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A1 · Travel and Directions

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.

  1. Tom 0:00

    Hi, I have a reservation.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:02

    What's your name, please?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:04

    My name is Tom Smith.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:06

    Yes, I have it here.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:08

    Which room am I in?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:09

    Your room number is three-oh-five. Here is your key.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:13

    Thank you very much.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:15

    The elevator is on your left.

    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.

  • 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