Pizza Conversation

Intro

1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.

• silly
• basement
• ya
• up to your eyeballs

• chit chat
• Dial
• pizza place
• specials

• good deal

2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.

* This is a special lesson *
Hi Friends!
We are going to try something new on Fridays. Instead of a TV lesson, we are going to offer a series of lessons on practical and fun elements of living in English speaking countries.
Our first lesson is on how to order a pizza delivery on the phone. It may seem sort of silly to those of you that have done this many times, but I know that when I lived in France it was one of the most difficult things I ever had to do.
Here is a list of instructions on how to order a pizza delivery on the phone:
1. Dial the number of the pizza place. Make sure that you know before you call that the pizza place has a delivery service.
2. When the person answers the phone at the pizza place, tell him or her that you would like to order a pizza.
3. The person on the phone will ask you for your name and the phone number and address of the place where you want the pizza delivered. Be sure to have this information ready for them.
4. Let the person on the phone know if there are any special directions you need to give the delivery person.
5. Now the person on the phone should ask you what kind of pizza you want. Before you make your order, you should know about any specials the pizza place may be offering, so that you can get a good deal.
6. Place your order.
7. The person on the phone will tell you the total amount due when the delivery person arrives, and how long you will have to wait until your pizza arrives.
8. Say thank you and goodbye!
I hope these directions help you the next time you want to order a pizza in the United States. When the pizza delivery person arrives with the pizza, it is common to give him or her a tip, usually two or three dollars is fine!
Now you can listen to me do it!!!

Dialog

1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Tanis

Pizza

Pizza Place: Thank you for choosing Domino’s. This is Billy, how may I help you?

Tanis:  Hi! I’d like to order a pizza please.

Pizza Place: Okay. And can I get your phone number please?

Tanis:  Sure. It’s 503-827-8021.

Pizza Place: And your name?

Tanis:  Tanis.

Pizza Place: And your address?

Tanis:  It’s 1120 NW 14th Street, and we’re in the basement.

Pizza Place: And is there a certain apartment number or something like that?

Tanis:  No. It’s an office. We’re just downstairs. When you come in just go down the stairs. It’s, it’s really easy.

Pizza Place: What can I get for ya?

Tanis:  Um, I think that we’d like just one large pizza. Um half pineapple and cheese, and then half pepparoni. Can you guys do that?

Pizza Place: Sure can! Anything else I can do for you?

Tanis:  Yeah. Do you have any specials right now?

Pizza Place: Um, unfortunately none with just a single pizza. Right now our specials are
the two medium, two topping pizzas, um, for $14.95… and the two large, two topping pizzas
for $17.95.

Tanis:  Oh you know what? Let’s do the two mediums. Okay?

Pizza Place: Okay. So do you want one like, pineapple and one pepparoni?

Tanis:  You got it! Are you guys busy today?

Pizza Place: Uh, we will be. I got a very large order coming up so…

Tanis:  (Laughs) Oh my gosh! Well good luck!

Pizza:  There we go. $14.95, and we’ll see you in about thirty-five minutes.

Tanis:  Thanks a lot!

Pizza Place: Thanks for choosing Domino’s.

Tanis:  Alright. Bye.

 

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