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A2 · Airports and Flights

Making New Plans After a Flight Delay

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

"Making New Plans After a Flight Delay" is an A2-level English conversation about airports and flights, 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

    Excuse me, the board shows my flight delayed by two hours.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:04

    Yes, bad weather at the destination is causing delays.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:08

    Will the gate stay the same, or should I check again later?

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:12

    Please check again in thirty minutes for updates.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:15

    I have a connection tonight and might miss it.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:18

    If that happens, our transfer desk can rebook your next flight.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:23

    Do you provide meal vouchers for this delay length?

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:26

    Yes, delays over ninety minutes include a meal voucher.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:30

    Great, where can I collect it?

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:32

    At customer service near Gate 12 with your boarding pass.

    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.

  • flight /flaɪt/ noun

    a journey through the air, especially by plane

  • delayed /dɪˈleɪd/ adjective

    made late; past participle of delay

  • destination /ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃən/ noun

    the place someone or something is going to

  • causing /ˈkɔzɪŋ/ verb

    present participle of cause; making happen

  • delays /dɪˈleɪz/ noun

    plural of delay; periods of waiting

  • updates /ˌʌpˈdeɪts/ noun, verb

    new information; makes current

  • connection /kəˈnɛkʃən/ noun

    a relationship in which a person, thing, or idea is linked with something else

  • happens /ˈhæpənz/ verb

    takes place or occurs

  • provide /prəˈvaɪd/ verb

    to give or supply something needed

  • delay /dɪˈleɪ/ noun

    a period of waiting or lateness

  • voucher /ˈvaʊtʃər/ noun

    a coupon or document that can be exchanged for goods or services

  • service /ˈsɜrvəs/ noun

    help, work, or a provided function

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