Fast Conversation

🇬🇧 English · C1

How to handle a dining problem in English

A scripted C1 conversation you can read, hear, and then practice in the app.

Waiter

Diner

1. 

   Waiter

   Is something wrong with the fish?
2. 

   Diner

   Yes, the fish is overcooked. I do not want a scene, but I also do not want to eat it.
3. 

   Waiter

   Would you like us to replace the fish, or take it off the bill?
4. 

   Diner

   A replacement is fine if the kitchen is not slammed. Otherwise, just take it off the bill.
5. 

   Waiter

   The kitchen can do a new fish in ten minutes. Would you like something while you wait?
6. 

   Diner

   Bread is enough while I wait. Thank you for handling it quietly.
7. 

   Diner

   Will the new fish come from the same kitchen?
8. 

   Waiter

   Yes, the new fish will come from the same kitchen. I would rather fix it than ask you to be polite about a bad plate.
9. 

   Diner

   Will you tell the kitchen I am not angry, only honest?
10. 

    Waiter

    Yes, I will tell the kitchen you are not angry, only honest.