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Requesting a One-Day Extension

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

"Requesting a One-Day Extension" is an A2-level English conversation about classes and homework, 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

    Teacher, may I request one extra day for the essay?

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    Possibly. What caused the delay this time?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    I had a family emergency and could not finish editing.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:10

    I understand. How much is left to complete?

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:14

    Only the final paragraph and reference check remain.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:18

    Then submit by tomorrow evening, no later than seven.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:22

    Thank you. Will there still be a late penalty?

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:25

    No penalty if you meet the new deadline exactly.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:29

    Great, I'll send the final file tomorrow afternoon.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:33

    Good. Please include "revised" in the file name.

    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.

  • request /rɪˈkwɛst/ noun

    an act of asking for something

  • caused /kɔzd/ verb

    past tense of cause; made something happen

  • delay /dɪˈleɪ/ noun

    a period of waiting or lateness

  • family /ˈfæməli/ noun

    a group of parents, children, and relatives

  • emergency /ɪˈmɝdʒənsi/ noun

    a serious unexpected situation requiring immediate action

  • final /ˈfaɪnəl/ adjective

    last in a series

  • remain /rɪˈmeɪn/ verb

    to stay or continue to be

  • submit /səbˈmɪt/ verb

    to send something for review or approval

  • still /stɪl/ adverb

    continuing up to now

  • penalty /ˈpɛnəlti/ noun

    a punishment or charge for breaking a rule

  • deadline /ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/ noun

    the latest time by which work must be finished

  • exactly /ɪɡˈzæktli/ adverb

    precisely; in every detail

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