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A2 · Accounts and Payments

Asking About a Bill Due Date

CEFR level:
A2
Sentences:
10
Duration:
1 min
Speakers:
Emma & Tom

"Asking About a Bill Due Date" is an A2-level English conversation about accounts and payments, 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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  1. Emma 0:00

    When is my next internet bill due?

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:02

    Your payment is due on the twenty-eighth of this month.

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:05

    My salary arrives one day later this month.

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:09

    You can change the payment date through your account.

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:12

    Would moving it to the first add any fees?

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:15

    No, but the first bill may cover a few extra days.

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:19

    That's fine. I'd like all future bills due on the first.

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:23

    I've updated the date starting next month.

    Line 8
  9. Emma 0:26

    What should I do about this month's bill?

    Line 9
  10. Tom 0:29

    Pay it by the twenty-eighth to avoid a late charge.

    Line 10

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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.

  • internet /ˈɪntərˌnɛt/ noun

    the global computer network

  • month /mʌnθ/ noun

    one of twelve parts of a year

  • salary /ˈsæləri/ noun

    fixed pay received for work

  • later /ˈleɪtər/ adverb

    at a time in the future or after the time mentioned

  • moving /ˈmuvɪŋ/ adjective

    causing strong emotion; also changing place

  • first /fɝst/ adjective

    coming before all others

  • add /æd/ verb

    to put together with something else to increase size or quantity

  • fees /ˈfiz/ plural noun

    amounts charged for services

  • future /ˈfjutʃər/ noun

    the time that has not yet happened

  • bills /bɪlz/ noun

    statements of charges or banknotes

  • starting /ˈstɑrtɪŋ/ present participle; adjective

    beginning; used at the beginning

  • avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ verb

    to keep away from or stop oneself from doing something

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