Checking Where to Get Off
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Checking Where to Get Off" is an A1-level English conversation about travel and directions, 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
Does this bus stop at Pine Street?
- Line 2Tom 0:02
Yes, Pine Street is the next stop.
- Line 3Emma 0:05
Should I press the stop button now?
- Line 4Tom 0:08
Yes, press it before the traffic light.
- Line 5Emma 0:11
Thanks. I don't know this route well.
- Line 6Tom 0:14
No problem. I'll remind you again.
- Line 7Emma 0:16
I see the street sign now.
- Line 8Tom 0:18
Great, this is your stop here.
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.
- bus /bʌs/ noun
a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers by road
- stop /stɑp/ verb
to end movement or activity
- next /nɛkst/ adjective
coming immediately after the present one
- traffic /ˈtræfɪk/ noun
vehicles moving on roads
- light /laɪt/ noun
brightness that makes it possible to see
- know /noʊ/ verb
to have information, understanding, or familiarity
- route /rut/ noun/verb
a path or way; to send along a path
- problem /ˈprɑbləm/ noun
something difficult that needs to be solved
- remind /rɪˈmaɪnd/ verb
to make someone remember
- see /si/ verb
to notice with the eyes or understand
- sign /saɪn/ noun/verb
a notice, symbol, or gesture; to write one's name
- great /ɡreɪt/ adjective
very good or important