A1 · Family and Friends
Introducing a Friend
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Introducing a Friend" is an A1-level English conversation about family and friends, 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
Emma, this is my friend Sam.
- Line 2Emma 0:02
Hi Sam, nice to meet you.
- Line 3Tom 0:04
Sam is visiting from out of town.
- Line 4Emma 0:07
How long is he staying?
- Line 5Tom 0:09
Until Sunday, I think.
- Line 6Emma 0:11
Let's show him around the city.
- Line 7Tom 0:13
Great idea. Let's start with the café.
- Line 8Emma 0:16
Sounds good. Let's go.
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.
- friend /frɛnd/ noun
a person you know and like
- long /lɔŋ/ adjective
having great length or lasting much time
- staying /ˈsteɪɪŋ/ present participle; noun
remaining in a place or condition
- sunday /ˈsʌnˌdeɪ/ noun
the day of the week after Saturday
- think /θɪŋk/ verb
to use the mind or have an opinion
- show /ʃoʊ/ verb
to let someone see or know something
- city /ˈsɪti/ noun
a large and permanent human settlement
- great /ɡreɪt/ adjective
very good or important
- idea /aɪˈdiə/ noun
a thought, plan, or suggestion
- start /stɑrt/ verb; noun
to begin; the beginning
- sounds /saʊndz/ plural noun; verb
things heard; seems or makes noise
- good /ɡʊd/ adjective
of high quality or pleasant