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SituationWeeks of 26 Jul to 20 Sept

On the street

Collections
6
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Words
56
Done

In order

  1. Asking for directions

    Your data ran out and you have to get there on foot.

    Locked

  2. Getting on the right bus

    Three buses share the stop and none of them says where it goes.

    Locked

  3. Buying a ticket from a machine

    The screen is in a hurry, the coins are the wrong ones, and someone is waiting behind you.

    Locked

  4. Finding a pharmacy at night

    Everything is shut, one place is open somewhere, and you have to ask a stranger which.

    Locked

  5. Telling a taxi where to go

    The driver is waiting, the meter is running, and you cannot pronounce the street.

    Free

  6. Asking what time it closes

    The sign is in the window, it is handwritten, and it disagrees with the internet.

    Locked

All 10 words

Telling a taxi where to go

  1. taxi/ˈtæksi/A car you pay to take you somewhere.
  2. driver/ˈdraɪvər/The person at the wheel.
  3. address/ˈæˌdres/The number and street where a place is.
  4. meter/ˈmiːtər/The device that counts what the ride costs.
  5. fare/fer/The price of a journey.
  6. airport/ˈerˌpɔːrt/Where planes arrive and leave from.
  7. traffic/ˈtræfɪk/The cars moving on a road.
  8. route/ruːt/The way taken to get somewhere.
  9. corner/ˈkɔːrnər/The point where two streets meet.
  10. stop/stɑːp/To bring movement to an end.

Questions

What English words do I need to give a taxi driver directions?
The core set is driver, address, route, corner, and stop, plus the practical words for the ride itself: meter, fare, and traffic.
How do I ask a taxi driver to turn on the meter in English?
You can say "Could you turn the meter on please?" which is one of the sentences in this collection.
How do I tell a taxi driver where to drop me off?
"You can drop me at the corner" is the phrase practiced here for ending the ride exactly where you want.
What if traffic is bad and I need a faster way?
The collection includes "Is there a faster route at this hour?" for exactly that situation.
How do I say I need to get to the airport quickly?
The sentence "We need the airport as fast as possible" is one of the ten in this set.