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A1 · Leisure and Social Life

Talking About Music

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

"Talking About Music" 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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  1. Emma 0:00

    What kind of music do you like listening to, Tom?

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:03

    I really enjoy acoustic guitar and pop music. How about you?

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:07

    I love jazz and classical piano music, especially when studying.

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:12

    Piano music is so relaxing! Do you play any instruments?

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:16

    I learned the piano when I was a child.

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:19

    That's amazing! Have you heard this new jazz album?

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:22

    Not yet! Can you share one of the songs with me?

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:26

    Sure, take this earphone and let's listen together.

    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.

  • kind /kaɪnd/ adjective

    friendly, generous, and considerate

  • like /laɪk/ verb

    to enjoy or approve of someone or something

  • listening /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/ noun

    the act of paying attention to sound or speech

  • guitar /ɡɪˈtɑr/ noun

    a stringed musical instrument played with the fingers

  • especially /ɪˈspɛʃəli/ adverb

    particularly; more than usual

  • child /tʃaɪld/ noun

    a young boy or girl

  • new /nu/ adjective

    recently made, found, or started

  • yet /jɛt/ adverb

    up to the present time or by a specified time

  • share /ʃɛr/ verb

    to use, have, or tell together

  • songs /sɔŋz/ plural noun

    more than one song

  • listen /ˈlɪsən/ verb

    to pay attention to sound or speech

  • together /təˈɡɛðər/ adverb

    with each other or in one group

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