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A2 · Lost Items and Everyday Help

Collecting a Recovered Item

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

"Collecting a Recovered Item" is an A2-level English conversation about lost items and everyday help, 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

    Hello, I received a message saying my lost tablet was found.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:04

    Great news. Please tell me your claim number first.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:08

    It's CL-3097 from yesterday's report.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:12

    Thank you. The tablet is ready at service counter two.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:16

    What documents should I bring to collect it?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:18

    Bring your ID and a screenshot of the report message.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:22

    I can arrive around six thirty this evening.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:25

    That works. Counter two closes at seven thirty.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:29

    Perfect, I'll come before seven with everything.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:32

    Excellent, we'll verify and return it immediately.

    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.

  • saying /ˈseɪɪŋ/ verb

    speaking or expressing words

  • lost /lɔst/ adjective

    unable to be found or not knowing the way

  • news /nuz/ noun

    new information about recent events

  • claim /kleɪm/ verb

    to state something as a fact without proof

  • first /fɝst/ adjective

    coming before all others

  • yesterday's /ˈjɛstərˌdeɪz/ adjective

    belonging to or occurring on the day before today

  • report /rɪˈpɔrt/ noun

    a spoken or written account

  • service /ˈsɜrvəs/ noun

    help, work, or a provided function

  • collect /kəˈlɛkt/ verb

    to gather together things or information

  • screenshot /ˈskrinˌʃɑt/ noun

    an image of what is shown on a screen

  • works /wɝks/ verb

    does a job or functions successfully

  • immediately /ɪˈmidiətli/ adverb

    now; without delay