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Looking for a Backpack

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

"Looking for a Backpack" is an A1-level English conversation about weather and everyday help, 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

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  1. Tom 0:00

    Emma, have you seen my blue backpack anywhere?

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    I haven't seen it recently. Where did you have it last?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    I had it with me in the library study room an hour ago.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:10

    Did you check under the study desk or behind your chair?

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:14

    I ran back to check, but neither the desk nor chair had it.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:18

    What about the library front desk? Maybe someone handed it in.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:22

    Good point! Let's go ask the librarian right away.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:26

    Look, the librarian has it behind the counter!

    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.

  • recently /ˈrisəntli/ adverb

    not long ago

  • last /læst/ adjective

    coming after all others; most recent

  • study /ˈstʌdi/ verb

    to learn about a subject through reading or practice

  • room /rum/ noun

    a space inside a building; space available

  • desk /dɛsk/ noun

    a table used for work or study

  • maybe /ˈmeɪbi/ adverb

    perhaps; possibly

  • handed /ˈhændɪd/ verb

    gave something to someone by hand

  • good /ɡʊd/ adjective

    of high quality or pleasant

  • point /pɔɪnt/ noun

    an idea, detail, score unit, or exact place

  • ask /æsk/ verb

    to pose a question or request information

  • away /əˈweɪ/ adverb

    to or at a distance from a particular place, person, or thing

  • look /lʊk/ verb

    to direct your eyes at something or seem a certain way

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