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A2 · Chores, Renting and Repairs

Assigning Cleaning Tasks

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

"Assigning Cleaning Tasks" is an A2-level English conversation about chores, renting and repairs, 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

    We should divide apartment cleaning tasks for this weekend.

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:03

    Agreed. Which areas need attention most this time?

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:07

    Kitchen floor is sticky, and bathroom mirror is messy.

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:11

    I can handle kitchen and trash, if you do bathroom and dusting.

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:15

    That works, but I have class on Saturday morning.

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:20

    Then we can start at two in the afternoon.

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:22

    Great. Should we also wash bed sheets this weekend?

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:26

    Yes, let us run laundry after cleaning finishes.

    Line 8
  9. Emma 0:30

    Perfect, I'll buy cleaning spray on Friday.

    Line 9
  10. Tom 0:33

    Nice, and I'll bring extra trash bags.

    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.

  • tasks /tæsks/ noun/verb

    pieces of work to be done

  • weekend /ˈwikˌɛnd/ noun

    Saturday and Sunday

  • agreed /əˈɡrid/ adjective

    settled or accepted by common consent

  • areas /ˈɛriəz/ noun

    particular geographic regions or fields of activity

  • attention /əˈtɛnʃn/ noun

    notice, thought, or consideration given to something

  • time /taɪm/ noun

    what clocks measure; a point or period

  • messy /ˈmɛsi/ adjective

    untidy or complicated

  • handle /ˈhændəl/ verb

    to deal with or control something

  • works /wɝks/ verb

    does a job or functions successfully

  • run /rʌn/ verb

    to move fast on foot or operate something

  • finishes /ˈfɪnɪʃɪz/ verb

    ends or completes something

  • extra /ˈɛkstrə/ adjective

    additional; more than usual

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