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A2 · Airports and Flights

Repacking an Overweight Bag

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

"Repacking an Overweight Bag" is an A2-level English conversation about airports and flights, 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

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  1. Emma 0:00

    My suitcase is overweight? I thought it was under twenty kilos.

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:04

    It's twenty-three kilos, and your limit is twenty.

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:08

    Oh, can I move some items to my carry-on bag?

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:11

    Yes, please use the repacking table beside counter three.

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:15

    If I remove books, will this small bag still be allowed?

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:19

    As long as it stays under seven kilos, it's allowed.

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:23

    Great, I'll move two books and a jacket now.

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:26

    Perfect, please return for a new weight check.

    Line 8
  9. Emma 0:29

    It now shows nineteen point eight kilos.

    Line 9
  10. Tom 0:32

    Excellent. I can tag it and send it through.

    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.

  • thought /θɔt/ noun

    an idea or opinion in the mind

  • limit /ˈlɪmɪt/ noun

    the greatest amount or level allowed

  • move /muv/ verb

    to change position or place

  • items /ˈaɪtəmz/ noun

    things in a list, group, or set

  • carry-on /ˈkæriˌɑn/ noun

    a small bag allowed to be brought onto an airplane

  • remove /rɪˈmuv/ verb

    to take away

  • still /stɪl/ adverb

    continuing up to now

  • stays /steɪz/ plural noun; verb

    visits or periods of remaining; remains

  • weight /weɪt/ noun

    how heavy someone or something is

  • shows /ʃoʊz/ verb

    third-person singular of show

  • point /pɔɪnt/ noun

    an idea, detail, score unit, or exact place

  • tag /tæɡ/ noun/verb

    a label or to attach a label

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