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Talking About Birthdays

CEFR level:
A1
Sentences:
8
Duration:
1 min
Speakers:
Tom & Emma

"Talking About Birthdays" is an A1-level English conversation about personal information, 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

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  1. Tom 0:00

    Emma, when is your birthday? We're making a team calendar.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:04

    My birthday is coming up soon, on May tenth!

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    No way! My birthday is in May as well.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:11

    Really? What date in May is yours?

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:14

    Mine is on May twenty-second, just twelve days later.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:18

    How fun! Are you planning to have a party this year?

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:22

    Yes, I'm hosting a backyard barbecue with close friends.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:26

    That sounds delightful. You must invite me!

    Line 8

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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.

  • making /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/ verb

    creating, producing, or causing

  • team /tim/ noun

    a group of people working or playing together

  • calendar /ˈkæləndɚ/ noun

    a chart or system showing the days, weeks, and months of a particular year

  • way /weɪ/ noun

    a method, route, or manner of doing something

  • date /deɪt/ noun

    a particular day of a month or year

  • days /deɪz/ noun

    plural of day; periods of twenty-four hours

  • later /ˈleɪtər/ adverb

    at a time in the future or after the time mentioned

  • planning /ˈplænɪŋ/ noun

    the process of making plans

  • year /jɪr/ noun

    a period of twelve months

  • close /kloʊs/ adjective

    near in space, time, or relationship

  • friends /frɛndz/ noun

    people you know and like

  • invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ verb

    to ask someone to come or take part

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