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A2 · Lost Items and Everyday Help

Reporting a Lost Backpack on a Bus

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

"Reporting a Lost Backpack on a Bus" is an A2-level English conversation about lost items and everyday help, 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

    Hello, I left my backpack on bus 52 this morning.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    I can help file a lost-item report. What time was your ride?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:09

    Around 8:10 from Maple Station to Central Square.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:12

    Thank you. Please describe the backpack color and size.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:16

    Dark green, medium size, with a yellow keychain.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:20

    Any valuable items inside we should note?

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:24

    Yes, a tablet, notebook, and work ID badge.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:28

    Understood. Drivers return found items to depot by noon.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:33

    How can I check whether it has been found?

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:35

    Use this report number online or call after one p.m.

    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

  • file /ˈfaɪl/ noun

    a stored document or collection of information

  • report /rɪˈpɔrt/ noun

    a spoken or written account

  • time /taɪm/ noun

    what clocks measure; a point or period

  • describe /dɪˈskraɪb/ verb

    to say what someone or something is like

  • valuable /ˈvæljuəbəl/ adjective

    worth a lot; useful or important

  • note /noʊt/ noun

    a short written record or message.

  • work /wɝk/ noun

    a job, task, or effort

  • badge /bædʒ/ noun

    a small emblem or token worn to signify status, membership, or achievement

  • noon /nun/ noun

    12 o'clock in the middle of the day.

  • p /pi/ noun

    the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet

  • m /ɛm/ noun

    the thirteenth letter of the alphabet

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