Conversation 4: F6 and F7

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Instructions given for the speakers

EATING OUT
STUDENT A
You are a customer in a cafe. You have a big appetite. The waiter/waitress comes to serve you. Order your food and drink.

STUDENT B
You are a waiter/waitress in a cafe. You are serving a customer. Take his/her order and answer any questions.

COVER AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
– The soup of the day and the other types of starter available
– Recommended main courses and desserts
– The types of drinks available
– The loudness of the background music
– Whether the meal was satisfactory
– Payment by credit card

Metadata

Title	Value
File format (in FUSE)	mp3
Discussion tags	cafe, customer, waitress
Recording added to FUSE (date)	24.06.2015
Recorder and sender id	1
Student assessor (university student, MA programme in English Studies) id	9
Student assessor (university student, MA programme in English Studies) id	10
Teacher id	1
Transcriber id	1

Teacher's assessment based on students' conversation in part III of the exam

CEFR = Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
(see e.g. Europass)
Teacher id = 1

F6
Skill areas in spoken English	CEFR	School grade
Interaction	B2.2	9
Fluency	B2.1	8,5
Pronunciation, intonation and stress	B2.2	9
Vocabulary and structures	B2.1	8,5
Grammar	B2.1	8
Average value	B2.2	9

F7
Skill areas in spoken English	CEFR	School grade
Interaction	B2.1	8
Fluency	B1.2	7,5
Pronunciation, intonation and stress	B1.2	7
Vocabulary and structures	B1.2	7,5
Grammar	B1.2	7
Average value	B1.2	7

Students' assessments based on this conversation in part III of the exam

CEFR = Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
(see e.g. Europass)
Student id = 9

F7
Skill areas in spoken English	CEFR
Interaction	B2
Fluency	B1
Pronunciation, intonation and stress	B1
Vocabulary and structures	B1
Grammar	B1
Average value	B1

Student id = 10

F6
Skill areas in spoken English	CEFR
Interaction	B1
Fluency	B1
Pronunciation, intonation and stress	B1
Vocabulary and structures	B1
Grammar	B2
Average value	B1

Link: a KWIC list and other statistical details of the conversation

Turns	Speakers and utterances
1	F6: Yeah
2	F7: Yeah
3	F6: Part three... Er waitress, waitress!
4	F7: Hello hello, er what do you need?
5	F6: Well I'd like you- I'd like you to tell me what can I eat for starters.
6	F7: Er for starters we have today's soup is mushroom soup but if you don't- don't like mushrooms you can also order some salad with some onions.
7	F6: Okay... so I'm a lactose intolerant, do they have lactose in them?
8	F7: Yeah
9	F6: Both?
10	F7: Er not in the salad, but in the soup yes.
11	F6: Okay then I guess I'll have to take the salad.
12	F7: Okay
13	F6: Yeah and then, //main//
14	F7: //What would// you like to drink?
15	F6: Drink, well can you recommend something? I haven't really been here, so.
16	F7: Well, we have some very nice red wines and meads but also water, sparkling or still.
17	F6: Mkay, well I'm not a friend of wine so I think I'll go with sparkling water.
18	F7: Okay, er do you want to order the main er courses? //course yes [inaudible]//
19	F6: //Yes// I would.
20	F7: Okay //what would you like to//
21	F6: //Well// do you have some meat?
22	F7: Yeah we do we have er beef or we have ehm... sorry er //[inaudible]//
23	F6: //Do you have any// veal?
24	F7: I- yeah I think we do have [inaudible] yeah.
25	F6: Okay. Then I'll take that!
26	F7: Okay erm //and//
27	F6: //and//
28	F7: potatoes or rice?
29	F6: Uuh tough one.
30	F7: Or both.
31	F6: [laugh]
32	F7: //That's- some people order that//.
33	F6: //Not- not- not both// but er what er if I take potatoes can I get mashed potatoes?
34	F7: Yeah sure.
35	F6: Yeah then I'll take mashed //potatoes//.
36	F7: //Okay// and how about dessert?
37	F6: Dessert, hmm... do you happen to have any sweet rolls?
38	F7: Yeah we actually do and we kno- th- this month we have something very special we have chocolate sweet rolls.
39	F6: Oh my God. They're so an- awsome, I'm gonna try that.
40	F7: Do you want some ice cream with that?
41	F6: Yeah!
42	F7: Ah! Of course, good... Okay so I'm going to tell to the kitchen what do you want.
43	F6: Great.
44	F7: Is there anyhing else?
45	F6: Yeah i- is that music a bit loud? I can't hear my own thoughts.
46	F7: Okay I'm going to check that- that bit- er little bit //more//
47	F6: //Okay// //yes//
48	F7: //not// so loud... So here is your starter.
49	F6: Thank you //so much//.
50	F7: //Or do you need anything// any mor- er more water or something?
51	F6: Er yes please.
52	F7: Okay still sparkling?
53	F6: Er yeah
54	F7: Okay
55	F6: Sparkling
56	F7: Here you go.
57	F6: Thank you.
58	F6: This food... magnificent.
59	F7: Ah good.
60	F6: I love it.
61	F7: Ah chef will like that [inaudible] help.
62	F6: [laugh] great. I love making people happy. Er can I pay with credit card?
63	F7: Yeah, you can.
64	F6: Okay great.
65	F7: I just n- need to get that machine from there, wait just a minute.
66	F6: Okay, thank you.
67	F7: Okay [inaudible]
68	F6: Er how much is that?
69	F7: It is ahm wait a minute... 37 and 50 cents.
70	F6: Okay that's pretty cheap.
71	F7: Yeah we are- the- we as you can see we don't have lots of customers //[inaudible]//
72	F6: //[laugh]//
73	F7: //[laugh]// put some prices low.
74	F6: Okay well, thank you so much and I think I'm gonna come here some other time //too//.
75	F7: //Oh// that would- you are welcome and er bring you friends with you.
76	F6: Yes I- I think I will.
77	F7: Okay //fine//
78	F6: //Thank you// bye!
79	F7: Bye.

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