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A2 · Work Tasks and Progress

Explaining a Task Delay

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

"Explaining a Task Delay" 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

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  1. Tom 0:00

    Emma, I need to update you about the supplier report.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    Sure, is everything on track for today's deadline?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    Not exactly. Two suppliers sent missing files very late.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:11

    How much delay are we talking about now?

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:14

    I need about three extra hours to verify all numbers.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:18

    Thanks for warning early. Can we share a partial version first?

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:23

    Yes, I can send key findings now and final details later.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:27

    That works. Please include a note about pending files.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:32

    Understood. Final report should be ready by six thirty.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:36

    Okay, I'll inform the client about revised timing.

    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.

  • track /træk/ noun

    a path, course, or record of progress

  • deadline /ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/ noun

    the latest time by which work must be finished

  • exactly /ɪɡˈzæktli/ adverb

    precisely; in every detail

  • suppliers /səˈplaɪərz/ noun

    people or companies that provide goods or services

  • missing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ adjective/verb

    not present or unable to be found

  • delay /dɪˈleɪ/ noun

    a period of waiting or lateness

  • talking /ˈtɔkɪŋ/ noun/verb

    speaking or having a conversation

  • partial /ˈpɑrʃəl/ adjective

    not complete; favoring one side

  • version /ˈvɝʒən/ noun

    a particular form of something

  • final /ˈfaɪnəl/ adjective

    last in a series

  • details /ˈditeɪlz/ noun

    plural of detail; specific facts or features

  • timing /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/ noun

    the choice or control of when something happens

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