Conversation: Ordering at a Fast Food Restaurant

Order a meal at the counter. Useful language: I would like…, I’ll have…, Can I have extra…?, and what combo and upsize mean.

How to practise

1. Listen once without reading.
2. Listen again and read along.
3. Pause after each line and repeat it out loud.

Transcript

• Hi, welcome to McDonald’s, can I take your order?
• Yes, I would like a burger and fries.
• What kind of burger?
• I’m not sure, what do you have?
• Have a look at the menu overhead.
• I see, yes, I’ll have a Big Mac.
• Do you want a combo meal?
• It comes with fries and drink.
• Yes, I’ll have the combo.
• But can I have extra pickles on my Big Mac?
• Sure, what would you like to drink?
• I’ll have a Coke.
• Okay, so that’s a Big Mac combo, extra pickles on the Big Mac and Coke to drink?
• Yes.
• Would you like to upsize your fries and drink?
• What is upsize?
• For an extra 50 cents, you can upsize your fries and drink from regular to large.
• Sure, that sounds good.
• Okay, that would be $8.70.
• Sure, can I also have extra ice in my Coke?
• Yes, I can do that.
• Here’s your change.
• Would you like to donate your change to our hospital fund?
• No, thank you, maybe next time.
• Okay, I’ll be right back with the rest of the order.