A1 · Time and Plans
Canceling Tonight's Plans
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Canceling Tonight's Plans" is an A1-level English conversation about time and plans, 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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- Line 1Tom 0:00
Are we still going to the park tonight?
- Line 2Emma 0:02
I need to cancel. I'm very tired.
- Line 3Tom 0:05
That's okay. Do you want to rest at home?
- Line 4Emma 0:08
Yes, I want an early night.
- Line 5Tom 0:11
We can go tomorrow after dinner.
- Line 6Emma 0:13
Tomorrow sounds much better.
- Line 7Tom 0:16
Then I'll message you tomorrow afternoon.
- Line 8Emma 0:18
Thanks for understanding, Tom.
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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.
- still /stɪl/ adverb
continuing up to now
- tonight /təˈnaɪt/ adverb
on this night
- need /nid/ verb
to require something
- cancel /ˈkænsəl/ verb
to decide that an organized event or order will not take place
- want /wɑnt/ verb
to wish for or need something
- rest /rɛst/ noun/verb
relaxation; to relax
- early /ˈɝli/ adjective
happening before the usual or expected time
- night /naɪt/ noun
the dark part of the day
- dinner /ˈdɪnɚ/ noun
the main meal of the day
- sounds /saʊndz/ plural noun; verb
things heard; seems or makes noise
- better /ˈbɛtər/ adjective
more excellent or desirable than another
- message /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/ noun/verb
a written or spoken communication