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A2 · Meeting New People

Keeping a Conversation Going at a Party

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

"Keeping a Conversation Going at a Party" is an A2-level English conversation about meeting new people, 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, I don't think we've met before. I'm Tom.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    Nice to meet you. I'm Emma, a friend of Lisa's.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    How do you know her?

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:08

    We worked together at a café last summer.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:12

    That sounds fun. What do you do now?

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:15

    I study design and work weekends at a bookstore.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:18

    You must be busy. Do you enjoy the bookstore?

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:22

    Yes, especially when customers ask for recommendations.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:26

    I love reading. Have you found anything good recently?

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:30

    Yes, I can show you a funny travel book.

    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.

  • think /θɪŋk/ verb

    to use the mind or have an opinion

  • friend /frɛnd/ noun

    a person you know and like

  • know /noʊ/ verb

    to have information, understanding, or familiarity

  • last /læst/ adjective

    coming after all others; most recent

  • design /dɪˈzaɪn/ noun

    a plan or appearance created for something

  • work /wɝk/ noun

    a job, task, or effort

  • busy /ˈbɪzi/ adjective

    having a lot to do; full of activity

  • especially /ɪˈspɛʃəli/ adverb

    particularly; more than usual

  • ask /æsk/ verb

    to pose a question or request information

  • recently /ˈrisəntli/ adverb

    not long ago

  • show /ʃoʊ/ verb

    to let someone see or know something

  • travel /ˈtrævəl/ verb

    to go from one place to another

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