A1 · Health
Feeling Sick Today
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Feeling Sick Today" is an A1-level English conversation about health, 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
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- Line 1Emma 0:00
Tom, I really don't feel well today.
- Line 2Tom 0:03
Oh no, what's the matter? You look pale.
- Line 3Emma 0:06
I have a bad headache and feel so tired.
- Line 4Tom 0:10
Did you take any medicine this morning?
- Line 5Emma 0:12
Not yet. I just want to sit down and rest.
- Line 6Tom 0:16
Here, take my chair. I'll get you some warm water.
- Line 7Emma 0:20
Thank you so much. That's very kind of you.
- Line 8Tom 0:23
You should ask the manager to go home early.
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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.
- feel /ˈfil/ verb
experience an emotion or physical sensation
- matter /ˈmætər/ noun
a subject, problem, or physical substance
- look /lʊk/ verb
to direct your eyes at something or seem a certain way
- bad /bæd/ adjective
of poor quality or low standard; unpleasant
- tired /ˈtaɪərd/ adjective
needing rest or sleep
- yet /jɛt/ adverb
up to the present time or by a specified time
- want /wɑnt/ verb
to wish for or need something
- rest /rɛst/ noun/verb
relaxation; to relax
- kind /kaɪnd/ adjective
friendly, generous, and considerate
- ask /æsk/ verb
to pose a question or request information
- manager /ˈmænɪdʒər/ noun
a person who controls work or staff
- early /ˈɝli/ adjective
happening before the usual or expected time