A1 · Study and Work
Sending a Work Email
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Sending a Work Email" is an A1-level English conversation about study and work, 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
Did you send the work email yet?
- Line 2Tom 0:02
Not yet. I'm checking one detail.
- Line 3Emma 0:05
Please add the meeting time in it.
- Line 4Tom 0:07
Good reminder. I'll add it now.
- Line 5Emma 0:10
Also attach the new report file.
- Line 6Tom 0:12
Done. Should I copy our manager too?
- Line 7Emma 0:15
Yes, please copy her on this email.
- Line 8Tom 0:18
Sent. Thanks for checking with me.
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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
- yet /jɛt/ adverb
up to the present time or by a specified time
- checking /ˈtʃɛkɪŋ/ verb
present participle of check; examining or verifying
- detail /ˈditeɪl/ noun
a small specific fact or feature
- add /æd/ verb
to put together with something else to increase size or quantity
- meeting /ˈmitɪŋ/ noun
a planned gathering for discussion
- time /taɪm/ noun
what clocks measure; a point or period
- good /ɡʊd/ adjective
of high quality or pleasant
- reminder /rɪˈmaɪndɚ/ noun
something that helps you remember
- report /rɪˈpɔrt/ noun
a spoken or written account
- file /ˈfaɪl/ noun
a stored document or collection of information
- manager /ˈmænɪdʒər/ noun
a person who controls work or staff