A1 · Study and Work
Asking for the Textbook Page
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Asking for the Textbook Page" is an A1-level English conversation about study and work, 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
Which page are we reading today?
- Line 2Tom 0:02
We start from page forty-two.
- Line 3Emma 0:04
Is it the story about travel?
- Line 4Tom 0:07
Yes, and the exercises follow it.
- Line 5Emma 0:10
I opened page forty-five by mistake.
- Line 6Tom 0:13
No problem. Go back three pages.
- Line 7Emma 0:16
Got it. I'm on the right page now.
- Line 8Tom 0:19
Great, we can start reading together.
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.
- page /peɪdʒ/ noun; verb
one side of a sheet or a screen of information; to call someone
- reading /ˈridɪŋ/ noun; verb
the act of reading; interpreting written words
- start /stɑrt/ verb; noun
to begin; the beginning
- story /ˈstɔri/ noun
an account of real or imagined events
- travel /ˈtrævəl/ verb
to go from one place to another
- follow /ˈfɑloʊ/ verb
to go after or act according to something
- opened /ˈoʊpənd/ verb
made something open or became open.
- mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ noun/verb
an error, or to identify incorrectly
- problem /ˈprɑbləm/ noun
something difficult that needs to be solved
- right /raɪt/ adjective/adverb/noun
correct; on the right side; a legal claim
- great /ɡreɪt/ adjective
very good or important
- together /təˈɡɛðər/ adverb
with each other or in one group