Café Order: Count and Pay

Read/Listen first

This is the café. I am Mia. I have two coffees and a sandwich. Can you say the price, please? This is my cash. That is the receipt. Write the total, please. I pay now. It is ten. I sit at this table. Thank you. This order is simple today. This is simple and clear for today. This is simple and clear for today.

⚡ Learning goals

• I can count items in a café.
• I can ask the price politely.
• I can confirm the total quickly.

✨ Grammar Points — 4 Structures

1️⃣ a/an (singular nouns)
Rule: Use a before consonant sounds; an before vowel sounds.
Examples: a hat; an apple; an egg
Practice prompt: I have __ umbrella and __ ticket.
✅ an / a
Mini-quiz: Choose: __ email, __ city, __ hour.
✅ an, a, an
Common pitfall + fix: Choose by sound, not letter (an hour).

2️⃣ be (am/are/is)
Rule: Use am/are/is to give simple facts.
Examples: I am Ana; You are Tom; This is my email.
Practice prompt: __ this your city? — Yes, it __.
✅ Is / is
Mini-quiz: Choose: I __ Ethan; You __ in Paris; It __ Monday.
✅ am / are / is
Common pitfall + fix: Use is with this/it.

3️⃣ this/that
Rule: Use this for near; that for far.
Examples: This is my ID; That is the desk; Is this your email?
Practice prompt: __ is my name; __ is the form.
✅ This / That
Mini-quiz: Choose: __ is my phone; __ is your seat.
✅ This / That
Common pitfall + fix: Keep sentences short and clear.

4️⃣ Imperatives basic / can (requests)
Rule: Use short imperatives or polite can to ask.
Examples: Repeat, please; Spell your name; Can you write it?
Practice prompt: __ you repeat that, please?
✅ Can
Mini-quiz: Choose: __ your email, please; __ the form.
✅ Spell / Write
Common pitfall + fix: Keep one idea per sentence.

✍️ Vocabulary (6 entries)

 coffee

Meaning: Simple coffee meaning for daily use.
Synonyms: basic, common, simple
Chunk/Idiom: have a coffee
Example: I have a coffee.
Morphology: noun
Self-practice: Say and write the word coffee three times.

 sandwich

Meaning: Simple sandwich meaning for daily use.
Synonyms: basic, common, simple
Chunk/Idiom: have a sandwich
Example: I have a sandwich.
Morphology: noun
Self-practice: Say and write the word sandwich three times.

 price

Meaning: Simple price meaning for daily use.
Synonyms: basic, common, simple
Chunk/Idiom: write the price
Example: Please write the price.
Morphology: noun
Self-practice: Say and write the word price three times.

 cash

Meaning: Simple cash meaning for daily use.
Synonyms: basic, common, simple
Chunk/Idiom: write the cash
Example: Please write the cash.
Morphology: noun
Self-practice: Say and write the word cash three times.

 receipt

Meaning: Simple receipt meaning for daily use.
Synonyms: basic, common, simple
Chunk/Idiom: this receipt
Example: This is my receipt.
Morphology: noun
Self-practice: Say and write the word receipt three times.

 table

Meaning: Simple table meaning for daily use.
Synonyms: basic, common, simple
Chunk/Idiom: this table
Example: This is my table.
Morphology: noun
Self-practice: Say and write the word table three times.

☁️ Examples (+ audio)

• 🔊 Play Please say the total price.
• 🔊 Play Can you write the receipt, please?
• 🔊 Play This is my table.
• 🔊 Play I have two coffees.

✏️ Exercises

1️⃣ Grammar

1. Choose the best option: “___ this your email?”
   1) Are 2) Is 3) Am
   ✔︎ Answer: 2) Is — Use “is” with “this/it”.
2. Choose the best article: “I have ___ umbrella.”
   1) a 2) an 3) the
   ✔︎ Answer: 2) an — Use “an” before vowel sounds.
3. Fill with the best answer: “___ you repeat that, please?”
   → Solution: Can — Simple polite request at A1.
4. Fill with the best answer: “This ___ my city.”
   → Solution: is — Use “is” with “this/it”.

2️⃣ Vocabulary & Comprehension

1. Which word means “say letters one by one”?
   1) write 2) spell 3) speak
   ✔︎ Answer: 2) spell — It means say each letter.
2. Which word is a place where you live?
   1) email 2) name 3) city
   ✔︎ Answer: 3) city — It means your town or place.
3. Fill with the best answer: “My ___ is Ana.”
   → Solution: name — A very basic fact about you.
4. Fill with the best answer: “This is my ___ address.”
   → Solution: email — A contact detail for messages.

⚙️ Integrated content

Mini-dialogue
Server: Two coffees and one sandwich.
Mia: Can you say the price, please?
Server: It is ten. This is your receipt.

Why this matters
Numbers help with orders. Short sentences make payment fast.

Verb & Adjective Pack
• count the items
• say the price
• write the total
• this is my table

Try & compare — guided production
Name items and number. Model: Two coffees, one sandwich.
Ask price. Model: Can you say the price?
Confirm total. Model: It is ten.