A1 · Weather and Everyday Help
Cold Weather
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Cold Weather" is an A1-level English conversation about weather and everyday help, 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
It's much colder than yesterday!
- Line 2Emma 0:02
Yes, my hands are freezing outside.
- Line 3Tom 0:05
Did you bring your thick coat?
- Line 4Emma 0:07
I did, but I forgot my gloves.
- Line 5Tom 0:10
I have an extra pair in my bag.
- Line 6Emma 0:12
Really? That helps me so much.
- Line 7Tom 0:16
Here, keep them until tonight.
- Line 8Emma 0:18
Thanks. You're always prepared.
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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.
- yesterday /ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ/ adverb
on the day before today
- hands /hændz/ noun
the body parts at the ends of the arms
- freezing /ˈfrizɪŋ/ adjective
extremely cold
- bring /brɪŋ/ verb
to take or carry someone or something to a place
- coat /koʊt/ noun
an outer piece of clothing worn for warmth
- extra /ˈɛkstrə/ adjective
additional; more than usual
- pair /pɛr/ noun; verb
two things used together; to put two things together
- helps /hɛlps/ verb
makes it easier for someone to do something
- keep /kip/ verb
to continue to have, hold, or do something
- tonight /təˈnaɪt/ adverb
on this night
- always /ˈɔlweɪz/ adverb
at all times; on all occasions; constantly
- prepared /prɪˈperd/ adjective
ready for something