English speaking lesson · Food & Drink
Coffee shop order
You're at a neighborhood café counter. A friendly barista is taking your order. You practise it as a real conversation, at whichever of the four levels fits you — the room and the steps stay the same, only the words get harder.
A busy neighborhood café · you talk to the barista
Free plan: 10 messages a day. No card needed.
What you have to do
Order a drink, add a snack, check your order, and pay. You finish the lesson by getting there in conversation — not by answering questions about it. Nothing is corrected while you talk; the corrections are collected and handed to you at the end.
How it opens
Morning! Welcome in. What can I get for you today?
Spoken aloud by the tutor playing the barista.
The 5 steps that finish it
A step clears when you say the thing that clears it. The steps are identical at all four levels — only the example line fades, and at Natural there is none at all.
- 01
Order a drink
Say hi and order one drink.
“Hi! Can I get a hot coffee, please?”
- 02
Say how you like it
Say what size you want, and how you like it.
“A small, please — with milk, no sugar.”
- 03
Add a snack
Ask for a snack if you'd like one — or say no thanks.
“Can I get a cake too, please?”
- 04
Check the order
Check your order is right, and ask how much it costs.
“That's everything, thanks. How much is it?”
- 05
Pay and finish
Say how you'd like to pay, and finish politely.
“By card, please!”
The words, at all four levels
The same room and the same steps, four vocabularies. These are the words the lesson listens for and scores you on — with what each one means and how it sounds when you are talking to the barista.
Starter
A1 – A2Simple, everyday words with a full hint on every step.
- coffee
- a hot drink made from roasted beans
- “Can I have a coffee, please?”
- hot
- having a high temperature
- “A hot coffee, please.”
- please
- a polite word when you ask for something
- “A coffee, please.”
- small
- not big — the little size
- “A small, please.”
- milk
- the white liquid you add to coffee
- “With milk, please.”
- sugar
- sweet white grains you add to drinks
- “No sugar, thanks.”
- cake
- a sweet baked snack
- “Can I get a cake too?”
- much
- used to ask the price — 'how much'
- “How much is it?”
- thanks
- a short way to say thank you
- “That's everything, thanks.”
- card
- a bank card you pay with
- “By card, please.”
Conversational
A2 – B1Common words at a natural pace, with hints to lean on.
- latte
- a coffee with lots of steamed milk
- “I'll have a latte, please.”
- regular
- the normal or standard size
- “A regular, please.”
- recommend
- to suggest something good
- “What would you recommend?”
- oat
- a plant milk made from oats
- “With oat milk, please.”
- medium
- the middle size
- “A medium, please.”
- pastry
- a sweet baked snack like a croissant
- “Could I add a pastry?”
- everything
- all of it — 'is that everything?'
- “That's everything, thanks.”
- total
- the full amount to pay
- “What's the total?”
- cheers
- informal thanks
- “Cheers for that!”
- contactless
- tapping a card to pay without a PIN
- “Contactless, please.”
Confident
B1 – B2Richer, more specific words, with only light hints.
- macchiato
- a shot of espresso with a dash of milk
- “I'll have a macchiato, please.”
- usual
- the thing you always order
- “I'll have my usual.”
- decaf
- coffee with the caffeine removed
- “Make it a decaf, please.”
- extra
- an added amount of something
- “Can I get an extra shot?”
- swap
- to exchange one thing for another
- “Could I swap the milk for oat?”
- croissant
- a flaky buttery pastry
- “And a croissant, please.”
- grab
- to get something quickly (informal)
- “I'll grab a croissant too.”
- altogether
- in total — 'how much altogether'
- “How much altogether?”
- receipt
- the printed proof of payment
- “Could I get the receipt?”
- card
- a bank card you pay with
- “Card's fine, thanks.”
Natural
B2 – C1Advanced, idiomatic words — no hints at all.
- usual
- the thing you always order
- “My usual, cheers.”
- tweak
- to change something a little
- “Let me tweak it a bit.”
- cortado
- espresso cut with a little warm milk
- “I'll go for a cortado.”
- shot
- a single measure of espresso
- “With an extra shot.”
- skip
- to leave something out
- “I'll skip the sugar.”
- tempting
- something you'd really like to have
- “Those look tempting.”
- indulge
- to allow yourself a small treat
- “Go on then, I'll indulge.”
- damage
- the cost — 'what's the damage?' (informal)
- “What's the damage?”
- tap
- to pay by touching your card
- “I'll just tap.”
- sorted
- dealt with and settled
- “Great, we're sorted.”
More Food & Drink lessons
- At the bakery
- Food market stall
- Booking a table
- Order at a restaurant
- Dietary requirements
- Splitting the bill
- At the bar
- Ordering a takeaway
- Room service