EngTalk App Icon
EngTalk by OSofts

A2 · Hotels

Checking the Bill at Check-Out

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

"Checking the Bill at Check-Out" is an A2-level English conversation about hotels, 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

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. Tom 0:00

    Good morning, I'm checking out and want to review the bill.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    Of course. Here is the itemized statement for your stay.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    I see a minibar charge from last night, but I used none.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:11

    Let me verify with housekeeping records right away.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:15

    Also, is city tax included in this total amount?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:18

    Yes, tax is included, and breakfast appears correctly as included.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:24

    Great. Please remove the minibar item if it's mistaken.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:28

    You're right, it was posted to the wrong room.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:31

    Thanks for checking. What is the final amount now?

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:34

    The updated total is one hundred twelve dollars exactly.

    Line 10

Native audio, line-by-line recording and pronunciation scoring for this dialogue are in the EngTalk app.

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.

  • checking /ˈtʃɛkɪŋ/ verb

    present participle of check; examining or verifying

  • review /rɪˈvju/ noun/verb

    an examination or opinion; to examine

  • stay /steɪ/ verb; noun

    to remain in a place or condition; a visit or period of remaining

  • used /juzd/ verb, adjective

    employed for a purpose; not new

  • housekeeping /ˈhaʊsˌkipɪŋ/ noun

    cleaning and care of rooms

  • records /ˈrɛkərdz/ noun; verb

    stored information items; stores data or media

  • included /ɪnˈkludɪd/ verb form/adjective

    contained as part of something

  • amount /əˈmaʊnt/ noun

    a quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent

  • mistaken /mɪˈsteɪkən/ adjective

    wrong in belief or judgment

  • wrong /rɔŋ/ adjective

    not correct, true, or appropriate

  • final /ˈfaɪnəl/ adjective

    last in a series

  • exactly /ɪɡˈzæktli/ adverb

    precisely; in every detail