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A2 · Family and Daily Plans

Picking Up a Family Member After Work

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

"Picking Up a Family Member After Work" is an A2-level English conversation about family and daily plans, 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

    Could you help me pick up my sister tomorrow?

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:02

    Maybe. What time does she finish work?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:06

    Her shift ends at six twenty, but my car is being repaired.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:10

    I finish work at six, so it'll be a little tight.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:13

    She can wait in the lobby of her office building.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:16

    In that case, I should arrive by six forty.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:19

    That would be a huge help. She knows your car.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:23

    I'll message her when I leave work.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:25

    Thanks. I'll send you her office address too.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:28

    Great. Then I can check the quickest route.

    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.

  • help /hɛlp/ verb

    to make it easier for someone to do something

  • maybe /ˈmeɪbi/ adverb

    perhaps; possibly

  • time /taɪm/ noun

    what clocks measure; a point or period

  • work /wɝk/ noun

    a job, task, or effort

  • shift /ʃɪft/ verb

    to move or change position

  • car /kɑr/ noun

    a road vehicle with four wheels powered by an internal engine or electric motor

  • tight /taɪt/ adjective

    firmly fixed or fitting closely

  • office /ˈɔfəs/ noun

    a place where people work at desks.

  • case /keɪs/ noun

    a particular situation, example, or container

  • knows /noʊz/ verb

    has information, understanding, or familiarity

  • message /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/ noun/verb

    a written or spoken communication

  • route /rut/ noun/verb

    a path or way; to send along a path

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