Planning to Go Swimming
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Planning to Go Swimming" is an A1-level English conversation about leisure and social 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
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- Line 1Emma 0:00
Would you like to go swimming on Saturday?
- Line 2Tom 0:02
Yes, that sounds refreshing.
- Line 3Emma 0:05
Morning or afternoon session for you?
- Line 4Tom 0:08
Morning is better. The pool is quieter.
- Line 5Emma 0:11
Let's meet at the pool gate then.
- Line 6Tom 0:13
What time should we meet there?
- Line 7Emma 0:15
Eight thirty should work nicely.
- Line 8Tom 0:17
Perfect. I'll bring two towels.
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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.
- like /laɪk/ verb
to enjoy or approve of someone or something
- swimming /ˈswɪmɪŋ/ noun/verb
the activity of moving through water
- sounds /saʊndz/ plural noun; verb
things heard; seems or makes noise
- afternoon /ˌæftɚˈnun/ noun
the time from noon or lunchtime until evening
- session /ˈsɛʃən/ noun
a period of activity or meeting
- better /ˈbɛtər/ adjective
more excellent or desirable than another
- pool /pul/ noun
a small body of water or a shared supply
- quieter /ˈkwaɪətər/ adjective
less noisy or more calm
- time /taɪm/ noun
what clocks measure; a point or period
- work /wɝk/ noun
a job, task, or effort
- bring /brɪŋ/ verb
to take or carry someone or something to a place
- towels /ˈtaʊəlz/ noun
pieces of cloth used for drying