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A2 · Work Tasks and Progress

Reporting Work Progress

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

"Reporting Work Progress" is an A2-level English conversation about work tasks and progress, 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

    Quick update: I finished the data chart and half the summary.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    Nice progress. Did you also check last week's feedback comments?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:08

    Yes, I addressed five comments, but two need your decision.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:13

    Please show me those two after this call.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:16

    One issue is timeline wording; client asked for clearer dates.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:20

    Okay, we can add exact milestones and responsible names.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:26

    Great, then I can finish the summary before three.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:29

    Perfect. Send me draft version by two thirty, please.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:33

    Will do. I'll mark unresolved points in yellow.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:37

    Thanks, that'll make review much faster.

    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.

  • data /ˈdeɪtə/ noun

    facts or information used for analysis

  • half /hæf/ noun

    one of two equal parts

  • progress /ˈprɑˌɡrɛs/ (noun); /prəˈɡrɛs/ (verb) noun, verb

    forward movement or improvement; to move forward

  • feedback /ˈfidˌbæk/ noun

    comments intended to improve performance

  • comments /ˈkɑmɛnts/ noun

    plural of comment; remarks or opinions

  • decision /dɪˈsɪʒən/ noun

    a choice made after consideration

  • issue /ˈɪʃu/ noun

    a problem, topic, or edition

  • timeline /ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/ noun

    a sequence of events in time order

  • wording /ˈwɝdɪŋ/ noun

    the exact words used to express something

  • clearer /ˈklɪrər/ adjective

    comparative of clear; more understandable or transparent

  • responsible /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/ adjective

    having a duty; reliable

  • version /ˈvɝʒən/ noun

    a particular form of something

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