A1 · Time and Plans
Confirming the Event Date
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Confirming the Event Date" is an A1-level English conversation about time and plans, 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
Is our school event on Friday?
- Line 2Tom 0:02
Let me check the notice.
- Line 3Emma 0:04
I wrote Saturday in my notebook.
- Line 4Tom 0:06
The notice says Friday, May twelfth.
- Line 5Emma 0:09
Thanks for checking that quickly.
- Line 6Tom 0:11
No problem. The start time is six.
- Line 7Emma 0:14
I'll update my calendar now.
- Line 8Tom 0:16
Good. Now we won't miss it.
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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.
- event /ɪˈvɛnt/ noun
an organized occasion or occurrence
- notice /ˈnoʊtəs/ verb
to become aware of something.
- says /sɛz/ verb
speaks or states
- checking /ˈtʃɛkɪŋ/ verb
present participle of check; examining or verifying
- quickly /ˈkwɪkli/ adverb
fast or soon
- problem /ˈprɑbləm/ noun
something difficult that needs to be solved
- start /stɑrt/ verb; noun
to begin; the beginning
- time /taɪm/ noun
what clocks measure; a point or period
- update /ˈʌpˌdeɪt/ (noun); /ˌʌpˈdeɪt/ (verb) noun; verb
to make current; new information
- calendar /ˈkæləndɚ/ noun
a chart or system showing the days, weeks, and months of a particular year
- good /ɡʊd/ adjective
of high quality or pleasant
- miss /mɪs/ verb/noun
to fail to hit, catch, attend, or notice