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
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- Line 1Tom 0:00
Good morning, I'm checking out and want to review the bill.
- Line 2Emma 0:03
Of course. Here is the itemized statement for your stay.
- Line 3Tom 0:07
I see a minibar charge from last night, but I used none.
- Line 4Emma 0:11
Let me verify with housekeeping records right away.
- Line 5Tom 0:15
Also, is city tax included in this total amount?
- Line 6Emma 0:18
Yes, tax is included, and breakfast appears correctly as included.
- Line 7Tom 0:24
Great. Please remove the minibar item if it's mistaken.
- Line 8Emma 0:28
You're right, it was posted to the wrong room.
- Line 9Tom 0:31
Thanks for checking. What is the final amount now?
- Line 10Emma 0:34
The updated total is one hundred twelve dollars exactly.
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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.
- 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