A1 · Home and Daily Life
Making the Bed
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Making the Bed" is an A1-level English conversation about home and daily life, 8 lines long (about 1 minute) between Emma & Tom. 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 1Emma 0:00
Can you help me make the bed?
- Line 2Tom 0:02
Sure. Where are the clean sheets?
- Line 3Emma 0:04
They're in the top drawer.
- Line 4Tom 0:06
Do we use this blue blanket too?
- Line 5Emma 0:09
Yes, please fold it at the end.
- Line 6Tom 0:11
The pillows look flat. Want fresh pillowcases?
- Line 7Emma 0:15
Good point. I'll bring two fresh pillowcases.
- Line 8Tom 0:19
Nice, the bed looks much neater now.
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.
- help /hɛlp/ verb
to make it easier for someone to do something
- make /meɪk/ verb
to create, produce, or cause
- bed /bɛd/ noun
a piece of furniture used for sleeping
- clean /klin/ adjective
free from dirt, marks, or unwanted matter
- use /juz/ (verb); /jus/ (noun) verb, noun
to do something with; the act of using
- end /ɛnd/ noun
the final part or point
- look /lʊk/ verb
to direct your eyes at something or seem a certain way
- flat /flæt/ adjective
level and without raised areas
- want /wɑnt/ verb
to wish for or need something
- good /ɡʊd/ adjective
of high quality or pleasant
- point /pɔɪnt/ noun
an idea, detail, score unit, or exact place
- looks /lʊks/ verb
third-person singular of look; appears or watches