Meeting for the First Time
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Meeting for the First Time" is an A1-level English conversation about greetings and goodbyes, 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
Hi, how are you?
- Line 2Tom 0:01
I'm good, thanks. What's your name?
- Line 3Emma 0:04
My name is Emma.
- Line 4Tom 0:06
Nice to meet you, Emma.
- Line 5Emma 0:08
Nice to meet you too. Is this your first time here?
- Line 6Tom 0:12
Yes, it is. I just moved to this area.
- Line 7Emma 0:15
Welcome! I hope you like it here.
- Line 8Tom 0:18
Thanks, I'm sure I will.
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.
- good /ɡʊd/ adjective
of high quality or pleasant
- name /neɪm/ noun
a word used to identify a person or thing
- nice /naɪs/ adjective
pleasant, kind, or good
- meet /mit/ verb
to come together or encounter someone
- first /fɝst/ adjective
coming before all others
- time /taɪm/ noun
what clocks measure; a point or period
- moved /muvd/ verb
changed position or residence
- area /ˈɛriə/ noun
a region or part of a town, a country, or the world; a particular domain of activity
- welcome /ˈwɛlkəm/ adjective
received gladly; also used as a greeting
- hope /hoʊp/ noun/verb
a wish that something good will happen
- like /laɪk/ verb
to enjoy or approve of someone or something