A1 · Study and Work
Borrowing a Pen
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Borrowing a Pen" 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
Excuse me, Tom. Do you have an extra pen?
- Line 2Tom 0:03
Yes, I do. Blue or black?
- Line 3Emma 0:06
Blue is great. Mine just ran out of ink.
- Line 4Tom 0:09
Here you go. It writes very smoothly.
- Line 5Emma 0:12
Thanks a lot! I'll give it back after class.
- Line 6Tom 0:16
No rush at all. You can keep it for today.
- Line 7Emma 0:19
That's very kind of you.
- Line 8Tom 0:21
Glad I could help!
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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.
- extra /ˈɛkstrə/ adjective
additional; more than usual
- pen /pɛn/ noun
a tool used for writing with ink
- great /ɡreɪt/ adjective
very good or important
- smoothly /ˈsmuðli/ adverb
easily and without problems
- lot /lɑt/ noun
a large amount, group, or area of land
- give /ɡɪv/ verb
to hand, provide, or offer something
- back /bæk/ noun
the rear surface of the human body; the side opposite the front
- class /klæs/ noun
a period of learning or a group of students
- rush /rʌʃ/ verb
to move or do something very quickly
- keep /kip/ verb
to continue to have, hold, or do something
- kind /kaɪnd/ adjective
friendly, generous, and considerate
- help /hɛlp/ verb
to make it easier for someone to do something