EngTalk App Icon
EngTalk by OSofts

A1 · Time and Plans

Describing Your Daily Routine

CEFR level:
A1
Sentences:
8
Duration:
1 min
Speakers:
Tom & Emma

"Describing Your Daily Routine" is an A1-level English conversation about time and plans, 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

    What does your typical morning routine look like, Emma?

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:02

    I usually wake up at seven and do some morning stretches.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:06

    That sounds healthy! Do you make breakfast at home?

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:10

    Yes, I make toast and coffee around seven-thirty.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:14

    What time do you usually start work or studying?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:17

    I sit down at my desk promptly at nine o'clock.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:21

    That's almost identical to my daily schedule!

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:24

    It's good to keep a steady routine every day.

    Line 8

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.

  • routine /ruˈtin/ noun

    a regular way of doing things

  • usually /ˈjuʒuəli/ adverb

    in most cases; normally

  • stretches /ˈstrɛtʃɪz/ verb

    makes longer, wider, or more flexible

  • healthy /ˈhɛlθi/ adjective

    in good physical or mental condition

  • make /meɪk/ verb

    to create, produce, or cause

  • time /taɪm/ noun

    what clocks measure; a point or period

  • work /wɝk/ noun

    a job, task, or effort

  • identical /aɪˈdɛntɪkəl/ adjective

    exactly the same

  • daily /ˈdeɪli/ adjective

    happening every day

  • schedule /ˈskɛdʒul/ noun

    a plan of times for events or tasks

  • keep /kip/ verb

    to continue to have, hold, or do something

  • steady /ˈstɛdi/ adjective

    firm, stable, and not changing suddenly

More dialogues like this

← A1 English Dialogues Time and Plans All topics