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A2 · Invitations and Rescheduling

Running Thirty Minutes Late

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

"Running Thirty Minutes Late" is an A2-level English conversation about invitations and rescheduling, 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

Each entry shows the English sentence first, with the translation on the line below it. To practise speaking, cover the translation and repeat after the audio.

  1. Tom 0:00

    I'm sorry, but I'm going to be thirty minutes late.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:03

    That's okay. Is everything all right?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:06

    Yes, the traffic is just much worse than usual.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:09

    I understand. I'm already near the restaurant.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:13

    I can call them and move our booking.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:16

    Please do. I'll wait in the bookstore next door.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:19

    Thanks. I should arrive by seven thirty.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:22

    Take your time and drive carefully.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:25

    I will. I'll text you when I park.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:28

    Great. I'll meet you outside the restaurant.

    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.

  • late /leɪt/ adjective

    after the expected or usual time

  • worse /wɝs/ adjective comparative

    more bad or more serious

  • understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ verb

    to know the meaning of something

  • already /ɔlˈrɛdi/ adverb

    before now or before a specific time in the past

  • restaurant /ˈrɛstəˌrɑnt/ noun

    a place where meals are served

  • call /kɔl/ verb

    to give a telephone ring, or to speak in a loud voice to attract attention

  • move /muv/ verb

    to change position or place

  • booking /ˈbʊkɪŋ/ noun

    an act of reserving something like a room or ticket

  • next /nɛkst/ adjective

    coming immediately after the present one

  • time /taɪm/ noun

    what clocks measure; a point or period

  • carefully /ˈkɛrfəli/ adverb

    with great attention and care

  • text /tɛkst/ noun

    written or printed words

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