English speaking lesson · Travel & Transport
Taxi / rideshare
You've got into a taxi. The driver is friendly and ready to take you where you need to go. You practise it as a real conversation, at whichever of the four levels fits you — the room and the steps stay the same, only the words get harder.
The back of a taxi · you talk to the driver
Free plan: 10 messages a day. No card needed.
What you have to do
Tell the driver your destination, sort the route, and settle the fare. You finish the lesson by getting there in conversation — not by answering questions about it. Nothing is corrected while you talk; the corrections are collected and handed to you at the end.
How it opens
Afternoon! Hop in — where can I take you today?
Spoken aloud by the tutor playing the driver.
The 5 steps that finish it
A step clears when you say the thing that clears it. The steps are identical at all four levels — only the example line fades, and at Natural there is none at all.
- 01
Give your destination
Tell the driver where you want to go.
“Hello! To the train station, please.”
- 02
Talk about the route
Say which way you'd prefer to go, or ask which is quicker.
“The quick way, please.”
- 03
Ask for a stop
Ask to make a quick stop, or say you'd like to go straight there.
“Can we stop at a shop, please?”
- 04
Arrive
Say where to drop you, and ask how much it is.
“Stop here, please. How much is it?”
- 05
Pay the fare
Say how you'd like to pay, and finish politely.
“By card, please. Thanks!”
The words, at all four levels
The same room and the same steps, four vocabularies. These are the words the lesson listens for and scores you on — with what each one means and how it sounds when you are talking to the driver.
Starter
A1 – A2Simple, everyday words with a full hint on every step.
- station
- where trains stop
- “To the station, please.”
- please
- a polite word when you ask
- “The station, please.”
- left
- the opposite of right
- “Turn left here.”
- right
- the opposite of left
- “Turn right, please.”
- stop
- to pause the trip
- “Please stop here.”
- here
- in this place
- “Stop here, please.”
- quick
- fast
- “The quick way, please.”
- much
- used to ask the price
- “How much is it?”
- card
- a bank card you pay with
- “By card, please.”
- thanks
- a short thank you
- “Thanks a lot!”
Conversational
A2 – B1Common words at a natural pace, with hints to lean on.
- airport
- where planes take off
- “To the airport, please.”
- quickest
- the fastest
- “What's the quickest way?”
- motorway
- a fast main road
- “Take the motorway.”
- traffic
- cars slowing the road
- “Is there much traffic?”
- corner
- where two streets meet
- “Just at the corner.”
- briefly
- for a short time
- “Can we stop briefly?”
- drop
- to let you out — 'drop off'
- “Drop me at the corner.”
- fare
- the price of the ride
- “What's the fare?”
- contactless
- tapping a card to pay
- “Contactless, please.”
- cheers
- informal thanks
- “Cheers, mate!”
Confident
B1 – B2Richer, more specific words, with only light hints.
- terminal
- an airport building
- “Terminal two, please.”
- route
- the way you travel
- “Which route is best?”
- diversion
- a different way round
- “Is there a diversion?”
- estimate
- a rough guess of cost/time
- “Any estimate on time?”
- detour
- a short trip off the route
- “Just a quick detour.”
- roughly
- about, approximately
- “Roughly how long?”
- meter
- the device showing the fare
- “Is the meter on?”
- receipt
- the printed proof of payment
- “Could I get a receipt?”
- sorted
- arranged and settled
- “That's sorted, thanks.”
- appreciate
- to be grateful for
- “I'd appreciate that.”
Natural
B2 – C1Advanced, idiomatic words — no hints at all.
- terminal
- an airport building
- “The north terminal, please.”
- backstreets
- small quiet roads
- “Take the backstreets.”
- gridlock
- heavy stuck traffic
- “Is it gridlock ahead?”
- ballpark
- a rough figure
- “A ballpark on the fare?”
- nip
- to go quickly (informal)
- “Can we nip to a shop?”
- whereabouts
- roughly where
- “Whereabouts do you want?”
- meter
- the device showing the fare
- “What's on the meter?”
- spot
- a place to stop
- “This spot's fine.”
- cheers
- informal thanks
- “Cheers, appreciated.”
- sorted
- arranged and settled
- “Perfect, we're sorted.”
More Travel & Transport lessons
- Buying a train ticket
- Airport check-in & security
- Lost luggage
- Hotel check-in
- Hostel check-in
- Asking for directions
- Tourist information
- Hiring a car
- Booking a tour
- Ferry crossing
- Changing a booking