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A2 · Lost Items and Everyday Help

Finding Someone at the Wrong Entrance

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

"Finding Someone at the Wrong Entrance" is an A2-level English conversation about lost items and everyday help, 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'm at the station entrance but can't find you.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    I'm here too. Which entrance sign do you see?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    I see Entrance North beside a coffee kiosk.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:11

    Ah, I'm at East Entrance near the bus stop.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:14

    That explains it. How far are those entrances apart?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:18

    About five minutes on foot through the main hall.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:21

    Should I come to East, or will you come to North?

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:25

    Stay there. I'm closer to North now.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:28

    Great, I'll wait beside the ticket machines.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:31

    Perfect, I can see the kiosk and will arrive shortly.

    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.

  • sign /saɪn/ noun/verb

    a notice, symbol, or gesture; to write one's name

  • stop /stɑp/ verb

    to end movement or activity

  • explains /ɪkˈspleɪnz/ verb

    makes something clear by describing it

  • far /ˈfɑr/ adverb

    at or to a great distance

  • entrances /ˈɛntrənsɪz/ plural noun

    ways into places

  • apart /əˈpɑrt/ adverb

    separated by a distance; into pieces

  • main /meɪn/ adjective

    most important or central

  • stay /steɪ/ verb; noun

    to remain in a place or condition; a visit or period of remaining

  • closer /ˈkloʊsər/ adjective

    comparative of close; nearer in distance or time

  • wait /weɪt/ verb

    to stay until something happens

  • ticket /ˈtɪkət/ noun

    a pass for travel, entry, or service

  • arrive /əˈraɪv/ verb

    to reach a destination or place

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