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A2 · Family and Daily Plans

Discussing a Family Visit

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

"Discussing a Family Visit" is an A2-level English conversation about family and daily plans, 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

    My parents are visiting us next month.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:02

    That's nice. How long are they staying?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:05

    Four nights, from Thursday until Monday.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:09

    The guest room is full of work boxes right now.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:12

    I'll move them into the storage room this weekend.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:15

    Good. We should also get some clean towels ready.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:19

    I'll wash them after I clear the room.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:21

    Are they arriving by train again?

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:24

    No, they're flying, so I'll pick them up.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:27

    Send me their arrival time when you know it.

    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.

  • parents /ˈpɛrənts/ noun

    a mother and father; people who have children

  • month /mʌnθ/ noun

    one of twelve parts of a year

  • staying /ˈsteɪɪŋ/ present participle; noun

    remaining in a place or condition

  • nights /naɪts/ noun

    periods of darkness in a day

  • full /fʊl/ adjective

    containing as much as possible; having no space left

  • work /wɝk/ noun

    a job, task, or effort

  • move /muv/ verb

    to change position or place

  • clear /klɪr/ adjective

    easy to see, hear, or understand

  • arriving /əˈraɪvɪŋ/ verb

    reaching a destination or place (present participle)

  • flying /ˈflaɪɪŋ/ verb

    traveling through the air

  • arrival /əˈraɪvl/ noun

    the act of reaching a destination or coming to a place

  • know /noʊ/ verb

    to have information, understanding, or familiarity

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