01 · A SHORT EXCHANGE
Notice what each reply does.
Read these selected lines from the A2 Market day with Bruno quest. The exchange is authored practice; choose your own replies when you enter the mission.
Two pears for your bag?
Three pears, please, not two.
Please get the three pears and a loaf of bread. We have ten dollars.
Let me check your full order once more.
Could I have three pears and a loaf of bread, please?
Three pears and bread are nine dollars. Here’s your change from ten.
Thank you. That’s one dollar change.
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 MODELThree pears, please, not two.
Correct a quantity.
- A2 MODELCould I have three pears and a loaf of bread, please?
Give a complete polite order.
- A2 MODELThat’s one dollar change.
Check change from a purchase.
- B1 MODELCould we have four apples and keep the wholegrain loaf?
Propose a substitution without changing the rest of an order.
- B1 MODELCould I have four apples and the wholegrain loaf instead, please?
Confirm a revised order clearly.
Keep the unchanged detailsWhen one item changes, repeat the important parts that stay the same: the quantity, the other item and the spending limit.
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 buy a bag of apples and bread for five dollars.
How much is a bag of apples?
Try the A1 questKeep quantities clear
Buy three pears and bread within ten dollars, checking the quantity before paying.
Three pears, please, not two.
Try the A2 questAgree on a substitution
Buy the right quantity within a budget, agree on a substitution and check the total.
Could we have four apples and keep the wholegrain loaf?
Try the B1 questWeigh details and trade-offs
Balance quantity, packaging and a firm spending limit, then verify the agreement.
Take six loose apples and one loaf for seventeen dollars.
Try the B2 quest