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A2 · Work Hours and Leave

Confirming Vacation Dates

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

"Confirming Vacation Dates" is an A2-level English conversation about work hours and leave, 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

    Emma, can we confirm your vacation dates for next month?

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    Yes, I requested from the 12th to the 16th.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    Let me check team coverage during that week.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:10

    I already briefed Mia to handle urgent customer emails.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:14

    Good preparation. Could you return on Monday the 17th?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:18

    Yes, I can return early morning on the 17th.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:22

    Great. Please set your out-of-office message by the 11th.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:26

    No problem, and I'll share handover notes tomorrow.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:30

    Perfect, then your leave dates are confirmed.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:33

    Thank you, that helps me finalize travel bookings.

    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.

  • dates /deɪts/ noun

    plural of date; particular days

  • month /mʌnθ/ noun

    one of twelve parts of a year

  • team /tim/ noun

    a group of people working or playing together

  • coverage /ˈkʌvərɪdʒ/ noun

    the amount or extent included or protected

  • already /ɔlˈrɛdi/ adverb

    before now or before a specific time in the past

  • handle /ˈhændəl/ verb

    to deal with or control something

  • urgent /ˈɝdʒənt/ adjective

    needing quick action

  • preparation /ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən/ noun

    the act of getting ready

  • notes /noʊts/ noun

    short written records or messages.

  • helps /hɛlps/ verb

    makes it easier for someone to do something

  • travel /ˈtrævəl/ verb

    to go from one place to another

  • bookings /ˈbʊkɪŋz/ noun

    reservations made for rooms, seats, or travel

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