01 · A SHORT EXCHANGE
Notice what each reply does.
Read these selected lines from the A2 A parcel with a purpose quest. The exchange is authored practice; choose your own replies when you enter the mission.
When does the book need to arrive, and do you need tracking?
Before Friday, with tracking, please.
Please keep it within eight dollars. It needs to arrive before Friday, and I want tracking.
The tracked service is seven dollars, with arrival on Thursday in this practice plan.
Could you confirm that it will arrive by Thursday?
Confirmed: tracked service, Thursday, seven dollars, to Nia in River Town.
The service and town are right, but it’s for Mia, not Nia.
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 MODELBefore Friday, with tracking, please.
State a delivery deadline and condition.
- A2 MODELCould you confirm that it will arrive by Thursday?
Check an arrival promise in the practice scenario.
- A2 MODELIt’s for Mia, not Nia.
Correct the recipient on a label or receipt.
- B1 MODELI’d like the tracked option that arrives on Thursday, please.
Specify a delivery option and timing.
- B1 MODELIt’s for Mia, not Nia. Please keep River Town and the Thursday tracked option.
Repair one label detail without changing the rest.
Keep the deadline in the requestA low price alone does not settle the choice. State when the parcel is needed, then preserve the selected service while correcting a label detail.
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
Prepare a book parcel and check that its label says Mia, River Town.
A small box and some tape, please.
Try the A1 questMatch timing and budget
Choose a tracked practice service within eight dollars and check the recipient on the receipt.
Before Friday, with tracking, please.
Try the A2 questRepair the label precisely
Choose a suitable delivery option, state the request and repair a recipient-name mix-up.
I’d like the tracked option that arrives on Thursday, please.
Try the B1 questWeigh details and trade-offs
Compare size, timing and price, then plan around a counter cutoff and verify the final service.
Print now, then walk straight there; arrival should be about 14:55.
Try the B2 quest