A1 · Health
Booking a Dentist Appointment
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Booking a Dentist Appointment" is an A1-level English conversation about health, 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
I'd like to book a dentist appointment.
- Line 2Tom 0:02
Sure. Is this for cleaning or tooth pain?
- Line 3Emma 0:05
For tooth pain on the left side.
- Line 4Tom 0:08
We have openings on Tuesday and Thursday.
- Line 5Emma 0:11
Tuesday afternoon works better for me.
- Line 6Tom 0:14
Okay, how about three fifteen?
- Line 7Emma 0:17
That time is perfect. Thank you.
- Line 8Tom 0:20
You're booked. Please arrive ten minutes early.
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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.
- like /laɪk/ verb
to enjoy or approve of someone or something
- book /bʊk/ verb
to reserve accommodations or tickets
- pain /peɪn/ noun
physical hurt or emotional suffering
- side /saɪd/ noun
one edge, surface, or part of something
- openings /ˈoʊpənɪŋz/ noun
available positions, beginnings, or holes.
- works /wɝks/ verb
does a job or functions successfully
- better /ˈbɛtər/ adjective
more excellent or desirable than another
- time /taɪm/ noun
what clocks measure; a point or period
- booked /bʊkt/ adjective
reserved in advance; fully scheduled
- arrive /əˈraɪv/ verb
to reach a destination or place
- minutes /ˈmɪnəts/ plural noun
units of sixty seconds; meeting notes
- early /ˈɝli/ adjective
happening before the usual or expected time