Risk and Transition Advice for Quitting Without a Plan
- CEFR level:
- B1
- Sentences:
- 12
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Risk and Transition Advice for Quitting Without a Plan" is a B1-level English conversation about advice between friends, 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
My friend wants to quit tomorrow without savings or another offer.
- Line 2Tom 0:04
Is she burned out, or facing something serious at work?
- Line 3Emma 0:08
Both, but she also supports her younger brother's rent.
- Line 4Tom 0:13
Then a sudden exit could add pressure before relief appears.
- Line 5Emma 0:16
She thinks staying one more month means she's weak.
- Line 6Tom 0:20
Maybe she's mixing patience with surrender.
- Line 7Emma 0:23
I suggested a transition plan: apply daily while reducing overtime.
- Line 8Tom 0:29
Another path is taking sick leave first to recover mentally.
- Line 9Emma 0:33
We agreed she'll set a four-week deadline and weekly check-ins.
- Line 10Tom 0:37
Good, and who helps review her resume this weekend?
- Line 11Emma 0:41
I'll do the resume, and Leo will practice interview questions.
- Line 12Tom 0:45
Solid support, so she can leave with options, not panic.
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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.
- wants /wɑnts/ verb
third-person singular of want
- savings /ˈseɪvɪŋz/ noun plural
money saved or amounts not spent
- supports /səˈpɔrts/ verb/noun
helps, backs, holds up, or structures that hold something
- thinks /θɪŋks/ verb
uses the mind or has an opinion
- means /minz/ verb
third-person singular of mean; signifies
- weak /wik/ adjective
not strong in power, body, or quality
- patience /ˈpeɪʃəns/ noun
the ability to wait calmly or deal with difficulty
- surrender /səˈrɛndər/ verb/noun
to stop resisting and give up control
- suggested /səɡˈdʒɛstɪd/ verb
offered as an idea or possibility
- apply /əˈplaɪ/ verb
to make a formal request; to put into practical use
- reducing /rɪˈdusɪŋ/ verb
making smaller, lower, or less
- path /pæθ/ noun
a way or route from one place to another