Have a go — no notes, and don't worry about small mistakes.
Complete this from memory:
"Yesterday I went the cinema with a friend."
Say one or two sentences out loud: how do you usually get to work, to your lesson, or to the shops?
Ana: How do you get to the gym from your flat?
Sam: I walk along the river for ten minutes, then go through the park, and it's right there on the corner.
Look at Sam's answer again. Small words like "along" and "through" don't just say WHERE something is — they show HOW something moves. Why do you think English needs different words for that? Say your idea out loud before you check.
For saying where you're going, and where you've arrived.
Three everyday sentences:
Before you check: why "in" for Lisbon but "at" for the terminal?
Type only the missing word or words.
1. Every morning I walk school with my brother.
2. We arrived Madrid just before midnight.
3. Our train arrived the station five minutes early.
Describe your journey to work, school, or your lesson today: where you start, how you travel, and what time you usually arrive.
For entering a place, leaving a place, and going in one side and out the other.
Three things that happened:
What's the direction of movement in each one? Say it before you check.
1. He climbed the pool and swam to the other side.
2. Smoke was coming the kitchen window.
3. We drove the tunnel and came out the other side five minutes later.
Think of a shop, room or building you walked into recently. Say what you saw when you got inside.
The words you need to give someone directions around a town.
Directions to a café:
What's the difference between these three? Say it before you check.
Three more directions, this time about height:
1. The children ran the beach, laughing and shouting.
2. Don't stop at the newsagent's — walk straight it, it's shut on Sundays.
3. Be careful walking that road — there's no crossing near here.
4. It's a long climb — you go the steps to reach the lighthouse.
Give directions from your front door to the nearest shop. Try to use at least three different movement words from this tab.
Time to put a whole route into words — you do the talking.
Think of a walk you know well — from your home to work, to a friend's house, or around your town. (If nothing comes to mind, invent one.)
Describe the whole route out loud for one minute. Try to answer:
Write a short message (3–5 sentences) giving someone the same route as directions. Use words from all three groups from today — the checker will tell you which ones it finds.
Real directions don't tell you which word to use. Here everything is mixed — you decide.
Each sentence has one grammar mistake. Rewrite the whole sentence correctly.
1. "We arrived to the station ten minutes late."
2. "I usually get to home around six."
3. "She walked in the shop and bought some bread."
4. "He climbed down of the ladder carefully."
5. "I always ___ home before it gets dark."
6. "To reach the chemist, just go ___ the bakery — it's the next shop."
7. "The kids love this hill — they run ___ it and roll all the way to the bottom."
One-minute challenge: explain the route from the front door of this building to the nearest bus stop or train station. Use the timer above if you like the pressure.
1. A fixed clock time — complete it: "I'll see you six o'clock."
2. Say it out loud: what's the difference between "in the box" and "on the table"?
3. The garden is on the other side, and the wall is too high to see through. Complete it: "We had to climb the wall to get into the garden."
4. Complete the announcement: "The plane will Tokyo at 7am."
5. There's a fire in the building. Complete it: "Smoke was pouring the chimney."
Which practice helped you most today — fixing the mistakes, choosing the right word, or the speaking tasks? Say why you think that one worked for you.
At the start we said: words for getting somewhere and moving around, so you can explain your journey and give directions. Tick what's true: