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A2 · Taxis and Ride Services

Finding Your Booked Ride

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

"Finding Your Booked Ride" is an A2-level English conversation about taxis and ride services, 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

Each entry shows the English sentence first, with the translation on the line below it. To practise speaking, cover the translation and repeat after the audio.

  1. Tom 0:00

    Hi, the app says you've arrived, but I can't see you.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:04

    I'm beside the north entrance of the conference center.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    I'm at the south entrance near the large fountain.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:10

    The road between us is closed for an event.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:13

    Should I walk to the north entrance?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:15

    That'll take about eight minutes through the building.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:18

    Could you meet me at the west entrance instead?

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:21

    Yes, I can drive around and be there in five minutes.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:25

    Great. I'll wait beside the taxi sign.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:28

    Perfect. Look for a silver car with warning lights.

    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.

  • app /æp/ noun

    an application, especially as downloaded by a user to a mobile device

  • says /sɛz/ verb

    speaks or states

  • arrived /əˈraɪvd/ verb

    reached a place or destination

  • closed /kloʊzd/ adjective

    not open for business or access

  • event /ɪˈvɛnt/ noun

    an organized occasion or occurrence

  • instead /ɪnˈstɛd/ adverb

    as an alternative

  • wait /weɪt/ verb

    to stay until something happens

  • taxi /ˈtæksi/ noun/verb

    a car hired with a driver for a fare

  • sign /saɪn/ noun/verb

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

  • look /lʊk/ verb

    to direct your eyes at something or seem a certain way

  • car /kɑr/ noun

    a road vehicle with four wheels powered by an internal engine or electric motor

  • warning /ˈwɔrnɪŋ/ noun

    a notice about possible danger or trouble

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