A1 · Health
Resting After Work
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Resting After Work" is an A1-level English conversation about health, 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
You look tired after work today.
- Line 2Emma 0:02
Yes, I had many tasks all day.
- Line 3Tom 0:05
Do you want to rest at home tonight?
- Line 4Emma 0:07
Yes, I need a quiet evening.
- Line 5Tom 0:10
I'll cook something simple for dinner.
- Line 6Emma 0:12
That would help me a lot.
- Line 7Tom 0:14
After dinner, just relax and stretch.
- Line 8Emma 0:17
Thanks. Tomorrow I'll feel much better.
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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.
- work /wɝk/ noun
a job, task, or effort
- tasks /tæsks/ noun/verb
pieces of work to be done
- want /wɑnt/ verb
to wish for or need something
- rest /rɛst/ noun/verb
relaxation; to relax
- quiet /ˈkwaɪət/ adjective, noun, verb
with little noise; calm; to make less noisy
- simple /ˈsɪmpəl/ adjective
easy to understand or do
- help /hɛlp/ verb
to make it easier for someone to do something
- lot /lɑt/ noun
a large amount, group, or area of land
- relax /rɪˈlæks/ verb
to rest and become calm
- stretch /strɛtʃ/ verb
to make longer, wider, or more flexible
- feel /ˈfil/ verb
experience an emotion or physical sensation
- better /ˈbɛtər/ adjective
more excellent or desirable than another