A1 · Weather and Everyday Help
Borrowing an Umbrella
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Borrowing an Umbrella" is an A1-level English conversation about weather and everyday help, 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
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 1Tom 0:00
Emma, may I borrow your umbrella?
- Line 2Emma 0:02
Yes. Mine is by the bookshelf.
- Line 3Tom 0:05
Thank you. I'll return it this evening.
- Line 4Emma 0:08
No rush. Just let it dry later.
- Line 5Tom 0:11
The rain looks very heavy now.
- Line 6Emma 0:13
Take the larger umbrella then.
- Line 7Tom 0:15
Great, this one covers my backpack too.
- Line 8Emma 0:18
Perfect. Stay safe on the way.
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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.
- return /rɪˈtɝn/ verb/noun
to go or give back; a comeback
- evening /ˈivnɪŋ/ noun
the later part of the day
- rush /rʌʃ/ verb
to move or do something very quickly
- dry /draɪ/ adjective
not wet or moist
- later /ˈleɪtər/ adverb
at a time in the future or after the time mentioned
- heavy /ˈhɛvi/ adjective
weighing a lot or great in amount
- larger /ˈlɑrdʒər/ adjective
bigger in size, amount, or degree
- great /ɡreɪt/ adjective
very good or important
- covers /ˈkʌvərz/ verb
third-person singular of cover; includes or protects
- stay /steɪ/ verb; noun
to remain in a place or condition; a visit or period of remaining
- safe /seɪf/ adjective
protected from danger or harm
- way /weɪ/ noun
a method, route, or manner of doing something