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Scenario Context

"A neighborhood park bench where Sarah and David meet for the first time while waiting for a bus."

Speakers
S

Sarah

A cheerful local who has lived in the area for ten years and loves socializing with her neighbors.

D

David

A polite newcomer who recently moved to the city for a new job and is looking to make new friends.

The Dialogue

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Sarah
Hi there! It is such a beautiful day today, isn't it?
David
It really is. I'm glad the sun finally came out.
Sarah
I was starting to worry it might rain all morning.
David
Me too. The I saw earlier said it would be cloudy.
Sarah
You can never really trust the around here, it's so .
David
I am starting to notice that! It changes every hour.
Sarah
Anyway, I'm Sarah. I live in the blue house just down the street.
David
It's very nice to meet you, Sarah. My name is David.
Sarah
Nice to meet you too, David! Are you new to our neighborhood?
David
Yes, I just moved into the apartment complex on the corner last week.
Sarah
Welcome! It's a great area. Have you had much of a chance to yet?
David
A little bit. I've walked around a few blocks and found a nice coffee shop.
Sarah
Oh, do you mean 'The Daily Grind' on the main road?
David
Yes, that's exactly the one. I went there yesterday.
Sarah
Their are absolutely . You really must try the croissants.
David
I will definitely keep that in mind for my next visit.
Sarah
So, David, did you hear the news about the local festival coming up?
David
No, I haven't heard anything. What kind of festival is it?
Sarah
It is the annual spring flower show. It's very popular around here.
David
That sounds lovely. I actually enjoy gardening quite a bit.
Sarah
Oh, it sounds like you might have a !
David
I try my best, though my current balcony is a bit small for a real garden.
Sarah
Well, you should check out the garden. It's just two blocks away.
David
That is a wonderful suggestion. Thank you, Sarah.
Sarah
Speaking of the neighborhood, did you see the about the park ?
David
I saw a brief online, but I didn't have time to read the full article.
Sarah
They are planning to add a new jogging track and a large fountain in the center.
David
That sounds like a great improvement for the whole .
Sarah
It definitely is. This whole area is becoming much more lately.
David
I am very happy that I decided to move here.
Sarah
We are very happy to have you! Oh look, the bus is finally arriving.
David
It was truly a pleasure talking with you, Sarah.
Sarah
You too, David! I hope you have a wonderful afternoon.
David
Thank you! You as well. I'll see you around the neighborhood.

Scene Vocabulary

Practice vocabulary words & meanings.

Unpredictable

/አንፕሪዲክተብል/

የማይገመት

Not able to be foreseen or known beforehand.

አስቀድሞ ሊታወቅ ወይም ሊተነበይ የማይችል ተለዋዋጭ ሁኔታ።

Forecast

/ፎርካስት/

ትንበያ

A prediction or estimate of future events, especially coming weather.

ስለወደፊቱ ክስተቶች በተለይም ስለ አየር ሁኔታ የሚሰጥ ግምት።

Explore

/ኤክስፕሎር/

ማሰስ

Travel in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.

ስለማይታወቅ አካባቢ ለማወቅ የሚደረግ ጉዞ።

Exceptional

/ኤክሴፕሽናል/

ልዩ

Unusually good; outstanding.

በጣም ጥሩ ወይም ከወትሮው የተለየ ጥራት ያለው።

Pastries

/ፔስትሪስ/

ኬኮች

Sweet baked goods made from dough.

ከዱቄት፣ ከቅባት እና ከውሃ ተቦክተው የሚጋገሩ ጣፋጭ ምግቦች።

Green thumb

/ግሪን ታምብ/

አትክልት የመንከባከብ ችሎታ

A natural talent for growing plants.

ተክሎችን የማሳደግ ተፈጥሯዊ ተሰጥኦ።

Renovation

/ሬኖቬሽን/

እድሳት

The action of renovating or improving a building or structure.

የፈረሰን ወይም ያረጀን ህንጻ የማደስ ተግባር።

Headline

/ሄድላይን/

አርዕስተ ዜና

A heading at the top of an article or news story.

በዜና ወይም በጋዜጣ ላይ የሚወጣ ዋና ርዕስ።

Community

/ኮሚዩኒቲ/

ማህበረሰብ

A group of people living in the same place or area.

በአንድ አካባቢ የሚኖሩ ወይም ተመሳሳይ ፍላጎት ያላቸው የሰዎች ስብስብ።

Vibrant

/ቫይብራንት/

ደመቅ ያለ

Full of energy and life.

በሃይል እና በህይወት የተሞላ ንቁ ሁኔታ።