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A1 · Weather and Everyday Help

A Dead Phone Battery

CEFR level:
A1
Sentences:
8
Duration:
1 min
Speakers:
Tom & Emma

"A Dead Phone Battery" is an A1-level English conversation about weather and everyday help, 8 lines long (about 1 minute) between Tom & Emma. Read the full script below with the translation next to each line, then try speaking one of the roles out loud.

Dialogue script

Each entry shows the English sentence first, with the translation on the line below it. To practise speaking, cover the translation and repeat after the audio.

  1. Tom 0:00

    Emma, my phone battery just died. Could I use yours?

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:04

    Sure! Who do you need to call?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:06

    I need to call my mother. She's waiting for me.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:09

    Here you go, dial whenever you're ready.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:12

    Thanks! I'll only talk for two minutes.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:15

    Take your time. I also have a power bank if you need it.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:19

    A power bank would be amazing after the call!

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:22

    Here, plug it in right now.

    Line 8

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Key vocabulary

Content words from this dialogue, ranked by the CEFR level at which they appear across the whole 500-dialogue library. Function words and proper nouns are excluded.

  • phone /foʊn/ noun

    a device used to call or communicate

  • battery /ˈbætəri/ noun

    a device that produces electricity to power things

  • use /juz/ (verb); /jus/ (noun) verb, noun

    to do something with; the act of using

  • need /nid/ verb

    to require something

  • call /kɔl/ verb

    to give a telephone ring, or to speak in a loud voice to attract attention

  • waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ verb

    present participle of wait

  • talk /tɔk/ verb/noun

    to speak with someone; a conversation

  • minutes /ˈmɪnəts/ plural noun

    units of sixty seconds; meeting notes

  • time /taɪm/ noun

    what clocks measure; a point or period

  • power /ˈpaʊər/ noun

    strength, control, or energy

  • bank /bæŋk/ noun

    a financial establishment that invests money, pays out deposits, and lends funds

  • right /raɪt/ adjective/adverb/noun

    correct; on the right side; a legal claim

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