A1 · Shopping and Payment
Asking for a Shopping Bag
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Asking for a Shopping Bag" is an A1-level English conversation about shopping and payment, 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
Could I have a shopping bag, please?
- Line 2Tom 0:02
Of course. Paper bag or cloth bag?
- Line 3Emma 0:05
Which one is stronger for bottles?
- Line 4Tom 0:08
Cloth bag is stronger and reusable.
- Line 5Emma 0:11
Great, I'll take one cloth bag.
- Line 6Tom 0:14
It costs one extra dollar.
- Line 7Emma 0:16
That's fine. Please add it.
- Line 8Tom 0:19
Done. I'll pack your items carefully.
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.
- course /kɔrs/ noun
a series of lessons in a subject
- paper /ˈpeɪpər/ noun; adjective
thin material for writing or printing; made of paper
- stronger /ˈstrɔŋər/ adjective
more strong
- great /ɡreɪt/ adjective
very good or important
- costs /kɔsts/ noun
plural of cost; amounts paid
- extra /ˈɛkstrə/ adjective
additional; more than usual
- dollar /ˈdɑlər/ noun
a unit of currency used in several countries
- fine /ˈfaɪn/ adjective or noun
satisfactory or a money penalty
- add /æd/ verb
to put together with something else to increase size or quantity
- pack /pæk/ verb; noun
to put things into a container; a group or package
- items /ˈaɪtəmz/ noun
things in a list, group, or set
- carefully /ˈkɛrfəli/ adverb
with great attention and care