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A2 · Electronics and Support

Booking a Simple Repair

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

"Booking a Simple Repair" is an A2-level English conversation about electronics and support, 10 lines long (about 1 minute) between Tom & Emma. 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. Tom 0:00

    I'd like to arrange a repair for my laptop.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:02

    Certainly. What seems to be the problem?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:05

    The keyboard works, but three keys are loose.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:09

    We can inspect it tomorrow morning or Friday afternoon.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:13

    Friday is better because I need it for work tomorrow.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:16

    Could you bring it in before three o'clock?

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:18

    Yes. How long does this kind of repair usually take?

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:22

    If we have the parts, it should be ready the same day.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:26

    Great. I'll back up my files before I come.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:29

    Perfect. I've booked you for Friday at two thirty.

    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.

  • repair /rɪˈpɛr/ verb

    to fix something damaged

  • laptop /ˈlæpˌtɑp/ noun

    a portable computer small enough to use on one's lap

  • seems /simz/ verb

    appears to be

  • keyboard /ˈkiˌbɔrd/ noun

    a set of keys used to type on a computer or play music

  • works /wɝks/ verb

    does a job or functions successfully

  • loose /lus/ adjective

    not tight, fixed, or firmly held

  • better /ˈbɛtər/ adjective

    more excellent or desirable than another

  • work /wɝk/ noun

    a job, task, or effort

  • kind /kaɪnd/ adjective

    friendly, generous, and considerate

  • usually /ˈjuʒuəli/ adverb

    in most cases; normally

  • parts /pɑrts/ noun; verb

    pieces of something; separates

  • same /seɪm/ adjective

    not different; identical

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