Checking In at a Hotel
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Checking In at a Hotel" is an A1-level English conversation about travel and directions, 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
Hi, I have a reservation.
- Line 2Emma 0:02
What's your name, please?
- Line 3Tom 0:04
My name is Tom Smith.
- Line 4Emma 0:06
Yes, I have it here.
- Line 5Tom 0:08
Which room am I in?
- Line 6Emma 0:09
Your room number is three-oh-five. Here is your key.
- Line 7Tom 0:13
Thank you very much.
- Line 8Emma 0:15
The elevator is on your left.
Native audio, line-by-line recording and pronunciation scoring for this dialogue are in the EngTalk app.
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.
- reservation /ˌrɛzɚˈveɪʃən/ noun
a booking or held place
- name /neɪm/ noun
a word used to identify a person or thing
- smith /smɪθ/ noun
a person who works metal; a common surname
- room /rum/ noun
a space inside a building; space available
- number /ˈnʌmbər/ noun
a word or symbol used for counting or measuring.
- key /ki/ noun
a small object used to open a lock; something important
- elevator /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/ noun
a platform or car that moves between floors
- left /lɛft/ adjective
on the side of the body where the heart is