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A2 · Online Shopping and Packages

Tracking a Delayed Package

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

"Tracking a Delayed Package" is an A2-level English conversation about online shopping and packages, 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 package was supposed to arrive yesterday.

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:03

    Let me check the tracking number for you.

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:05

    It's TR58214. The status hasn't changed since Monday.

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:12

    It appears to be delayed at the local delivery center.

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:15

    Do you know when it might arrive?

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:17

    The new estimate is tomorrow before eight in the evening.

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:20

    I won't be home after six.

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:23

    I can request delivery to a nearby pickup point.

    Line 8
  9. Emma 0:26

    Please do. The station pickup point is convenient.

    Line 9
  10. Tom 0:30

    Done. You'll get a message when it arrives there.

    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.

  • package /ˈpækɪdʒ/ noun; verb

    a wrapped item or set; to wrap or present together

  • supposed /səˈpoʊzd/ adjective/verb

    expected, assumed, or believed to be true

  • tracking /ˈtrækɪŋ/ noun

    the act of following or recording progress

  • status /ˈstætəs/ noun

    the current condition, position, or rank

  • changed /tʃeɪndʒd/ verb

    past tense of change; made or became different

  • delayed /dɪˈleɪd/ adjective

    made late; past participle of delay

  • local /ˈloʊkəl/ adjective

    related to a particular nearby area

  • delivery /dɪˈlɪvəri/ noun

    the act of taking goods to a destination

  • estimate /ˈɛstəmət/ (noun); /ˈɛstɪˌmeɪt/ (verb) noun; verb

    an approximate calculation or judgment; to calculate or judge approximately

  • request /rɪˈkwɛst/ noun

    an act of asking for something

  • pickup /ˈpɪkˌʌp/ noun

    the act of collecting someone or something

  • point /pɔɪnt/ noun

    an idea, detail, score unit, or exact place

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