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Restarting a Hobby Class After Family Care

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

"Restarting a Hobby Class After Family Care" is a B1-level English conversation about life updates and 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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  1. Emma 0:00

    I paused my pottery class to care for my dad after surgery.

    Line 1
  2. Tom 0:04

    How is he now, and do you want to restart classes soon?

    Line 2
  3. Emma 0:07

    He's walking better, but I still handle his evening medicine routine.

    Line 3
  4. Tom 0:12

    Then your restart should fit that duty, not fight it.

    Line 4
  5. Emma 0:16

    I assumed weekend classes were impossible, maybe I judged too fast.

    Line 5
  6. Tom 0:21

    Maybe you mixed up "every weekend" with "some weekends."

    Line 6
  7. Emma 0:25

    True, option one is joining a shorter Sunday workshop twice monthly.

    Line 7
  8. Tom 0:30

    Option two is online practice at home until his routine stabilizes.

    Line 8
  9. Emma 0:34

    Let's try workshops first, and my cousin can cover one evening.

    Line 9
  10. Tom 0:39

    Great, confirm dates tonight so the clinic visits stay protected.

    Line 10
  11. Emma 0:44

    If Dad feels worse, I'll switch to home practice that week.

    Line 11
  12. Tom 0:48

    That's realistic, and you still keep your hobby alive.

    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.

  • restart /riˈstɑrt/ verb/noun

    to start again; a new start

  • assumed /əˈsumd/ verb

    accepted as true without proof; taken on

  • impossible /ɪmˈpɑsəbəl/ adjective

    not able to happen or be done

  • mixed /mɪkst/ adjective/past tense verb

    combined or varied

  • true /tru/ adjective

    real, correct, or not false

  • option /ˈɑpʃən/ noun

    a thing that can be chosen.

  • shorter /ˈʃɔrtər/ adjective

    less long, tall, or lasting

  • workshop /ˈwɝkˌʃɑp/ noun

    a meeting or class for practical learning

  • visits /ˈvɪzɪts/ noun

    plural of visit; times of visiting

  • protected /prəˈtɛktɪd/ verb, adjective

    kept safe from harm or loss

  • feels /ˈfilz/ verb

    experiences a sensation or seems to the touch

  • alive /əˈlaɪv/ adjective

    living; not dead

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