A1 · Weather and Everyday Help
Talking About the Weather
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Talking About the Weather" is an A1-level English conversation about weather and everyday help, 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
Look at those dark clouds outside! How is the weather forecast?
- Line 2Tom 0:05
It says heavy rain will start in the afternoon.
- Line 3Emma 0:08
Oh no! Did you bring an umbrella with you?
- Line 4Tom 0:11
No, I completely forgot this morning.
- Line 5Emma 0:14
Don't worry, you can borrow my extra one.
- Line 6Tom 0:17
Really? Are you sure you don't need it?
- Line 7Emma 0:19
I keep two in my locker. Take this blue one.
- Line 8Tom 0:23
Thank you so much, Emma! You saved my day.
Native audio, line-by-line recording and pronunciation scoring for this dialogue are in the EngTalk app.
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.
- look /lʊk/ verb
to direct your eyes at something or seem a certain way
- says /sɛz/ verb
speaks or states
- heavy /ˈhɛvi/ adjective
weighing a lot or great in amount
- rain /reɪn/ noun, verb
water falling from clouds; to fall as rain
- start /stɑrt/ verb; noun
to begin; the beginning
- afternoon /ˌæftɚˈnun/ noun
the time from noon or lunchtime until evening
- worry /ˈwɝi/ verb
to feel anxious or concerned
- extra /ˈɛkstrə/ adjective
additional; more than usual
- need /nid/ verb
to require something
- keep /kip/ verb
to continue to have, hold, or do something
- saved /seɪvd/ verb
kept safe or stored for later
- day /deɪ/ noun
a period of twenty-four hours