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A2 · Hobbies and Leisure

Discussing a Recent Movie

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

"Discussing a Recent Movie" is an A2-level English conversation about hobbies and leisure, 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

    Did you see the new space movie this weekend?

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:02

    Yes, I saw it on Sunday with my brother.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:06

    What did you think of it?

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:07

    The pictures were amazing, but the story was predictable.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:11

    Was it better than the director's last movie?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:13

    It looked better, but the older story was more interesting.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:18

    Then I might wait until it's available online.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:20

    That's reasonable. The cinema tickets were quite expensive.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:25

    Could you recommend something else for tonight?

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:27

    Sure. I'll send you the name of a good comedy.

    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.

  • space /speɪs/ noun; verb

    an area or room; to place apart

  • think /θɪŋk/ verb

    to use the mind or have an opinion

  • story /ˈstɔri/ noun

    an account of real or imagined events

  • predictable /prɪˈdɪktəbəl/ adjective

    easy to know or guess in advance

  • better /ˈbɛtər/ adjective

    more excellent or desirable than another

  • last /læst/ adjective

    coming after all others; most recent

  • looked /lʊkt/ verb

    past tense of look; directed the eyes or seemed

  • reasonable /ˈrizənəbəl/ adjective

    fair, sensible, or not excessive

  • tickets /ˈtɪkəts/ noun

    passes for travel, entry, or service

  • expensive /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ adjective

    costing a lot of money

  • else /ɛls/ adverb

    in addition to or instead of what was mentioned

  • good /ɡʊd/ adjective

    of high quality or pleasant