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A2 · Meetings, Calls and Messages

Changing a Meeting Time

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

"Changing a Meeting Time" is an A2-level English conversation about meetings, calls and messages, 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

    Emma, can we move tomorrow's meeting from nine to ten?

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    Possibly. What happened to the original schedule?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    Our supplier call now overlaps with the nine o'clock slot.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:11

    I understand. Let me check other attendees first.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:15

    If ten is hard, we can also do ten thirty.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:18

    Ten works for everyone except Lisa, who joins at ten ten.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:23

    That's acceptable. We can start with updates first.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:27

    Good. I'll shift agenda order and share new invite.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:31

    Thanks for coordinating this so quickly.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:34

    No problem. Meeting is now confirmed for ten.

    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.

  • move /muv/ verb

    to change position or place

  • happened /ˈhæpənd/ verb

    took place or occurred

  • original /əˈrɪdʒənəl/ adjective

    existing from the beginning; not a copy.

  • schedule /ˈskɛdʒul/ noun

    a plan of times for events or tasks

  • first /fɝst/ adjective

    coming before all others

  • hard /hɑrd/ adjective; adverb

    difficult, firm, or requiring effort

  • acceptable /əkˈsɛptəbəl/ adjective

    satisfactory and able to be agreed upon

  • updates /ˌʌpˈdeɪts/ noun, verb

    new information; makes current

  • shift /ʃɪft/ verb

    to move or change position

  • share /ʃɛr/ verb

    to use, have, or tell together

  • quickly /ˈkwɪkli/ adverb

    fast or soon

  • confirmed /kənˈfɝmd/ verb

    past tense of confirm; verified or made definite

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