A2 · Lost Items and Everyday Help
Looking for a Wallet in a Store
- CEFR level:
- A2
- Sentences:
- 10
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Looking for a Wallet in a Store" is an A2-level English conversation about lost items and everyday help, 10 lines long (about 1 minute) between Emma & Tom. 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.
- Line 1Emma 0:00
Excuse me, I think I lost my wallet in this store.
- Line 2Tom 0:03
I'm sorry. When did you last remember having it?
- Line 3Emma 0:07
At checkout counter about fifteen minutes ago.
- Line 4Tom 0:10
What does your wallet look like?
- Line 5Emma 0:12
Black leather, small, with a red card holder inside.
- Line 6Tom 0:16
I'll check the counter area and lost-and-found box.
- Line 7Emma 0:20
Thank you. I also walked through aisle three and four.
- Line 8Tom 0:24
Good news, we found a matching wallet near self-checkout.
- Line 9Emma 0:27
Great, could you verify my ID before returning it?
- Line 10Tom 0:31
Yes, please show ID, then I'll hand it over.
Native audio, line-by-line recording and pronunciation scoring for this dialogue are in the EngTalk app.
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
- lost /lɔst/ adjective
unable to be found or not knowing the way
- last /læst/ adjective
coming after all others; most recent
- checkout /ˈtʃɛkˌaʊt/ noun
the place where you pay in a store or the process of paying
- small /smɔl/ adjective
not large in size or amount
- walked /wɔkt/ verb
past tense of walk
- good /ɡʊd/ adjective
of high quality or pleasant
- news /nuz/ noun
new information about recent events
- found /faʊnd/ verb
discovered or located something
- matching /ˈmætʃɪŋ/ adjective
having the same style, color, or fit
- returning /rɪˈtɝnɪŋ/ verb/adjective
going or coming back
- show /ʃoʊ/ verb
to let someone see or know something