A1 · Time and Plans
Talking About Your Favorite Season
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Talking About Your Favorite Season" is an A1-level English conversation about time and plans, 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
What season do you like best?
- Line 2Emma 0:02
I like summer.
- Line 3Tom 0:03
Why do you like summer?
- Line 4Emma 0:05
Because I can swim.
- Line 5Tom 0:07
That sounds fun. I like winter.
- Line 6Emma 0:10
Why winter?
- Line 7Tom 0:11
I like snow.
- Line 8Emma 0:13
That's nice too.
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.
- season /ˈsizən/ noun
one of the main parts of the year or a set of episodes
- like /laɪk/ verb
to enjoy or approve of someone or something
- best /bɛst/ adjective
of the most excellent or desirable quality
- summer /ˈsʌmər/ noun
the warmest season of the year
- swim /swɪm/ verb/noun
to move through water using the body
- sounds /saʊndz/ plural noun; verb
things heard; seems or makes noise
- fun /fʌn/ noun
enjoyment or an entertaining experience
- winter /ˈwɪntɚ/ noun
the coldest season of the year
- nice /naɪs/ adjective
pleasant, kind, or good