A Drink at the Cafe
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You will learn cafe drinks, sizes, and how people pay. Then you will practise three short talks.
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At the Cafe
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Before you begin
Your Cafe Choices
Do you like tea or coffee?
Do you like a small drink or a large drink?
Do you use cash or a card?
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Drinks and Size
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Text to type: A cafe order can start with a drink name. Tea and coffee are two drinks people can order. A drink can be hot or cold. The size is another part of the order. A small cup holds less than a large cup. The drink and the size go together in an order. Mara works at a cafe and makes the drinks. One person wants hot tea in a small cup. Mara hears the drink name, but not the size. She asks about the size before she makes it. The person says small, and the order is clear. Mara makes the hot tea in a small cup.
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A Clear Order
1. You want hot tea in a small cup. What is your full order?
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The order gives the size and the drink together.
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Ask for a Drink
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Cash or Card
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Text to type: People pay for their drinks when they order at this cafe. Cash is money in coins or notes. A card is another way to pay here. Mara takes both cash and cards at the counter. One person orders a coffee and wants to pay. The person has a card but has no cash. Mara says a card is fine for this order. The person uses the card to pay for the coffee. Mara says the payment is done, so the person stops. A receipt shows what the person bought and paid. The person takes the receipt and the coffee. The drink is paid for, and the order is complete.
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Pay for Your Drink
1. You have a card but no cash. What can you ask before you pay?
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This asks whether you can use your card.
Useful language
Ask About Payment
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For Here or To Go
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Text to type: Some people drink their tea at a cafe table. Other people take their drinks away from the cafe. For here means the person will stay at the cafe. To go means the person will take the drink away. Mara asks this before she gives someone a drink. One person orders a small tea to go. Mara puts a large cup on the counter by mistake. The person sees the cup before Mara makes the tea. The order was for a small tea, not a large tea. The person asks for a small cup. Mara takes a small cup and makes the tea. The person takes the small tea away from the cafe.
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Make a Small Fix
1. You ordered a small tea to go. You see a large cup before the tea is made. What can you say?
Sample answer
This gives the right size and says you will take the tea away.
Useful language
Say Where and Fix the Size
A Hot TeaScene
A Hot Tea
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Text to type: You are at the cafe counter with Mara, the barista. You want a small hot tea and will sit at a table. Your goal is to order a small hot tea for here.
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Choose Your Drink and Size
Mara
Hello! What would you like?
You
A hot tea, please.
Mara
Small or large?
You
Small, please.
Mara
For here or to go?
You
For here, please.
Mara
One small hot tea for here.
You
Yes, thank you.
Coffee and a CardScene
Coffee and a Card
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Text to type: You are at the counter with Mara, the barista, and want a small coffee to go. This cafe takes cash and cards, and you have a card. Your goal is to order your coffee and pay by card.
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Order and Pay
Mara
Hello! What would you like?
You
A small coffee to go, please.
Mara
A small coffee to go. Cash or card?
You
Card, please.
Mara
Please use your card here.
You
Done. A receipt, please.
Mara
Your payment is done. Here is your receipt and your coffee.
You
Thank you. Bye!
The Right CupScene
The Right Cup
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Text to type: You ordered a small tea to go from Mara, the barista. Mara has put a large cup on the counter but has not made the tea yet. Your goal is to get your tea in a small cup to go.
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Ask for a Small Cup
You
Sorry, a small cup, please.
Mara
Oh, sorry! A small tea?
You
Yes, a small tea to go.
Mara
Here is a small cup. I will make your tea now.
You
Thank you.
Mara
Here is your small tea to go.
You
Yes, that is right.
Speak
Your Turn at the Counter
Ordering at the counter: You want a small hot tea to go. Mara is the barista, and the cafe takes cash and cards. Give your full order and say how you want to pay. Then Mara puts out a large cup. Ask for the right size.
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Helpful clue: Give the drink, size, and place first. Then say cash or card. Ask for a small cup at the end.
What you can do now
Final Reflection
A cafe order includes a drink and a size. Cash and cards are ways to pay. What drink would you order, and how would you pay?
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- What would you say if the cup was the wrong size?
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