A1 · Shopping and Payment
Buying a Hat
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Buying a Hat" is an A1-level English conversation about shopping and payment, 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'm looking for a hat for summer.
- Line 2Tom 0:02
Sure. Do you like this wide one?
- Line 3Emma 0:05
It looks nice, but maybe too big.
- Line 4Tom 0:08
Try this smaller style here.
- Line 5Emma 0:10
This fits better on my head.
- Line 6Tom 0:13
Great. It also blocks strong sun well.
- Line 7Emma 0:16
I'll take this one today.
- Line 8Tom 0:18
Excellent choice for hot days.
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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.
- looking /ˈlʊkɪŋ/ verb
present participle of look; watching or searching
- like /laɪk/ verb
to enjoy or approve of someone or something
- maybe /ˈmeɪbi/ adverb
perhaps; possibly
- smaller /ˈsmɔlər/ comparative adjective
less large
- style /staɪl/ noun
a particular way of doing or presenting something
- fits /fɪts/ verb
is the right size or shape
- better /ˈbɛtər/ adjective
more excellent or desirable than another
- great /ɡreɪt/ adjective
very good or important
- blocks /blɑks/ noun
solid pieces of material or city street sections
- strong /strɔŋ/ adjective
having great power or force
- choice /tʃɔɪs/ noun
an act of selecting or a possibility from which to choose
- days /deɪz/ noun
plural of day; periods of twenty-four hours