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B1 · Travel Planning and Budgets

Choosing Souvenirs Within a Baggage Limit

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

"Choosing Souvenirs Within a Baggage Limit" is a B1-level English conversation about travel planning and budgets, 12 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

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  1. Tom 0:00

    Our baggage allowance is tight, so souvenir plans need revision.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:04

    Is the problem weight, volume, or restricted fragile items?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:08

    Mostly weight. Local snacks and ceramics add up very fast.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:13

    Then we should prioritize meaningful gifts over bulky impulse buys.

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:18

    My parents expect local specialties, so skipping all food is hard.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:22

    We can pick lightweight sealed items and share larger packs.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:27

    Option one is pre-ship a box from the city center post office.

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:31

    Option two is buying duty-free only after security check.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:36

    Let's pre-ship fragile gifts and keep cabin bags simple.

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:39

    I'll bring a travel scale to monitor weight each evening.

    Line 10
  11. Tom 0:43

    If limits are still close, we'll cut duplicate snack purchases.

    Line 11
  12. Emma 0:47

    Great, smart packing keeps memories without airport stress.

    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.

  • allowance /əˈlaʊəns/ noun

    an amount of money given regularly, or an allowable amount of something

  • revision /rɪˈvɪʒən/ noun

    a change or improved version

  • restricted /rɪˈstrɪktɪd/ adjective/verb

    limited or controlled

  • mostly /ˈmoʊstli/ adverb

    mainly; for the most part

  • meaningful /ˈminɪŋfəl/ adjective

    having meaning, value, or importance

  • expect /ɪkˈspɛkt/ verb

    believe something will happen

  • option /ˈɑpʃən/ noun

    a thing that can be chosen.

  • buying /ˈbaɪɪŋ/ noun

    the process or act of purchasing goods or services

  • scale /skeɪl/ noun

    size, level, or a tool for weighing

  • limits /ˈlɪmɪts/ noun

    the greatest amounts or levels allowed

  • airport /ˈɛrˌpɔrt/ noun

    a complex of runways and buildings for takeoff, landing, and maintenance of aircraft

  • stress /strɛs/ noun

    mental pressure or tension

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