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A2 · Lost Items and Everyday Help

Borrowing a Phone to Contact a Friend

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

"Borrowing a Phone to Contact a Friend" is an A2-level English conversation about lost items and everyday help, 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

    Hi, my phone battery died. Could I contact my friend somehow?

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:04

    Of course. You may use our store phone briefly.

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:08

    Thank you. I only remember part of her number.

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:11

    Do you have her email or social account instead?

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:14

    Yes, I know her email, but I need internet access.

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:19

    You can use our guest tablet at the service desk.

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:22

    Great, may I send a quick message from there?

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:25

    Yes, and we also have a charger if needed later.

    Line 8
  9. Emma 0:29

    Perfect, she replied and will pick me up soon.

    Line 9
  10. Tom 0:32

    Glad it worked out. Feel free to wait inside.

    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.

  • contact /ˈkɑntækt/ verb

    to communicate with someone, typically to give or receive information

  • friend /frɛnd/ noun

    a person you know and like

  • briefly /ˈbrifli/ adverb

    for a short time; in a few words

  • part /pɑrt/ noun; verb

    a piece of something; to separate

  • social /ˈsoʊʃəl/ adjective

    relating to society or meeting people

  • instead /ɪnˈstɛd/ adverb

    as an alternative

  • internet /ˈɪntərˌnɛt/ noun

    the global computer network

  • access /ˈæksɛs/ noun

    the right or opportunity to use or enter something

  • service /ˈsɜrvəs/ noun

    help, work, or a provided function

  • quick /kwɪk/ adjective

    fast or taking little time

  • needed /ˈnidɪd/ adjective

    required or necessary

  • feel /ˈfil/ verb

    experience an emotion or physical sensation

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