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A2 · Weather and Seasonal Plans

Changing a Trip Because of Weather

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

"Changing a Trip Because of Weather" is an A2-level English conversation about weather and seasonal plans, 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

    The weather looks terrible for our beach trip on Saturday.

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:03

    I saw that. Sunday should be warmer and drier.

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:07

    Could we move the trip to Sunday?

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:09

    Yes, but our train tickets are for Saturday.

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:12

    The website says we can change them for free.

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:16

    Great. Is the Sunday train at the same time?

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:19

    No, it leaves thirty minutes earlier.

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:22

    That's fine. We'll have more time at the beach.

    Line 8
  9. Emma 0:25

    I'll change both tickets this evening.

    Line 9
  10. Tom 0:28

    Thanks. I'll update our lunch booking too.

    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.

  • terrible /ˈtɛrəbəl/ adjective

    very bad or unpleasant

  • trip /trɪp/ noun

    a journey to a place and back

  • move /muv/ verb

    to change position or place

  • tickets /ˈtɪkəts/ noun

    passes for travel, entry, or service

  • website /ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/ noun

    a set of related web pages on the internet

  • says /sɛz/ verb

    speaks or states

  • change /tʃeɪndʒ/ verb

    to make or become different

  • same /seɪm/ adjective

    not different; identical

  • time /taɪm/ noun

    what clocks measure; a point or period

  • leaves /livz/ verb

    goes away from a place or person

  • earlier /ˈɝliɚ/ comparative adjective

    more early; before the present or stated time

  • booking /ˈbʊkɪŋ/ noun

    an act of reserving something like a room or ticket

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