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A1–B2 QUESTS

Ordering food in English

A clear order starts with a few useful words. Read a café exchange, notice how to check a detail, then try the conversation yourself.

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A candlelit table in an illustrated village café, with flowers and warm green lamps.
ENGLISH YOU CAN PUT INTO PRACTICEAt the café
What you will practise

Ask for food and a drink, repair a detail and confirm your order.

01 · A SHORT EXCHANGE

Notice what each reply does.

Read these selected lines from the A2 A café order with Momo quest. The exchange is authored practice; choose your own replies when you enter the mission.

Momo

I would like a tea and a cheese roll, please. Let’s eat here.

Server

Hello! What would you like?

Your model reply

Could I have a tea and a cheese roll, please?

Server

That’s a coffee and a cheese roll for you.

Your model reply

Sorry, I asked for tea, not coffee.

Server

Tea and a cheese roll: six dollars. Are you eating here or taking it away?

Your model reply

Tea and a cheese roll for six dollars, to eat here, please.

The full quest includes further choices and feedback. Prices, schedules and reservation details belong to fictional practice scenes.

02 · KEEP THESE HANDY

Useful phrases for this situation.

Say a phrase aloud, then think about the detail you would change in your own conversation.

  • A2 MODELCould I have a tea and a cheese roll, please?

    Make a polite café request.

  • A2 MODELSorry, I asked for tea, not coffee.

    Repair one incorrect detail without changing the whole order.

  • A2 MODELTo eat here, please.

    Say where you want to have your food.

  • B1 MODELCould I have a hot tea and a slice of lemon cake, please?

    Specify a drink, a portion and an item politely.

  • B1 MODELCould you check the total, please?

    Query a possible billing error without making an accusation.

Check one detail at a timeA polite correction can be short. Say which detail you want to change, then confirm the order again.

03 · YOUR TURN

Check the meaning, then try again.

Choose an answer and check the explanation. You can open the answer key at any time.

1. You asked for tea, but the server repeats “coffee”. Which reply repairs only the drink?

A2 practice

See the answer and why

The answer is “Sorry, I asked for tea, not coffee.” “I asked for…, not…” names the intended item and the mix-up. It lets you correct one detail politely.

2. The menu items total six fifty, but you hear seven fifty. Which reply checks the error while keeping the order?

B1 practice

See the answer and why

The answer is “Could you check the total, please? I make it six fifty.” A polite check plus your calculated total focuses on the possible error. You do not need to change an order that already fits the budget.

04 · CHOOSE YOUR NEXT STEP

Choose your next useful challenge.

A1–B2 are editorial practice targets, and each version has its own scene details. Choose a comfortable challenge; these activities do not certify proficiency.

A1

Begin with short phrases

Order Momo’s drink and roll, then check the drink, price and place.

I’d like a tea, please.

Try the A1 quest
A2

Say what you would like

Order a drink and a snack for Momo, repair a mix-up, and confirm the plan.

Could I have a tea and a cheese roll, please?

Try the A2 quest
B1

Clarify the detail

Place Momo’s order within a seven-dollar budget, query a price error, and confirm that you will eat here.

Could I have a hot tea and a slice of lemon cake, please?

Try the B1 quest
B2

Weigh details and trade-offs

Adapt a vegetarian takeaway order to a time limit, then check the revised total.

Could we replace the soup with tomato salad and keep the cheese sandwich?

Try the B2 quest

Put the words into your adventure.

Make choices, try a sentence and follow the feedback in the A café order with Momo quest. Start as a guest, or use your optional account for cloud saves.

Or open your adventure map Explore the 2D village →