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Takeaway Meeting in the Coffee Shop

Meeting in the Coffee Shop English > Level A1.1 Starter
English > Level A1.1 Starter

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CONTENT
• Let’s Start! • Let’s Explore! • Let’s Practice! • Extension Activity • Target Words • Learning Points

Let’s Start!

Cappuccino? Espresso? Let's order a coffee!

Learning Outcome Can Do Statements

Exchange personal information in • I can ask for things in a shop.

communicative situations. • I can ask what people are doing.
• I can talk about what people are doing.
Ask your partner:

• What do you order at a café?

• How often do you go to a café?

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Takeaway Meeting in the Coffee Shop
Meeting in the Coffee Shop English > Level A1.1 Starter
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Let’s Explore!

Peter orders coffee in a café. How does the barista* greet him?

* “Barista” is the word for a coffee shop clerk.

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

Barista: Hello. Can I help you?

Peter: Hello. How much is the cappuccino and the espresso?
Barista: The cappuccino is $6.50. The espresso is $5.00.
Peter: That's too much. Can I have a medium coffee, please?
Barista: Sure. I am making a fresh pot of coffee now.
Peter: Great.
Peter: Hello?
Sally: Hi, Peter. It's Sally. What are you doing?
Peter: Hi, Sally. I'm studying at Ned's Café. What are you doing?
Sally: Nothing. OK, I'm coming to meet you.
Peter: Great, see you soon. I'm ordering a juice for you. Bye. Can I have a juice,
too?
Barista: Sure. Here you are. That's $3.50, please.
Peter: Thank you. Oh, can I also have a glass of water?
Barista: No problem.

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Let’s Practice!

What does Peter say to order his coffee?

Instructions: Match the information on the left with information on the right.

1. Can I have a medium A. a glass of water?

2. How much B. juice, too?
3. Can I have a C. coffee, please?
4. Can I also have D. is a cappuccino?

Let’s Practice!

What is Peter doing?

Instructions: Move the words from the box to correctly complete the sentences.

studying ordering make is making order I'm coming

Peter: Can I have a medium coffee, please?

Barista: Sure. I am _________ a fresh pot now.
Peter: Hi, Sally. I am __________ at Ned’s Cafe.
Sally: OK. I’m _________ to meet you.
Peter: Great, see you soon. I’m _________ a juice for you. Bye.

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Takeaway Meeting in the Coffee Shop
Meeting in the Coffee Shop English > Level A1.1 Starter
English > Level A1.1 Starter

Extension Activity

Can I help you? Can I have a medium coffee?

Instructions: Complete the following steps. Fill in the Self-Assessment.

a) Write a dialogue between you and a

Self-Assessment Yes No
barista.
b) Ask how much things cost.
I write a dialogue about
c) Write 6 sentences.
ordering a coffee.
d) Practice the dialogue with a partner.
e) Present the dialogue in class. I write about what people are
doing.

I ask how much things cost.

Target Words

• Can I help you? (expression): what a sales • to order (verb): to ask for something
clerk asks a customer in a restaurant
e.g. Clerk: Can I help you? e.g. I am ordering a coffee.
Customer: Yes, one coffee, please. • juice (noun): liquid from fruit or
• cappuccino (noun): espresso with hot milk and vegetables
foam e.g. This orange juice is delicious.
e.g. I like a cappuccino for breakfast. • glass (noun): what we use to drink
• espresso (noun): strong black coffee e.g. Can I have a glass of juice please?
e.g. I drink espresso every day. • water (noun): H2O; a clear liquid we
• medium (adjective): average size drink
e.g. I drink a medium coffee every morning. e.g. Can I have a glass of water,
• fresh (adjective): new please?
e.g. I'm making a fresh pot of coffee now.

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Learning Points

The Present Continuous Tense - I, You

You use the Present Continuous tense to talk about current actions - things that are
happening NOW.

You use the verb to be and verb-ing.

Subject To be Verb-ing

I am studying.

You are eating.

To ask a question, use the structure: What are you doing?

Examples:
• Sally: What are you doing?
• Peter: I am studying.

Asking How Much Things Cost

You use the phrase “How much … ?” to ask the amount of money you have to give when you
buy something.

In a store, you can also ask, "What's the price of ... ?"

Examples:
• Customer: How much is the coffee?
Clerk: It is $3.50.
• Customer: What's the price of this new phone?

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