4 Past Simple Dialogues: English Listening and Speaking (A2)
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Level: pre-intermediate (A2)
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Dialogues are a great way to practice your English speaking and listening skills. This page has four short past simple dialogues to help your improve your listening and speaking. You can use these dialogues in a number of ways. Here are some suggestions:
Listen and read at the same time. This helps you to understand how words are pronounced and how words link together to make phrases and sentences. This is also the easiest way to understand the dialogue.
Listen, read, and repeat. Try to mimic the speakers. You can pause the audio when you do this, but it is not necessary if you are comfortable speaking while the characters are speaking. This helps you to practice your speaking skills.
Listen and repeat without the text. Just listen and repeat what you hear. This boosts comprehension and allows you to practice your speaking skills.
Just listen and answer the comprehension questions.
Just listen. Do you understand what the speakers are saying? If not, read and listen at the same time. Explain the situation in the dialogue in your own words. You can do this orally or by writing your explanation.
Read the dialogue by yourself or with a partner. This gives you simulated English conversation practice. Make sure you know how to pronounce the words and try to speak as fluently as possible.
Are you ready? Let's practice recognizing and using the past simple tense in real English conversations!
4 English Dialogues: Past Simple Listening and Speaking Practice
Dialogue 1: The Weekend
Comprehension
What did the woman do on the weekend?
What did the man do?
Why did the man do this?
Transcript
Man: What did you do this weekend?
Woman: I went to the museum with a friend.
Man: Did you like it?
Woman: Yeah, we had a good time. How about you? Did you do anything special?
Man: No, I didn't. I just stayed home and watched TV.
Woman: That's okay too sometimes.
Man: Yeah, I needed it. I worked really hard last week.
Dialogue 2: Why Are You Tired?
Comprehension
Why didn't the first speaker sleep well last night?
How many hours of sleep did she get?
What time did she wake up?
Transcript
Teresa: I'm so tired. I didn't sleep well last night.
Lucas: That's never fun. Did you go to bed late?
Teresa: No, but I drank coffee after dinner.
Lucas: Oh no. How many hours of sleep did you get?
Teresa: I think I got three or four hours of sleep.
Lucas: Yeah, that's not enough. And what time did you wake up today?
Teresa: I woke up at 6.
Lucas: Oh, I'm so sorry. Good luck today.
Dialogue 3: Did You Eat?
Comprehension
Why didn't Linda have breakfast?
Why didn't she have lunch?
What was the only thing that Linda ate during the day?
Transcript
Dad: Linda, did you eat breakfast today?
Linda: No. I wasn't hungry this morning.
Dad: Did you have lunch?
Linda: No. I didn't have time to make lunch.
Dad: Linda, I made your lunch and put it in your bag.
Linda: Oh, sorry, Dad. I didn't see it.
Dad: Okay. So, did you eat anything at all today?
Linda: My friend shared a bag of chips with me.
Dad: Okay. Sit down at the table. I made dinner. You need some real food.
Dialogue 4: Housework
Comprehension
Which two house chores did the son do?
When did he finish his homework?
Where does he want to go?
Transcript
Mom: Did you clean your room like I asked you to?
Son: Yes, I did.
Mom: And did you put your clothes in the washing machine?
Son: Yes, I did that, too.
Mom: And did you do all of your homework?
Son: I finished it thirty minutes ago.
Mom: Okay. Great.
Son: So, can I go to my friend's house now?
Mom: You worked hard today, so yes. Go have fun.
Do you want more listening exercises? Go to my listening page.