TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S At the Coffee Shop

Activity Type Introduction

Speaking Activity: In this coffee shop role-play activity, students practice ordering
ordering a dialogue, role- food and drink in a coffee shop.
play, freer practice (pair
work) Procedure
Begin by asking the students if they ever go to a coffee shop.
Focus Ask what types of coffee and cup sizes a coffee shop usually
offers and see if the students know the name of the person who
Ordering food and drink
prepares and serves coffee in a coffee shop (a barista).

Next, give each student a copy of the worksheet.

Aim
To role-play ordering Students then write the coffee shop dialogue out in the correct
food and drink in a coffee order. Afterwards, have two students take on the role of the
shop. customer and the barista and go through the correct order with
the class.

Answer key
Preparation
Make one copy of the 5. Barista: Good morning. Can I take your order?
worksheet for each 14. Customer: Yes. Can I have a latte, please?
student. 13. Barista: Sure. What size would you like?
3. Customer: Tall, please.
2. Barista: Would you like anything else?
Level 9. Customer: Yes, I’ll have a chicken sandwich.
6. Barista: Would you like white or brown bread?
Pre-intermediate (A2) 12. Customer: I'll have brown bread.
11. Barista: OK.
1. Customer: How much is that?
Time 10. Barista: That will be $13.10 in total.
30 minutes 4. Customer: Here you are.
8. Barista: You can pick up your order over there.
7. Customer: Thank you.

Next, divide the students into pairs. Set up the classroom so each
table acts as a coffee shop counter and have the pairs stand facing
each other on either side of the table. The pairs then practice
the conversation, exchanging roles each time they complete the
dialogue.

Encourage the students to do appropriate gestures and mimes

as they go through the dialogue. As the students become more
familiar with the script, have them cover the worksheet until they
can memorize the dialogue.

Students then use the structure of the dialogue and the coffee
shop menu at the bottom of the worksheet to create their own
conversation, in which they practice ordering food and drinks with
one student being the barista and the other being the customer.
When everyone has finished, invite pairs of students to perform
their dialogues in front of the class.

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S At the Coffee Shop

A. Write the coffee shop dialogue between a customer and barista in the correct order.

1. C: How much is that? .................................................................

2. B: Would you like anything else? .................................................................

3. C: Tall, please. .................................................................

4. C: Here you are. .................................................................

5. B: Good morning. Can I take your order? .................................................................

6. B: Would you like white or brown bread? .................................................................

7. C: Thank you. .................................................................

8. B: You can pick up your order over there. .................................................................

9. C: Yes, I’ll have a chicken sandwich. .................................................................

10. B: That will be $13.10 in total. .................................................................

11. B: OK. .................................................................

12. C: I'll have brown bread. .................................................................

13. B: Sure. What size would you like? .................................................................

14. C: Yes. Can I have a latte, please? .................................................................

B. Now, practice the dialogue with a partner.

C. In pairs, one of you takes on the role of a barista and the other is a customer. Use
the menu and dialogue to practice ordering food and drinks.

The Coffee Club Menu

Beverages Short Tall Grande Food

Americano $3.40 $4.00 $4.60 Chicken sandwich (white) $8.70

Iced Coffee $3.40 $4.00 $4.60 Chicken sandwich (brown) $9.00

Mocha $3.50 $4.10 $4.70 Ham and cheese sandwich (white) $8.70

Latte $3.50 $4.10 $4.70 Ham and cheese sandwich (brown) $9.00

Cappuccino $3.60 $4.20 $4.80 Chocolate cake $3.90

Espresso $2.40 (single) $3.00 (double) Strawberry cheesecake $3.50

Tea $3.10 $3.50 $3.90 Blueberry muffin $2.20

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