Real life
Practise what to say at passport control, in a restaurant or at a job interview before it happens. Every situation is a conversation at your level, from first steps to proficient.
20 situations · 7 levels · 140 scenes
Real life
Choose your level
Choose your level first; the situations ready at that level appear next.
Choose a situation
20 situations are ready at C2. Change level
20 situations shown
- At the caféC2 · A quiet word with the café owner about the coffee
- At a restaurantC2 · Diplomatic feedback to a restaurant manager
- ShoppingC2 · Altering my grandfather's jacket
- At passport controlC2 · Passport control: a name and date mismatch
- At the airportC2 · At the airport: a seat swap before take-off
- At a hotelC2 · A delicate word with the duty manager
- Buying ticketsC2 · Disputing a penalty fare on the train
- Taxis and directionsC2 · An unlisted charge at the end of a ride
- At the pharmacyC2 · Packing a travel kit with the pharmacist
- At the doctor'sC2 · Asking about test results and a referral
- At the bankC2 · A transfer held for a security check
- Renting a flatC2 · A disagreement over the deposit
- With neighboursC2 · A tactful word about the dog across the landing
- On the phoneC2 · Turning down a job offer on the phone
- At a job interviewC2 · A senior interview about leadership and failure
- At workC2 · Negotiating priorities with your manager
- At school and universityC2 · Seminar debate: did print alone spread reading?
- Lost propertyC2 · A watch that means more than it is worth
- Customer serviceC2 · A formal complaint about a damaged piano
- At the hairdresser'sC2 · Asking a long-time stylist for a change
How it works
- Choose a situation and your level.
- Read what the other person says, then choose the most natural reply or complete the missing word.
- A wrong reply is explained at once, and the conversation goes on with the right one.