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A2 · Accounts and Payments

Reporting a Duplicate Charge

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

"Reporting a Duplicate Charge" is an A2-level English conversation about accounts and payments, 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

    I was charged twice for the same monthly payment.

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:03

    Let me review the recent charges on your account.

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:06

    Both payments appeared on my card this morning.

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:09

    I see them. One payment was created by mistake.

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:13

    Can the extra charge be canceled today?

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:16

    Yes, I'll send a refund to the same card.

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:19

    How long will the refund take?

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:21

    It usually appears within three working days.

    Line 8
  9. Emma 0:24

    Please email me a confirmation for my records.

    Line 9
  10. Tom 0:28

    Of course. The refund request has been submitted.

    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.

  • twice /twaɪs/ adverb

    two times

  • monthly /ˈmʌnθli/ adjective/adverb

    happening once a month

  • review /rɪˈvju/ noun/verb

    an examination or opinion; to examine

  • recent /ˈrisənt/ adjective

    having happened not long ago

  • payments /ˈpeɪmənts/ noun

    amounts of money paid

  • created /kriˈeɪtɪd/ verb

    past tense of create; made something new

  • canceled /ˈkænsəld/ verb

    past tense and past participle of cancel; called off

  • refund /ˈriˌfʌnd/ (noun); /rɪˈfʌnd/ (verb) noun; verb

    money returned; to give money back

  • days /deɪz/ noun

    plural of day; periods of twenty-four hours

  • confirmation /ˌkɑnfɚˈmeɪʃən/ noun

    the action of confirming something or the state of being confirmed

  • records /ˈrɛkərdz/ noun; verb

    stored information items; stores data or media

  • request /rɪˈkwɛst/ noun

    an act of asking for something