A1 · Home and Daily Life
Closing the Windows
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Closing the Windows" is an A1-level English conversation about home and daily life, 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
The wind is getting strong outside.
- Line 2Tom 0:02
Should we close all the windows now?
- Line 3Emma 0:04
Yes, especially the kitchen one.
- Line 4Tom 0:07
This window is stuck a little.
- Line 5Emma 0:09
Push the top and pull gently.
- Line 6Tom 0:12
Got it. Now it closes well.
- Line 7Emma 0:15
Please lock them before we sleep.
- Line 8Tom 0:17
Done. The room feels warmer already.
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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.
- getting /ˈɡɛtɪŋ/ verb
receiving, obtaining, or becoming
- strong /strɔŋ/ adjective
having great power or force
- windows /ˈwɪndoʊz/ noun plural
openings with glass; also computer display areas
- especially /ɪˈspɛʃəli/ adverb
particularly; more than usual
- window /ˈwɪndoʊ/ noun
an opening in a wall or vehicle with glass
- stuck /stʌk/ adjective
unable to move or progress
- push /pʊʃ/ verb, noun
to press or move something away; an effort to advance
- pull /pʊl/ verb, noun
to draw something toward you; a drawing force
- closes /ˈkloʊzɪz/ verb
third-person singular of close; shuts
- sleep /slip/ noun/verb
rest with the eyes closed; to rest this way
- feels /ˈfilz/ verb
experiences a sensation or seems to the touch
- already /ɔlˈrɛdi/ adverb
before now or before a specific time in the past