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

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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 trungnv on Mon, 31/03/2025 - 21:39

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I do not often buy drinks or snacks from coffee shops because I prefer making it myself at home. However, if I go out with my friends, I might have a coffee or a small snack. Sometimes, when I am really busy, I grab a quick drink from coffee shops to save time.

Submitted by Mahmud.9556 on Thu, 27/03/2025 - 12:08

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I have gained a lot of knowledge through this site, and working with it is really easy. It has helped me a lot.

Submitted by jocabed on Tue, 18/03/2025 - 22:01

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My boyfriend and I enjoy going to cafés, so we regularly buy drinks and snacks. My boyfriend likes to order a latte, and I prefer a chai latte. We usually get food like a sandwich, or if we're really hungry, we order wings.

Submitted by Sa Wan on Sun, 09/03/2025 - 08:32

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How often do you buy drinks or snacks from cafés?

When I was in university, I sometimes bought freshly squeezed lemon juice and a slice of chocolate cake to eat at Moon Bakery with my friends.

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Submitted by Maphan Nin Ra on Thu, 13/02/2025 - 15:28

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How often do you buy drinks or snacks from cafe?

Hello, I often buy KFC and Cola from the cafe when i am on the weekend. Especially I would love to order delicious food called ဆာဖြယ် (sarpay) and eat in restaurant with my best friends and I mostly order a fresh lime juice that is my favourite drinks. I don't always go out personally.

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Submitted by Tuan Dat on Fri, 07/02/2025 - 10:02

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How often do you buy drinks or snacks from cafés?

I once in the blue moon go to cafe to buy drinks and snacks there. However, If I visit the cafe with my family, I would like to choose a cup of hot condensed milk coffee and a package of sunflower seeds to eat. I rarely order a sweet cake because I don't have a sweet tooth.

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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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