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A2 · Meeting New People

Meeting a Classmate

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

"Meeting a Classmate" is an A2-level English conversation about meeting new people, 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.

  1. Emma 0:00

    Hi, is this seat free?

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:02

    Yes, it is. Is this your first lesson?

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:05

    Yes. I joined because I want more speaking practice.

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:10

    Me too. I studied online last year.

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:13

    Did you find the online lessons useful?

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:16

    They helped my vocabulary, but I didn't speak much.

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:19

    Maybe we could practice together after class.

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:23

    Good idea. The café downstairs is usually quiet.

    Line 8
  9. Emma 0:27

    I'm free after class on Thursdays.

    Line 9
  10. Tom 0:29

    So am I. Let's start this week.

    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.

  • first /fɝst/ adjective

    coming before all others

  • lesson /ˈlɛsən/ noun

    a period of teaching or something learned

  • want /wɑnt/ verb

    to wish for or need something

  • speaking /ˈspikɪŋ/ noun; present participle

    the act of talking

  • practice /ˈpræktɪs/ noun

    repeated activity to improve a skill

  • year /jɪr/ noun

    a period of twelve months

  • useful /ˈjusfəl/ adjective

    helpful or practical

  • helped /hɛlpt/ verb

    made it easier for someone to do something

  • maybe /ˈmeɪbi/ adverb

    perhaps; possibly

  • usually /ˈjuʒuəli/ adverb

    in most cases; normally

  • quiet /ˈkwaɪət/ adjective, noun, verb

    with little noise; calm; to make less noisy

  • week /wik/ noun

    a period of seven days

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