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A2 · Weather and Seasonal Plans

Preparing for Hot Weather

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

"Preparing for Hot Weather" is an A2-level English conversation about weather and seasonal 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

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. Tom 0:00

    It's going to reach thirty-two degrees tomorrow.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:02

    Then the outdoor market may be uncomfortable at midday.

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:06

    Should we go earlier in the morning?

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:09

    Yes. It opens at eight, before it gets too hot.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:13

    I can pick you up at seven forty-five.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:15

    That works. I'll bring water for both of us.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:19

    Thanks. Don't forget a hat and sunscreen.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:22

    I won't. We should finish shopping by eleven.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:26

    If it gets too hot, we can leave earlier.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:28

    Agreed. There's no reason to stay in the heat.

    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.

  • reach /ritʃ/ verb; noun

    to arrive at or extend to; the distance one can touch

  • outdoor /ˈaʊtˌdɔr/ adjective

    used or happening outside

  • uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌmftəbəl/ adjective

    not physically or emotionally comfortable

  • earlier /ˈɝliɚ/ comparative adjective

    more early; before the present or stated time

  • opens /ˈoʊpənz/ verb

    makes something open or becomes open.

  • gets /ɡɛts/ verb

    receives, obtains, or becomes

  • works /wɝks/ verb

    does a job or functions successfully

  • leave /liv/ verb

    to go away from a place or person

  • agreed /əˈɡrid/ adjective

    settled or accepted by common consent

  • reason /ˈrizən/ noun; verb

    a cause or explanation; to think logically

  • stay /steɪ/ verb; noun

    to remain in a place or condition; a visit or period of remaining

  • heat /hit/ noun

    warmth or a high temperature