Meeting at the Station
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Meeting at the Station" is an A1-level English conversation about travel and directions, 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
Where should we meet at the station?
- Line 2Emma 0:02
Let's meet by Gate B entrance.
- Line 3Tom 0:04
What time works best for you?
- Line 4Emma 0:07
How about five forty-five?
- Line 5Tom 0:09
That works. I'll arrive a little early.
- Line 6Emma 0:12
Please wear your green jacket.
- Line 7Tom 0:14
Sure, so you can spot me quickly.
- Line 8Emma 0:17
Perfect, see you at Gate B.
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.
- station /ˈsteɪʃən/ noun; verb
a place for transport, work, or broadcasting; to place someone somewhere
- gate /ɡeɪt/ noun
a movable barrier at an entrance
- time /taɪm/ noun
what clocks measure; a point or period
- works /wɝks/ verb
does a job or functions successfully
- best /bɛst/ adjective
of the most excellent or desirable quality
- arrive /əˈraɪv/ verb
to reach a destination or place
- little /ˈlɪtəl/ adjective
small in size, amount, or degree
- early /ˈɝli/ adjective
happening before the usual or expected time
- spot /spɑt/ noun; verb
a small mark or place; to notice
- quickly /ˈkwɪkli/ adverb
fast or soon
- perfect /ˈpɝfɪkt/ adjective
having no faults; exactly right
- see /si/ verb
to notice with the eyes or understand