, 17/09/2024 - 14:51

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Not very often, but when the occasion arises, I like to get a vanilla coffee or iced tea, along with a chocolate cookie or an oatmeal cookie.