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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

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  1. Emma 0:00

    Excuse me, I think I lost my wallet in this store.

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:03

    I'm sorry. When did you last remember having it?

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:07

    At checkout counter about fifteen minutes ago.

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:10

    What does your wallet look like?

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:12

    Black leather, small, with a red card holder inside.

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:16

    I'll check the counter area and lost-and-found box.

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:20

    Thank you. I also walked through aisle three and four.

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:24

    Good news, we found a matching wallet near self-checkout.

    Line 8
  9. Emma 0:27

    Great, could you verify my ID before returning it?

    Line 9
  10. Tom 0:31

    Yes, please show ID, then I'll hand it over.

    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

  • 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