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A2 · Attractions and Travel Plans

Buying Museum Tickets

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

"Buying Museum Tickets" is an A2-level English conversation about attractions and travel plans, 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

    Hi, two tickets for the City Museum, please.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    Sure. Adult tickets are twelve dollars each today.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    Do you have any student or afternoon discounts?

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:10

    Student discount needs ID, and afternoon tickets are ten dollars.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:16

    We forgot student cards, so afternoon tickets are better.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:19

    No problem. What time would you like to enter?

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:23

    Around two o'clock, after lunch nearby.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:26

    Great, I can issue two tickets for 2:00 entry.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:30

    Perfect, can we pay by contactless card?

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:33

    Yes, tap here and your tickets will print immediately.

    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.

  • tickets /ˈtɪkəts/ noun

    passes for travel, entry, or service

  • museum /mjuˈziəm/ noun

    a place where important objects are displayed

  • discounts /ˈdɪskaʊnts/ plural noun

    reductions in usual prices

  • needs /nidz/ noun

    things that are required

  • better /ˈbɛtər/ adjective

    more excellent or desirable than another

  • problem /ˈprɑbləm/ noun

    something difficult that needs to be solved

  • time /taɪm/ noun

    what clocks measure; a point or period

  • like /laɪk/ verb

    to enjoy or approve of someone or something

  • nearby /ˌnɪrˈbaɪ/ adjective

    close in distance

  • issue /ˈɪʃu/ noun

    a problem, topic, or edition

  • entry /ˈɛntri/ noun

    an item entered or the act of entering

  • immediately /ɪˈmidiətli/ adverb

    now; without delay

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