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Talking About Your Hometown

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

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

    Tom, where did you grow up?

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:02

    I grew up in Shanghai, in China.

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:05

    Oh, nice! What is it like living there?

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:08

    It's a huge modern city with lots of great food.

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:11

    Do you miss your hometown sometimes?

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:14

    Yes, especially my family and the street snacks.

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:18

    I really hope to visit there someday.

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:20

    You should! I can give you some great recommendations.

    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.

  • like /laɪk/ verb

    to enjoy or approve of someone or something

  • huge /hjudʒ/ adjective

    very large

  • city /ˈsɪti/ noun

    a large and permanent human settlement

  • great /ɡreɪt/ adjective

    very good or important

  • food /fud/ noun

    things eaten to provide energy and nutrition

  • miss /mɪs/ verb/noun

    to fail to hit, catch, attend, or notice

  • sometimes /ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz/ adverb

    on some occasions but not always

  • especially /ɪˈspɛʃəli/ adverb

    particularly; more than usual

  • family /ˈfæməli/ noun

    a group of parents, children, and relatives

  • snacks /snæks/ plural noun/verb

    small foods eaten between meals; eats snacks

  • visit /ˈvɪzɪt/ verb

    to go to see a person or place

  • recommendations /ˌrɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃənz/ noun

    suggestions or endorsements

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