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A2 · Family and Daily Plans

Changing the Morning Routine

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

"Changing the Morning Routine" is an A2-level English conversation about family and daily 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

    I have an early meeting tomorrow morning.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:02

    What time do you need to leave?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:04

    By seven thirty, and I need the bathroom first.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:08

    I usually shower at seven, but I can go earlier.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:12

    Would six forty-five be too early for you?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:14

    A little. I'll shower tonight instead.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:18

    Thanks. I'll make breakfast for both of us.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:20

    That helps. Could you make coffee too?

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:24

    Of course. Everything will be ready by seven.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:27

    Perfect. Then neither of us needs to rush.

    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.

  • early /ˈɝli/ adjective

    happening before the usual or expected time

  • meeting /ˈmitɪŋ/ noun

    a planned gathering for discussion

  • time /taɪm/ noun

    what clocks measure; a point or period

  • leave /liv/ verb

    to go away from a place or person

  • first /fɝst/ adjective

    coming before all others

  • usually /ˈjuʒuəli/ adverb

    in most cases; normally

  • shower /ˈʃaʊər/ noun

    a device or act of washing under sprayed water

  • earlier /ˈɝliɚ/ comparative adjective

    more early; before the present or stated time

  • instead /ɪnˈstɛd/ adverb

    as an alternative

  • make /meɪk/ verb

    to create, produce, or cause

  • helps /hɛlps/ verb

    makes it easier for someone to do something

  • needs /nidz/ noun

    things that are required

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