Changing Travel Dates Before a Document Expires
- CEFR level:
- B1
- Sentences:
- 12
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Changing Travel Dates Before a Document Expires" is a B1-level English conversation about flight and train changes, 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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- Line 1Emma 0:00
Lina's passport expires soon, and entry rules may block our trip.
- Line 2Tom 0:05
How many valid months are required for your destination?
- Line 3Emma 0:08
They require six months, and she only has five months left.
- Line 4Tom 0:13
Then departure date must move, unless renewal is fast enough.
- Line 5Emma 0:17
She thought one month remaining was acceptable everywhere.
- Line 6Tom 0:21
Common misunderstanding. Border checks use stricter validity rules.
- Line 7Emma 0:26
Option one is postponing trip by three weeks after renewal.
- Line 8Tom 0:31
Option two is changing destination to one with looser requirements.
- Line 9Emma 0:35
We'll postpone and keep most refundable bookings intact.
- Line 10Tom 0:39
I'll contact hotels and flights today for date adjustments.
- Line 11Emma 0:43
If renewal delays again, we'll trigger destination backup plan.
- Line 12Tom 0:47
Good call. Following the rules helps us avoid expensive last-minute failures.
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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.
- months /mʌnθs/ plural noun
periods of about four weeks
- require /rɪˈkwaɪɚ/ verb
to need or make necessary
- everywhere /ˈɛvriˌwɛr/ adverb
in or to all places
- checks /tʃɛks/ verb
third-person singular of check; examines or verifies
- weeks /wiks/ noun plural
periods of seven days
- postpone /poʊstˈpoʊn/ verb
to delay something until a later time
- refundable /rɪˈfʌndəbəl/ adjective
able to be paid back
- intact /ɪnˈtækt/ adjective
complete and not damaged
- flights /flaɪts/ noun
journeys made by aircraft
- adjustments /əˈdʒʌstmənts/ noun
small changes or alterations (plural of adjustment)
- last-minute /ˌlæst ˈmɪnət/ adjective
done or happening at the latest possible time
- failures /ˈfeɪljɚz/ plural noun
unsuccessful results or breakdowns