A1 · Home and Daily Life
Looking for the Keys
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Looking for the Keys" 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
Emma, I can't find my keys anywhere.
- Line 2Emma 0:02
Where did you use them last?
- Line 3Tom 0:04
I unlocked the door after lunch.
- Line 4Emma 0:07
Check your jacket pocket first.
- Line 5Tom 0:09
Not there. Maybe on the shoe shelf?
- Line 6Emma 0:12
I see something shiny near the plant.
- Line 7Tom 0:15
Yes, that's my key ring.
- Line 8Emma 0:17
Great, let's put it by the door.
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.
- use /juz/ (verb); /jus/ (noun) verb, noun
to do something with; the act of using
- last /læst/ adjective
coming after all others; most recent
- door /dɔr/ noun
a movable barrier at an entrance
- lunch /lʌntʃ/ noun
a meal eaten around midday
- check /tʃɛk/ verb
to examine something to make sure it is correct or safe
- pocket /ˈpɑkət/ noun
a small pouch in clothing or a bag
- first /fɝst/ adjective
coming before all others
- maybe /ˈmeɪbi/ adverb
perhaps; possibly
- see /si/ verb
to notice with the eyes or understand
- key /ki/ noun
a small object used to open a lock; something important
- great /ɡreɪt/ adjective
very good or important
- put /pʊt/ verb
to place something somewhere