A1 · Time and Plans
Planning Tomorrow
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Planning Tomorrow" is an A1-level English conversation about time and plans, 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
Tom, what should our schedule look like tomorrow?
- Line 2Tom 0:03
We need to go to the grocery store and buy some food.
- Line 3Emma 0:06
Good idea. Should we go early in the morning?
- Line 4Tom 0:10
Yes, before ten o'clock so it won't be too crowded.
- Line 5Emma 0:14
Great, and then we can have lunch nearby.
- Line 6Tom 0:17
Sounds good! Where would you like to eat?
- Line 7Emma 0:20
That new Italian place on Main Street looks delicious.
- Line 8Tom 0:24
Perfect! I'll pick you up at nine-thirty tomorrow.
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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.
- schedule /ˈskɛdʒul/ noun
a plan of times for events or tasks
- like /laɪk/ verb
to enjoy or approve of someone or something
- store /stɔr/ noun
a place where goods are sold
- food /fud/ noun
things eaten to provide energy and nutrition
- good /ɡʊd/ adjective
of high quality or pleasant
- early /ˈɝli/ adjective
happening before the usual or expected time
- crowded /ˈkraʊdɪd/ adjective
full of many people or things
- nearby /ˌnɪrˈbaɪ/ adjective
close in distance
- sounds /saʊndz/ plural noun; verb
things heard; seems or makes noise
- new /nu/ adjective
recently made, found, or started
- place /pleɪs/ noun
a location or position
- main /meɪn/ adjective
most important or central