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A2 · Work Tasks and Progress

Confirming Next Steps After Completion

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

"Confirming Next Steps After Completion" is an A2-level English conversation about work tasks and progress, 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

    I finished the customer survey summary and uploaded the file.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    Great work. Did you also add the comparison chart?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    Yes, page four shows last month versus this month.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:11

    Perfect. Next, we need a short presentation for Friday.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:16

    Should I focus on top three findings only?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:19

    Yes, keep it simple and include one action for each.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:23

    Understood. When do you want the first draft?

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:27

    Send it by tomorrow noon, then we refine together.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:31

    Sounds good. I'll block time this afternoon.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:34

    Excellent, that keeps the project moving smoothly.

    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.

  • add /æd/ verb

    to put together with something else to increase size or quantity

  • comparison /kəmˈpɛrɪsən/ noun

    the act of comparing two or more things

  • shows /ʃoʊz/ verb

    third-person singular of show

  • month /mʌnθ/ noun

    one of twelve parts of a year

  • focus /ˈfoʊkəs/ verb

    to direct attention toward something

  • keep /kip/ verb

    to continue to have, hold, or do something

  • simple /ˈsɪmpəl/ adjective

    easy to understand or do

  • first /fɝst/ adjective

    coming before all others

  • draft /dræft/ noun

    a preliminary version of a text or plan

  • keeps /kips/ verb

    continues to have, hold, or do something

  • project /ˈprɑˌdʒɛkt/ (noun); /prəˈdʒɛkt/ (verb) noun, verb

    a planned piece of work; to estimate or display outward

  • moving /ˈmuvɪŋ/ adjective

    causing strong emotion; also changing place