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B1 · Invitations, Declines and Alternatives

Changing a Movie Date to Online Watching After Overtime

CEFR level:
B1
Sentences:
12
Duration:
1 min
Speakers:
Emma & Tom

"Changing a Movie Date to Online Watching After Overtime" is a B1-level English conversation about invitations, declines and alternatives, 12 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

    I just got urgent overtime, so I can't make tonight's movie.

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:04

    Thanks for telling me early; is this a one-night issue?

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:07

    Yes, a client bug appeared, and I must stay until release.

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:12

    Understood, though I was really looking forward to meeting.

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:16

    I know, and I don't want this to look like last-minute excuses.

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:20

    I get it now; the project emergency sounds genuine.

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:24

    We could stream the same film later and chat by voice.

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:28

    Or we postpone cinema tickets to Sunday afternoon.

    Line 8
  9. Emma 0:31

    Let's do online tonight at ten thirty after I get home.

    Line 9
  10. Tom 0:35

    Deal, I'll rent the movie and send the watch link.

    Line 10
  11. Emma 0:39

    If deployment runs late, I'll text by ten with an update.

    Line 11
  12. Tom 0:43

    Perfect, and we'll keep Sunday as backup just in case.

    Line 12

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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.

  • urgent /ˈɝdʒənt/ adjective

    needing quick action

  • one-night /ˈwʌn ˌnaɪt/ adjective

    lasting for one night.

  • issue /ˈɪʃu/ noun

    a problem, topic, or edition

  • last-minute /ˌlæst ˈmɪnət/ adjective

    done or happening at the latest possible time

  • excuses /ɪkˈskjusɪz/ plural noun

    reasons given to explain faults

  • genuine /ˈdʒɛnjuən/ adjective

    real, sincere, and not fake

  • stream /strim/ noun

    a small river or a continuous flow

  • film /ˈfɪlm/ noun

    a movie or thin layer of material

  • postpone /poʊstˈpoʊn/ verb

    to delay something until a later time

  • deployment /dɪˈplɔɪmənt/ noun

    the act of putting people or software into use

  • runs /rʌnz/ verb

    moves fast on foot or operates

  • backup /ˈbækˌʌp/ noun

    help or support; a copy of data stored for safety

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