Travel & Transportation
What do we call the bags we take with us on a trip?
Luggage/baggage
What do we call a planned time to see a doctor?
An appointment.
What do we call a meeting where an employer asks you questions before offering you a job?
A job interview.
What do we call a secret word or code used to enter an account?
A passcode
What word means the money you pay each month to live in someone else’s apartment?
Rent
Complete: “Yesterday, I _____ to work.” Use go.
Went.
You need to show this before you get on a plane. It tells you your seat and gate. What is it?
A boarding pass.
Who answers emergency calls and sends the right team to help?
A dispatcher.
Complete the phrasal verb: “Please fill _____ this application.”
Out.
What verb means “put a photo on social media”?
Post / upload / share.
Is this weather or climate? “This region usually has hot, dry summers.”
Climate
Make this sentence negative: “She visited the museum.”
“She didn’t visit the museum.”
Your flight is delayed. Does it leave late, or does it not fly at all?
It leaves late.
Complete: “I was _____ dinner when I _____ my finger.” Use cook / cut.
“I was cooking dinner when I cut my finger.”
What does “show up on time” mean?
Arrive on time.
Complete with the comparative form: “This app is _____ than that app.” Use easy.
Easier.
What word means the money students pay to attend college or university?
Tuition
Put the words in order: you / did / where / go / yesterday / ?
“Where did you go yesterday?”
Your luggage is missing. Make a polite request for help.
“Could you help me find my luggage, please?” Accept similar requests.
You cannot attend your appointment. Ask politely to change it to another day.
“Could I reschedule my appointment, please?” Accept similar requests.
Replace the words in italics with a pronoun: “Fill out the form.”
“Fill it out.”
Complete with the superlative form: “This is _____ video on the website.” Use interesting.
The most interesting.
Compare a holiday in your home country with the same holiday—or a different holiday—in the USA. Give one similarity and one difference.
Accept clear comparisons: “Both celebrations include family meals. We celebrate on different dates.”
Complete: “They _____ TV when the phone _____.” Use watch / ring.
“They were watching TV when the phone rang.”
You missed your bus. Say two sentences: explain the problem using because, then give advice using should.
“I missed my bus because I arrived late. I should take the next bus.”
Pretend you are calling emergency services. Explain what happened, where you are, and what help you need.
Example: “A cyclist fell. We’re outside the supermarket at 240 Green Street. We need an ambulance.”
Answer this interview question in two complete sentences: “Why should we hire you?” Include one strength and one example.
Example: “I am reliable. I always arrive on time.”
Give one benefit and one problem of AI. Use can in both sentences.
“AI can help us learn English. AI can give incorrect information.” Accept other reasonable answers.
Make three comparison sentences about your home country and the USA: one about climate, one about education, and one about cost of living.
Accept reasonable sentences with clear comparisons, such as “College is more expensive in the USA.” Students may use “in my experience” or “in my city.”
Make one positive and one negative prediction about life in 2050. Use will and won’t.
prediction about life in 2050. Use will and won’t.“People will use more AI. People won’t drive as much.” Accept other accurate predictions.