A2 · Hotels
Requesting a Quieter Room
- CEFR level:
- A2
- Sentences:
- 10
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Requesting a Quieter Room" is an A2-level English conversation about hotels, 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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- Line 1Tom 0:00
Hi, my room is very noisy because the street is crowded.
- Line 2Emma 0:04
I'm sorry about that. Which room number are you in?
- Line 3Tom 0:08
Room 412, facing the main road and bus stop.
- Line 4Emma 0:12
I can move you to 527 on the garden side.
- Line 5Tom 0:16
That sounds better. Is the room type the same?
- Line 6Emma 0:20
Yes, same type, and it's usually much quieter at night.
- Line 7Tom 0:24
Great. Do I need to pack everything immediately?
- Line 8Emma 0:27
We can send a bell staff member in ten minutes.
- Line 9Tom 0:31
Perfect, I appreciate the quick solution.
- Line 10Emma 0:34
You're welcome. Your new key cards are ready here.
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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.
- noisy /ˈnɔɪzi/ adjective
making a lot of noise
- main /meɪn/ adjective
most important or central
- move /muv/ verb
to change position or place
- side /saɪd/ noun
one edge, surface, or part of something
- better /ˈbɛtər/ adjective
more excellent or desirable than another
- same /seɪm/ adjective
not different; identical
- usually /ˈjuʒuəli/ adverb
in most cases; normally
- immediately /ɪˈmidiətli/ adverb
now; without delay
- staff /stæf/ noun; verb
the people who work for an organization; to provide workers
- quick /kwɪk/ adjective
fast or taking little time
- solution /səˈluʃən/ noun
an answer to a problem
- key /ki/ noun
a small object used to open a lock; something important