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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.

  1. Tom 0:00

    Where are my keys?

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:01

    They're on the table.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:03

    Thanks. Where is my phone?

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:05

    It's on the bed.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:07

    Great. I need my bag too.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:09

    It's by the door.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:11

    Thanks. I'm ready now.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:13

    Let's go. We're 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.

  • 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