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A2 · Phones, Internet and Apps

Changing Notification Settings

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

"Changing Notification Settings" is an A2-level English conversation about phones, internet and apps, 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

Each entry shows the English sentence first, with the translation on the line below it. To practise speaking, cover the translation and repeat after the audio.

  1. Emma 0:00

    Tom, my phone keeps buzzing. How can I reduce app notifications?

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:05

    Open settings, then choose notifications for each app.

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:09

    Should I turn everything off, or keep important alerts?

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:13

    Keep banking and calendar alerts, but mute shopping promotions.

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:17

    I also get many group chat pop-ups at night.

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:21

    Set a sleep schedule and allow only emergency contacts.

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:24

    Great, where do I set that exactly?

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:28

    In Focus Mode under Do Not Disturb options.

    Line 8
  9. Emma 0:31

    Done, now the screen looks much calmer.

    Line 9
  10. Tom 0:34

    Nice, this should help your concentration tonight.

    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.

  • keeps /kips/ verb

    continues to have, hold, or do something

  • reduce /rɪˈdus/ verb

    to make smaller, lower, or less

  • keep /kip/ verb

    to continue to have, hold, or do something

  • important /ɪmˈpɔrtənt/ adjective

    having great value or effect

  • sleep /slip/ noun/verb

    rest with the eyes closed; to rest this way

  • allow /əˈlaʊ/ verb

    to give permission for someone to do something or for something to happen

  • emergency /ɪˈmɝdʒənsi/ noun

    a serious unexpected situation requiring immediate action

  • contacts /ˈkɑntækts/ noun

    plural of contact; people one knows or communicates with; contact lenses

  • exactly /ɪɡˈzæktli/ adverb

    precisely; in every detail

  • mode /moʊd/ noun

    a way or setting of operation

  • options /ˈɑpʃənz/ noun

    things that can be chosen.

  • calmer /ˈkɑmɚ/ adjective

    comparative of calm; more peaceful and untroubled

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