A2 · Attractions and Travel Plans
Adjusting the Route Because of Weather
- CEFR level:
- A2
- Sentences:
- 10
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Adjusting the Route Because of Weather" is an A2-level English conversation about attractions and travel plans, 10 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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- Line 1Emma 0:00
The weather app shows heavy rain after noon.
- Line 2Tom 0:03
Then our mountain trail plan may be unsafe today.
- Line 3Emma 0:06
Could we switch to indoor places in the city center?
- Line 4Tom 0:10
Yes, we can visit the art gallery and food market instead.
- Line 5Emma 0:14
Which one should we visit first before crowds build up?
- Line 6Tom 0:18
Start with the gallery; market is livelier in late afternoon.
- Line 7Emma 0:22
Good plan. Do we need metro tickets for both places?
- Line 8Tom 0:26
Yes, one day pass covers both trips conveniently.
- Line 9Emma 0:30
Great, we still keep a full day despite the rain.
- Line 10Tom 0:34
Exactly, and we stay dry while seeing good spots.
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.
- plan /plæn/ noun
an idea or arrangement for doing something
- switch /swɪtʃ/ verb/noun
to change from one thing to another; a control for turning something on or off
- places /ˈpleɪsɪz/ noun
locations or positions
- instead /ɪnˈstɛd/ adverb
as an alternative
- first /fɝst/ adjective
coming before all others
- build /bɪld/ verb
to construct something by putting parts or materials together
- trips /trɪps/ noun
journeys to places and back
- still /stɪl/ adverb
continuing up to now
- keep /kip/ verb
to continue to have, hold, or do something
- full /fʊl/ adjective
containing as much as possible; having no space left
- exactly /ɪɡˈzæktli/ adverb
precisely; in every detail
- spots /spɑts/ plural noun; verb
small marks or places; notices