A1 · Shopping and Payment
Finding the Right Size
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Finding the Right Size" is an A1-level English conversation about shopping and payment, 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
How does it fit?
- Line 2Tom 0:01
It's a little too big for me.
- Line 3Emma 0:03
Would you like to try a small?
- Line 4Tom 0:05
Yes, please. Do you have one in blue?
- Line 5Emma 0:08
Let me check. Yes, here is a small.
- Line 6Tom 0:12
Thanks. I'll try it on right now.
- Line 7Emma 0:14
How does this one feel?
- Line 8Tom 0:16
Perfect! It fits me very well.
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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.
- fit /fɪt/ verb
to be the right size or shape
- little /ˈlɪtəl/ adjective
small in size, amount, or degree
- big /bɪɡ/ adjective
of considerable size or extent; large
- like /laɪk/ verb
to enjoy or approve of someone or something
- try /traɪ/ verb
to attempt to do something
- small /smɔl/ adjective
not large in size or amount
- blue /blu/ adjective
of a color intermediate between green and violet
- check /tʃɛk/ verb
to examine something to make sure it is correct or safe
- right /raɪt/ adjective/adverb/noun
correct; on the right side; a legal claim
- feel /ˈfil/ verb
experience an emotion or physical sensation
- perfect /ˈpɝfɪkt/ adjective
having no faults; exactly right
- fits /fɪts/ verb
is the right size or shape