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A2 · Phones, Internet and Apps

Retrying a Failed File Transfer

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

"Retrying a Failed File Transfer" is an A2-level English conversation about phones, internet and apps, 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

    Emma, the project video failed to upload to our group chat.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    Did it show an error message or just stop suddenly?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:07

    It says "upload failed" at ninety percent each time.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:11

    Your file might be too large for mobile data.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:15

    I'm outside now and only using mobile network.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:18

    Try Wi-Fi, or compress the video to lower resolution.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:22

    I can reach a cafe Wi-Fi in five minutes.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:25

    Great, retry there and keep the app open while uploading.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:30

    It worked on Wi-Fi, and the file is sent now.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:33

    Perfect, I can download it and add subtitles next.

    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.

  • project /ˈprɑˌdʒɛkt/ (noun); /prəˈdʒɛkt/ (verb) noun, verb

    a planned piece of work; to estimate or display outward

  • video /ˈvɪdioʊ/ noun

    moving visual images, often with sound

  • failed /ˈfeɪld/ verb

    did not succeed or meet a standard

  • group /ɡrup/ noun

    a number of people or things together

  • chat /tʃæt/ verb

    to talk in a friendly and informal way

  • show /ʃoʊ/ verb

    to let someone see or know something

  • error /ˈɛrɚ/ noun

    a mistake

  • suddenly /ˈsʌdənli/ adverb

    quickly and unexpectedly

  • says /sɛz/ verb

    speaks or states

  • data /ˈdeɪtə/ noun

    facts or information used for analysis

  • lower /ˈloʊər/ verb

    to move or make something less high

  • keep /kip/ verb

    to continue to have, hold, or do something

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