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.
- Line 1Tom 0:00
It's going to reach thirty-two degrees tomorrow.
- Line 2Emma 0:02
Then the outdoor market may be uncomfortable at midday.
- Line 3Tom 0:06
Should we go earlier in the morning?
- Line 4Emma 0:09
Yes. It opens at eight, before it gets too hot.
- Line 5Tom 0:13
I can pick you up at seven forty-five.
- Line 6Emma 0:15
That works. I'll bring water for both of us.
- Line 7Tom 0:19
Thanks. Don't forget a hat and sunscreen.
- Line 8Emma 0:22
I won't. We should finish shopping by eleven.
- Line 9Tom 0:26
If it gets too hot, we can leave earlier.
- Line 10Emma 0:28
Agreed. There's no reason to stay in the heat.
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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