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A2 · Buses and Subways

Topping Up a Travel Card

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

"Topping Up a Travel Card" is an A2-level English conversation about buses and subways, 10 lines long (about 1 minute) between Emma & Tom. 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. Emma 0:00

    My travel card didn't work at the gate.

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:02

    The screen says your balance is too low.

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:05

    Can I add money at this machine?

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:07

    Yes. Select “Top Up” and place your card here.

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:11

    What's the minimum amount I can add?

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:14

    Five dollars if you pay by card.

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:16

    I'll add ten because I need it again tomorrow.

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:20

    Tap your bank card when the blue light appears.

    Line 8
  9. Emma 0:22

    Done. Can I use the travel card immediately?

    Line 9
  10. Tom 0:26

    Yes, the new balance is already available.

    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.

  • travel /ˈtrævəl/ verb

    to go from one place to another

  • work /wɝk/ noun

    a job, task, or effort

  • says /sɛz/ verb

    speaks or states

  • balance /ˈbæləns/ noun

    an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright; financial remainder

  • low /loʊ/ adjective

    not high in position, amount, or level

  • add /æd/ verb

    to put together with something else to increase size or quantity

  • money /ˈmʌni/ noun

    coins, bills, or funds used to buy things

  • place /pleɪs/ noun

    a location or position

  • minimum /ˈmɪnəməm/ noun/adjective

    the smallest allowed amount

  • amount /əˈmaʊnt/ noun

    a quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in number, size, value, or extent

  • immediately /ɪˈmidiətli/ adverb

    now; without delay

  • already /ɔlˈrɛdi/ adverb

    before now or before a specific time in the past

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