B1 · Subscriptions, Billing and Support
Correcting an Auto-Renewal Date Mismatch
- CEFR level:
- B1
- Sentences:
- 12
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Correcting an Auto-Renewal Date Mismatch" is a B1-level English conversation about subscriptions, billing and support, 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
The contract says renewal on the 15th, but billing happened today.
- Line 2Tom 0:04
Did timezone settings or trial conversion rules shift the date?
- Line 3Emma 0:09
Maybe timezone, because account region changed during travel.
- Line 4Tom 0:13
Then system logic may differ from contract wording.
- Line 5Emma 0:17
Support insists the charge is valid without showing date logic.
- Line 6Tom 0:21
You should ask for the calculation basis and exact policy reference.
- Line 7Emma 0:26
I'll send contract screenshot and account timezone history.
- Line 8Tom 0:30
If this charge can't be reversed, request correction next cycle.
- Line 9Emma 0:34
I'll ask for goodwill credit because notice timing was unclear.
- Line 10Tom 0:39
Good, and ask product team to improve date display clarity.
- Line 11Emma 0:43
If unresolved by Monday, I'll escalate with case ID.
- Line 12Tom 0:47
That makes sense. Accurate dates really help protect user trust.
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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.
- trial /ˈtraɪəl/ noun
a test or a legal court case
- conversion /kənˈvɝʒən/ noun
the process of changing or causing something to change from one form to another
- logic /ˈlɑdʒɪk/ noun
clear reasoning or a system of rules
- support /səˈpɔrt/ noun/verb
help, approval, or to help hold up or assist
- showing /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/ verb
present participle of show
- policy /ˈpɑləsi/ noun
a rule, plan, or official principle
- correction /kəˈrɛkʃən/ noun
a change that fixes an error
- clarity /ˈklɛrəti/ noun
the quality of being clear and easy to understand
- sense /sɛns/ noun
meaning, feeling, or good judgment
- protect /prəˈtɛkt/ verb
to keep safe from harm or loss
- user /ˈjuzər/ noun
a person who uses something
- trust /trʌst/ noun
belief that someone or something is reliable