01 · A SHORT EXCHANGE
Notice what each reply does.
Read these selected lines from the A2 The library route with Pip quest. The exchange is authored practice; choose your own replies when you enter the mission.
Go to the bridge first. The café is not on this route.
Cross the bridge, then take the path through the garden. The library is just beyond the garden.
The library entrance is beside the old building.
Which door is the library entrance?
Use the door with the blue sign. Please tell me the route again so we can check it.
Cross the bridge, go through the garden, and use the door with the blue sign.
The full quest includes further choices and feedback. Prices, schedules and reservation details belong to fictional practice scenes.
02 · KEEP THESE HANDY
Useful phrases for this situation.
Say a phrase aloud, then think about the detail you would change in your own conversation.
- A2 MODELGo to the bridge first.
Identify the first stage of a route.
- A2 MODELWhich door is the library entrance?
Ask for a precise entrance instead of guessing.
- A2 MODELCross the bridge, go through the garden, and use the door with the blue sign.
Repeat a complete route to check your understanding.
- B1 MODELGo past the café instead.
Give an alternative when the original route is unavailable.
- B1 MODELIs the entrance round the side the one for visitors?
Check both an entrance’s location and its intended users.
Repeat the route before you leaveUse short steps and name the landmarks. A quick recap gives the other person a chance to correct a misunderstanding.
03 · YOUR TURN
Check the meaning, then try again.
Choose an answer and check the explanation. You can open the answer key at any time.
04 · CHOOSE YOUR NEXT STEP
Choose your next useful challenge.
A1–B2 are editorial practice targets, and each version has its own scene details. Choose a comfortable challenge; these activities do not certify proficiency.
Begin with short phrases
Follow a simple café-and-garden route and check the library door.
Go to the café first.
Try the A1 questFollow the landmarks
Find the library by following the bridge and garden route, then check the correct door.
Go to the bridge first.
Try the A2 questHandle a change of route
Follow an alternative route around a closure and confirm which library entrance is for visitors.
Go past the café instead.
Try the B1 questWeigh details and trade-offs
Compare updated routes against a closing time, then verify the appropriate entrance.
Go past the café first.
Try the B2 quest