A1 · Weather and Everyday Help
A Rainy Morning
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"A Rainy Morning" 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
It started raining hard this morning.
- Line 2Tom 0:02
I heard it on my window too.
- Line 3Emma 0:04
Roads may be slow before work.
- Line 4Tom 0:07
Then we should leave ten minutes earlier.
- Line 5Emma 0:09
Good idea. I'll wear waterproof shoes.
- Line 6Tom 0:13
I'll check bus times on my phone.
- Line 7Emma 0:15
Please tell me if any line is late.
- Line 8Tom 0:18
Sure. We'll choose the fastest route.
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.
- started /ˈstɑrtɪd/ past verb; adjective
began or was begun
- hard /hɑrd/ adjective; adverb
difficult, firm, or requiring effort
- window /ˈwɪndoʊ/ noun
an opening in a wall or vehicle with glass
- slow /sloʊ/ adjective/verb
not fast; to make or become less fast
- work /wɝk/ noun
a job, task, or effort
- leave /liv/ verb
to go away from a place or person
- earlier /ˈɝliɚ/ comparative adjective
more early; before the present or stated time
- good /ɡʊd/ adjective
of high quality or pleasant
- times /taɪmz/ noun
occasions, periods, or clock readings
- late /leɪt/ adjective
after the expected or usual time
- choose /tʃuz/ verb
to pick or decide on one option from alternatives
- route /rut/ noun/verb
a path or way; to send along a path