A1 · Home and Daily Life
Getting Ready
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Getting Ready" is an A1-level English conversation about home and daily life, 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.
- Line 1Tom 0:00
Where are my keys?
- Line 2Emma 0:01
They're on the table.
- Line 3Tom 0:03
Thanks. Where is my phone?
- Line 4Emma 0:05
It's on the bed.
- Line 5Tom 0:07
Great. I need my bag too.
- Line 6Emma 0:09
It's by the door.
- Line 7Tom 0:11
Thanks. I'm ready now.
- Line 8Emma 0:13
Let's go. We're late.
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.
- keys /kiz/ noun
objects used to open locks or buttons on a keyboard
- table /ˈteɪbəl/ noun/verb
a piece of furniture with a flat top or an arranged set of data
- phone /foʊn/ noun
a device used to call or communicate
- bed /bɛd/ noun
a piece of furniture used for sleeping
- great /ɡreɪt/ adjective
very good or important
- need /nid/ verb
to require something
- bag /bæɡ/ noun
a flexible container with an opening at the top
- door /dɔr/ noun
a movable barrier at an entrance
- ready /ˈrɛdi/ adjective
prepared or available
- late /leɪt/ adjective
after the expected or usual time