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Cafe Role-Play: A1 Information-Gap Speaking Activity
An A1 pair role-play with a real information gap: the waiter knows what is sold out, so the customer must ask, adapt and order politely.
Published Oct 2, 2026Updated Oct 5, 2026
- Level
- A1
- Duration
- 20 min
- Skills
- Grammar, Vocabulary, Speaking
- Topic
- Everyday Life
- Age
- adults
- Format
- classroom
Learning objectives
- Order food and drink politely with would like / Can I have
- Ask the price and handle an item being unavailable
- Use food vocabulary in a realistic exchange
What you need
- One Waiter card and one Customer card per pair
- The shared menu (below)
- Pens
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