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Catching Up After Missing a Class

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

"Catching Up After Missing a Class" is an A2-level English conversation about classes and homework, 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 Emma, I missed class yesterday. What did the teacher cover?

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:04

    We reviewed past tense and started a short speaking task.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:08

    Did she assign any homework I should catch up on?

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:11

    Yes, complete workbook pages thirty-two to thirty-four.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:15

    Thanks. Was there also a quiz in class?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:19

    There was a five-minute quiz, but make-up is allowed.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:23

    Great, how do I arrange the make-up quiz?

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:26

    Tell the teacher before class tomorrow morning.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:29

    Could you share your notes so I can review tonight?

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:32

    Sure, I'll send photos in our class group.

    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.

  • missed /mɪst/ past tense verb

    failed to hit, catch, attend, or notice

  • reviewed /rɪˈvjud/ verb/adjective

    examined or considered

  • tense /tɛns/ adjective/noun

    tight, nervous, or a verb form showing time

  • started /ˈstɑrtɪd/ past verb; adjective

    began or was begun

  • short /ʃɔrt/ adjective

    small in length, height, or time

  • speaking /ˈspikɪŋ/ noun; present participle

    the act of talking

  • assign /əˈsaɪn/ verb

    to designate or allocate a task, responsibility, or value to someone

  • complete /kəmˈplit/ adjective

    having all necessary parts; finished

  • notes /noʊts/ noun

    short written records or messages.

  • review /rɪˈvju/ noun/verb

    an examination or opinion; to examine

  • photos /ˈfoʊtoʊz/ noun

    pictures made with a camera

  • group /ɡrup/ noun

    a number of people or things together

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