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A1 · Shopping and Payment

Buying Shoes

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

"Buying Shoes" is an A1-level English conversation about shopping and payment, 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

    Hello! I'm looking for a pair of running shoes.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    Sure! What shoe size do you usually wear?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:06

    I usually wear a size nine or nine and a half.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:09

    Got it. These black running shoes are very popular and light.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:15

    They look sharp. May I try them on?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:18

    Of course! Here is a shoe horn, and there's a mirror right there.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:22

    Wow, they feel super comfortable on my feet.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:26

    Wonderful! Would you like to take this pair today?

    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.

  • looking /ˈlʊkɪŋ/ verb

    present participle of look; watching or searching

  • pair /pɛr/ noun; verb

    two things used together; to put two things together

  • usually /ˈjuʒuəli/ adverb

    in most cases; normally

  • half /hæf/ noun

    one of two equal parts

  • light /laɪt/ noun

    brightness that makes it possible to see

  • look /lʊk/ verb

    to direct your eyes at something or seem a certain way

  • try /traɪ/ verb

    to attempt to do something

  • course /kɔrs/ noun

    a series of lessons in a subject

  • right /raɪt/ adjective/adverb/noun

    correct; on the right side; a legal claim

  • feel /ˈfil/ verb

    experience an emotion or physical sensation

  • comfortable /ˈkʌmftəbəl/ adjective

    providing physical ease and relaxation

  • like /laɪk/ verb

    to enjoy or approve of someone or something

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