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A1 · Home and Daily Life

Finding Things at Home

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

"Finding Things at Home" is an A1-level English conversation about home and daily life, 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.

  1. Emma 0:00

    Oh dear, have you seen my apartment keys anywhere?

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:03

    I haven't seen them yet. Did you check your handbag?

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:06

    Yes, I checked twice, but they're not inside.

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:10

    What about the dining table or the kitchen counter?

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:13

    I just looked there. Only my notebook is on the table.

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:17

    Wait, look over there! Are those keys hanging by the front door?

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:22

    Oh, you're right! I completely forgot I left them there.

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:26

    Glad we found them. Now we won't be late!

    Line 8

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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.

  • yet /jɛt/ adverb

    up to the present time or by a specified time

  • check /tʃɛk/ verb

    to examine something to make sure it is correct or safe

  • checked /tʃɛkt/ verb

    past tense of check; examined or verified

  • twice /twaɪs/ adverb

    two times

  • table /ˈteɪbəl/ noun/verb

    a piece of furniture with a flat top or an arranged set of data

  • kitchen /ˈkɪtʃən/ noun

    a room where food is prepared and cooked

  • looked /lʊkt/ verb

    past tense of look; directed the eyes or seemed

  • wait /weɪt/ verb

    to stay until something happens

  • look /lʊk/ verb

    to direct your eyes at something or seem a certain way

  • right /raɪt/ adjective/adverb/noun

    correct; on the right side; a legal claim

  • found /faʊnd/ verb

    discovered or located something

  • late /leɪt/ adjective

    after the expected or usual time

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