A1 · Study and Work
Asking About Break Time
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Asking About Break Time" is an A1-level English conversation about study and work, 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.
- Line 1Tom 0:00
When is our break this morning?
- Line 2Emma 0:01
Break starts at ten-thirty.
- Line 3Tom 0:04
How long is the break today?
- Line 4Emma 0:06
Fifteen minutes, same as usual.
- Line 5Tom 0:09
Can I get coffee during the break?
- Line 6Emma 0:11
Yes, just come back by ten-forty-five.
- Line 7Tom 0:14
Great, I'll set a quick timer.
- Line 8Emma 0:17
Nice. Then we stay on schedule.
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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.
- starts /stɑrts/ plural noun; verb
beginnings; begins
- long /lɔŋ/ adjective
having great length or lasting much time
- minutes /ˈmɪnəts/ plural noun
units of sixty seconds; meeting notes
- same /seɪm/ adjective
not different; identical
- come /kʌm/ verb
to move toward or arrive at a place
- back /bæk/ noun
the rear surface of the human body; the side opposite the front
- great /ɡreɪt/ adjective
very good or important
- set /sɛt/ verb
to put, fix, or arrange in place
- quick /kwɪk/ adjective
fast or taking little time
- timer /ˈtaɪmər/ noun
a device or function that measures time
- stay /steɪ/ verb; noun
to remain in a place or condition; a visit or period of remaining
- schedule /ˈskɛdʒul/ noun
a plan of times for events or tasks