Checkpoint: Speaking and Travel Phrases

By Better Wise

Quiz

According to the lesson, what is the smallest useful self-introduction?
- A memorized paragraph about your whole life story
- Three chunks: your name, your place of origin, and one extra detail
- Your name only, followed by silence
- A full sentence you translate word by word in your head
You answer a question from a new acquaintance. What does the ask-back rule tell you to do next?
- Repeat your answer more slowly
- Stop talking so the other person can leave
- Switch to a different language to test yourself
- Ask the same question back to keep the conversation going
Which of these is rung three of the four-rung practice ladder?
- Speak to the same person with the script face down and five keyword cards
- Record a 30-second introduction and listen once
- Narrate your morning out loud to yourself
- Speak to one person for two minutes with the script visible
You freeze halfway through a sentence while speaking. What should you do according to the lesson?
- Use a repair phrase such as "Let me try again" and continue
- Go silent and wait for the other person to change the topic
- Switch to writing everything down for the rest of the day
- Apologize for your bad English and stop the conversation
On a bus, which phrase gets the driver to warn you before your stop?
- How much is it?
- Where do I catch the bus?
- Does this go to the main station?
- Could you tell me when to get off?
At hotel check-in, which two questions does the lesson say you should ask on arrival?
- Is breakfast included? What time is checkout?
- Could we have the bill? Can I pay by card?
- Where is the embassy? Do you speak English?
- What's in this dish? Does this contain nuts?
You are at a restaurant and cannot pronounce the dish name. The lesson's highest-value beginner phrase is: "I'll have this one, ____." (one word)
Role-play a three-line emergency request: someone has been taken ill in a hotel lobby. Say your three lines aloud, then evaluate yourself against the rubric.