A1 · Weather and Everyday Help
A Hot Day
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"A Hot Day" is an A1-level English conversation about weather and everyday help, 8 lines long (about 1 minute) between Emma & Tom. 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.
- Line 1Emma 0:00
Whew! The sun is blazing today, it must be over thirty degrees.
- Line 2Tom 0:05
It feels even hotter with this humidity! Are you holding up okay?
- Line 3Emma 0:09
I'm sweating so much. Do you have any cold water on you?
- Line 4Tom 0:13
Yes, here is my water bottle. Take a big sip.
- Line 5Emma 0:17
Ah, that feels so refreshing! I really need to cool down.
- Line 6Tom 0:22
Let's step inside that air-conditioned bookstore over there.
- Line 7Emma 0:25
Great idea, air conditioning sounds wonderful right now.
- Line 8Tom 0:30
Let's go quickly and stay in the shade.
Native audio, line-by-line recording and pronunciation scoring for this dialogue are in the EngTalk app.
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.
- feels /ˈfilz/ verb
experiences a sensation or seems to the touch
- even /ˈivən/ adverb
used to emphasize something surprising
- humidity /hjuˈmɪdəti/ noun
the amount of water vapor in the air
- bottle /ˈbɑtəl/ noun
a container with a narrow neck, used for storing liquids
- need /nid/ verb
to require something
- step /stɛp/ noun
one action in a process or one movement of the foot
- great /ɡreɪt/ adjective
very good or important
- idea /aɪˈdiə/ noun
a thought, plan, or suggestion
- sounds /saʊndz/ plural noun; verb
things heard; seems or makes noise
- right /raɪt/ adjective/adverb/noun
correct; on the right side; a legal claim
- quickly /ˈkwɪkli/ adverb
fast or soon
- stay /steɪ/ verb; noun
to remain in a place or condition; a visit or period of remaining