B2 · Consumer Choices and Product Responsibility
Green Enough to Believe?
- CEFR level:
- B2
- Sentences:
- 16
- Duration:
- 2 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"Green Enough to Believe?" is a B2-level English conversation about consumer choices and product responsibility, 16 lines long (about 2 minutes) 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
This shampoo brand looks eco-friendly, but I can't tell whether the claims mean anything real.
- Line 2Emma 0:05
What are they actually showing, concrete evidence or just words like natural and responsible?
- Line 3Tom 0:12
Mostly the second, because the bottle is green, the website is polished, and the promises stay vague.
- Line 4Emma 0:18
Then the design may be doing more work than the facts, which is always worth noticing.
- Line 5Tom 0:23
They mention better sourcing, but there are no details about suppliers or independent checks.
- Line 6Emma 0:29
That is a warning sign, because good intentions may exist while unverifiable claims still deserve caution.
- Line 7Tom 0:36
Part of me thinks smaller brands deserve some benefit of the doubt since reporting can be expensive.
- Line 8Emma 0:42
Maybe some, but not enough to justify paying a premium without basic transparency.
- Line 9Tom 0:48
So what would count as enough evidence for an ordinary buyer who isn't doing a full investigation?
- Line 10Emma 0:53
Specific ingredients, clear packaging information, and at least one independent standard would already help.
- Line 11Tom 1:01
They do list ingredients, but the packaging section only says earth friendly without any measurable detail.
- Line 12Emma 1:07
Then separate what seems credible from what is probably branding, because not every claim deserves equal trust.
- Line 13Tom 1:16
If I still like the product, I can buy it without pretending I'm making a fully proven ethical choice.
- Line 14Emma 1:21
Exactly, because liking something and believing every attached virtue claim are not the same act.
- Line 15Tom 1:28
Unless they publish clearer data later, I'll treat the environmental message as partial rather than confirmed.
- Line 16Emma 1:34
That's a strong position, since skepticism here protects values instead of weakening them.
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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.
- shampoo /ʃæmˈpu/ noun
liquid used for washing hair
- eco-friendly /ˌikoʊˈfrɛndli/ adjective
not harmful to the environment
- noticing /ˈnoʊtəsɪŋ/ verb
becoming aware of something.
- sourcing /ˈsɔrsɪŋ/ noun; present participle
the process of finding or obtaining supplies
- unverifiable /ˌʌnˈvɛrəˌfaɪəbəl/ adjective
not able to be checked as true
- brands /ˈbrændz/ noun
plural of brand; types of products made by particular companies
- buyer /ˈbaɪɚ/ noun
a person who purchases goods or services
- investigation /ɪnˌvɛstəˈɡeɪʃən/ noun
a careful search for facts
- earth /ɝθ/ noun
the planet we live on; soil
- branding /ˈbrændɪŋ/ noun
the promotion of a particular product or company through advertising and distinctive design
- proven /ˈpruvən/ adjective, verb
shown to be true or effective
- ethical /ˈɛθɪkəl/ adjective
morally right and responsible