B1 · Organizing Group Activities
Offering Options When a Class Trip Goes Over Budget
- CEFR level:
- B1
- Sentences:
- 12
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Offering Options When a Class Trip Goes Over Budget" is a B1-level English conversation about organizing group activities, 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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- Line 1Tom 0:00
Our class trip budget is over by almost thirty percent now.
- Line 2Emma 0:03
Which part exploded, transportation, tickets, or meals?
- Line 3Tom 0:08
Bus costs rose suddenly, and weekend tickets are expensive too.
- Line 4Emma 0:12
Then one uniform package may no longer be fair for everyone.
- Line 5Tom 0:17
Some classmates can pay more, but others are already struggling.
- Line 6Emma 0:21
Let's avoid dividing people emotionally while adjusting options.
- Line 7Tom 0:26
Plan A could include museum plus guided activities.
- Line 8Emma 0:29
Plan B can keep transport only, with optional self-paid extras.
- Line 9Tom 0:35
We'll publish both tiers and explain exactly what each covers.
- Line 10Emma 0:39
I can build a transparent budget sheet by tonight.
- Line 11Tom 0:42
If sign-ups are uneven, we'll rebalance buses by deadline day.
- Line 12Emma 0:47
Good, that protects access while staying financially realistic.
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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.
- part /pɑrt/ noun; verb
a piece of something; to separate
- fair /ˈfɛr/ adjective
reasonable and treating people equally
- dividing /dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ/ verb (present participle)
separating into parts or groups
- emotionally /ɪˈmoʊʃənəli/ adverb
in a way related to feelings
- transport /trænˈspɔrt/ verb
to carry people or goods from one place to another
- optional /ˈɑpʃənəl/ adjective
available as a choice but not required.
- extras /ˈɛkstrəz/ plural noun
additional items or services
- publish /ˈpəblɪʃ/ verb
to make information, writing, or software public
- exactly /ɪɡˈzæktli/ adverb
precisely; in every detail
- protects /prəˈtɛkts/ verb
keeps safe from harm or loss
- access /ˈæksɛs/ noun
the right or opportunity to use or enter something
- financially /fəˈnænʃəli/ adverb
in a way related to money