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A2 · Meetings, Calls and Messages

Asking Someone to Repeat Themselves

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

"Asking Someone to Repeat Themselves" is an A2-level English conversation about meetings, calls and messages, 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

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.

  1. Emma 0:00

    Sorry, your voice is breaking up on my side.

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:03

    Thanks for telling me. I can repeat everything slowly.

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:07

    Could you repeat the delivery date first, please?

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:10

    Certainly, the delivery is scheduled for next Thursday morning.

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:13

    I heard Thursday, but did you say morning or afternoon?

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:18

    Morning, between nine and eleven.

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:20

    Great, that's clear now. Please repeat the contact name too.

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:25

    The contact person is David Lin from reception.

    Line 8
  9. Emma 0:28

    Perfect, I wrote everything down correctly now.

    Line 9
  10. Tom 0:31

    Glad to hear that. Call me again if line quality drops.

    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.

  • voice /vɔɪs/ noun

    the sound made when speaking; an opinion

  • side /saɪd/ noun

    one edge, surface, or part of something

  • repeat /rɪˈpit/ verb

    to do or say again

  • delivery /dɪˈlɪvəri/ noun

    the act of taking goods to a destination

  • date /deɪt/ noun

    a particular day of a month or year

  • first /fɝst/ adjective

    coming before all others

  • say /seɪ/ verb

    to speak words

  • clear /klɪr/ adjective

    easy to see, hear, or understand

  • contact /ˈkɑntækt/ verb

    to communicate with someone, typically to give or receive information

  • person /ˈpɝsən/ noun

    a human being

  • quality /ˈkwɑləti/ noun, adjective

    how good something is; high standard

  • drops /drɑps/ plural noun

    small amounts of liquid in round shapes

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