01 · A SHORT EXCHANGE
Notice what each reply does.
Read these selected lines from the A2 The lantern gathering quest. The exchange is authored practice; choose your own replies when you enter the mission.
Please get the two reusable lanterns and a pack of cups. Our budget is ten dollars.
Rain is possible on Sunday. Where should guests go if it rains?
They should meet in the hall at six.
Let’s put the rain plan into one clear sentence.
If it rains, we’ll meet in the hall at six.
Can you confirm the whole plan, including the rain option and finish time?
Sunday at six in the garden. If it rains, meet in the hall. We finish at eight.
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 MODELOur budget is ten dollars.
State a planning limit.
- A2 MODELIf it rains, we’ll meet in the hall at six.
Explain a backup plan for a possible condition.
- A2 MODELWe finish at eight.
Make an event’s end time clear.
- B1 MODELRequest the hall today and keep Sunday from six until eight.
Activate a backup while preserving the schedule.
- B1 MODELShall we move the gathering to the hall and keep the six o’clock start?
Propose a change collaboratively.
Say what changed and what stayedWhen the venue changes, repeat the time and agreed roles too. One complete update is easier to follow than several partial corrections.
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
Help Bruno plan a small Saturday gathering with lanterns and cups.
Saturday at six.
Try the A1 questConfirm the simple plan
Plan a Sunday gathering within budget and explain what changes if it rains.
Our budget is ten dollars.
Try the A2 questCoordinate the change
Plan a small gathering within budget, activate a rain backup and confirm agreed roles.
Request the hall today and keep Sunday from six until eight.
Try the B1 questWeigh details and trade-offs
Budget for a usable weather contingency and communicate a timely, accurate final plan.
Reserve the hall for four dollars, keeping the full plan at twenty-nine.
Try the B2 quest