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An unlisted charge at the end of a ride

Real life · Taxis and directions

An unlisted charge at the end of a ride

Your goal: Challenge an unlisted surcharge with tact and quiet firmness.

  • C2
  • 9 turns · about 8 min

You talk to: Taxi driver

Phrases you will need

  • I may have missed something
  • set a precedent
  • when you put it like that
  • a few awkward conversations

A spoken scene: sound plays only when you press a speaker.

  1. Before you start, read the scene's goal and the useful phrases.
  2. Read the other person's speech bubble.
  3. Choose the most natural reply, or complete the missing word in it.
  4. After a wrong reply you see why at once; at the end you can read the whole conversation again.
How to play? Scoring and details
In this set
The driver adds a charge you were not told about. Hold your position politely and keep the tone friendly.
This game reads words aloud
This scene can be read aloud: Emma (British accent) reads the other person, Heart (American accent) reads the natural reply. Sound plays only when you press a speaker button, at a pace that suits your level.

The other person's line comes as sound only at first. Press the speaker, listen and reply; show the words if you need them.

Scoring
Your answers are checked; at the end you see your score, your mistakes and the right answers.
With a keyboard
Keys 1, 2 and 3 choose a reply; Enter continues the conversation.