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A1 · Leisure and Social Life

Asking Someone to Take a Photo

CEFR level:
A1
Sentences:
8
Duration:
1 min
Speakers:
Tom & Emma

"Asking Someone to Take a Photo" is an A1-level English conversation about leisure and social life, 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

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  1. Tom 0:00

    Excuse me, would you mind taking a photo for me, please?

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    I'd be happy to! Just tell me where you want to stand.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:08

    Right in front of this fountain, with the museum behind me.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:11

    Got it. Step back two steps so the whole building fits in.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:16

    How does this look? Is the lighting good?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:19

    The light is great. Ready? One, two, three, smile!

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:25

    Thank you so much! Let me check how it turned out.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:28

    The colors look bright and sharp. Hope you like it!

    Line 8

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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.

  • mind /maɪnd/ noun/verb

    the part that thinks, or to care about

  • taking /ˈteɪkɪŋ/ noun/verb

    the act of getting, carrying, or using something

  • tell /tɛl/ verb

    to say, inform, or know from signs

  • want /wɑnt/ verb

    to wish for or need something

  • museum /mjuˈziəm/ noun

    a place where important objects are displayed

  • step /stɛp/ noun

    one action in a process or one movement of the foot

  • steps /stɛps/ plural noun

    actions in a process or movements of the feet

  • whole /hoʊl/ adjective

    complete; all of something

  • fits /fɪts/ verb

    is the right size or shape

  • look /lʊk/ verb

    to direct your eyes at something or seem a certain way

  • good /ɡʊd/ adjective

    of high quality or pleasant

  • like /laɪk/ verb

    to enjoy or approve of someone or something

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