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A1 · Family and Friends

Getting Ready for a Friend's Birthday

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

"Getting Ready for a Friend's Birthday" is an A1-level English conversation about family and friends, 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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  1. Emma 0:00

    Tom, don't forget that Sarah's birthday party is tomorrow evening!

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:04

    Oh right! Have you picked out a gift for her yet?

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:07

    Not yet. I want something thoughtful, but not too expensive.

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:12

    She loves taking pictures. How about a pretty photo album?

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:16

    That's a great idea! She can print out all her travel memories.

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:21

    And we should pick up a colorful birthday card to sign.

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:24

    I have some cute stickers and gel pens at home.

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:27

    Perfect. Let's write our wishes inside together tonight!

    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.

  • tomorrow /təˈmɑroʊ/ adverb

    on the day after today

  • evening /ˈivnɪŋ/ noun

    the later part of the day

  • yet /jɛt/ adverb

    up to the present time or by a specified time

  • want /wɑnt/ verb

    to wish for or need something

  • expensive /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ adjective

    costing a lot of money

  • taking /ˈteɪkɪŋ/ noun/verb

    the act of getting, carrying, or using something

  • pictures /ˈpɪktʃɚz/ noun

    images, drawings, or photographs

  • travel /ˈtrævəl/ verb

    to go from one place to another

  • memories /ˈmɛməriz/ plural noun

    things remembered from the past

  • sign /saɪn/ noun/verb

    a notice, symbol, or gesture; to write one's name

  • write /raɪt/ verb

    to form words or symbols on a surface or compose text

  • tonight /təˈnaɪt/ adverb

    on this night

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