{ "id": "directions", "title": "Asking for directions", "group": "travel", "partner": { "name": "Chris", "role": "local person on the street" }, "topic": [ "way", "street", "road", "left", "straight", "corner", "lights", "traffic light*", "map", "station", "museum", "bus", "stop", "walk*", "far", "minute*", "near*", "turn*", "cross*", "bank", "square", "river", "lost", "directions", "metro" ], "levels": { "A2": { "goal": "Ask how to get somewhere and repeat the directions back.", "phrases": [ { "text": "Excuse me, how do I get to…?", "re": "\\bhow do i get to\\b" }, { "text": "Is it far?", "re": "\\bis it far\\b" }, { "text": "Left at the lights?", "re": "\\b(left|right) at the (traffic )?lights\\b" }, { "text": "Can you show me on the map?", "re": "\\bshow me\\b" }, { "text": "Thanks for your help.", "re": "\\bthanks? (you )?for (your|the) help\\b" } ], "words": [ { "w": "go straight on", "m": "keep walking the same way" }, { "w": "the lights", "m": "the traffic lights" }, { "w": "on foot", "m": "walking" } ], "steps": [ { "id": "where", "task": "Say where you want to go", "say": "Hi, you look a bit lost. Can I help?", "hint": "Where do you want to go? The station? A hotel?", "model": "Yes, please. How do I get to the station?", "options": [ { "id": "place", "any": [ "station", "the station", "train station", "bus station", "museum", "hotel", "bank", "park", "beach", "airport", "hospital", "pharmacy", "chemist", "supermarket", "shop*", "market", "centre", "center", "city centre", "square", "bus stop", "metro", "underground", "tube", "church", "mosque", "castle", "library", "post office", "restaurant", "cafe", "toilet*", "bridge", "river", "street", "road", "cinema", "theatre", "theater", "mall", "school", "university", "gallery", "tower", "harbour", "port", "stadium", "zoo", "office", "how do i get", "how can i get", "where is", "where's", "looking for", "the way to", "get to", "trying to find", "find", "go to", "going to" ], "reply": "Oh, I know it. It's not far." } ], "tests": { "on": [ "excuse me how do I get to the station", "the museum please", "where is the bank", "I'm looking for the Grand Hotel", "excuse me the station" ], "partly": [ "yes please", "hello" ], "off": [ "I had pasta for dinner yesterday" ], "unclear": [ "hmm" ] } }, { "id": "directions", "task": "Repeat the directions back", "ahead": false, "say": "Go straight on and turn left at the lights.", "hint": "So, which way do you turn at the lights?", "model": "Straight on, then left at the lights?", "options": [ { "id": "left", "any": [ "left", "straight", "lights", "traffic light*" ], "reply": "Yes, that's it." }, { "id": "right", "any": [ "turn right", "go right", "to the right", "to right", "right at", "on the right", "the right" ], "reply": "No, left. Left at the lights." } ], "tests": { "on": [ "straight on then left at the lights => left", "left at the lights => left", "turn right at the lights => right", "so I go straight and then left => left", "I go to right => right" ], "partly": [ "okay thank you", "is it far" ], "off": [ "my mother works as a nurse" ] } }, { "id": "far", "task": "Ask how far it is", "ahead": false, "say": "It's on the right, next to the bank. Okay?", "hint": "Do you want to know how far it is?", "model": "Is it far?", "options": [ { "id": "far", "any": [ "far", "how long", "how far", "how many minutes", "minute*", "walk*", "on foot", "bus", "taxi", "close", "near" ], "reply": "No, it's five minutes on foot." }, { "id": "ok", "any": [ "okay", "ok", "got it", "thank*", "great", "i see", "perfect", "understand", "next to the bank", "bank", "on the right", "alright" ] } ], "tests": { "on": [ "is it far => far", "how long does it take => far", "okay thank you => ok", "next to the bank okay => ok", "okay is it far => far" ], "partly": [ "the station", "left at the lights" ], "off": [ "I want to learn to cook Chinese food" ] } }, { "id": "map", "task": "Answer about the map", "say": "Do you want me to show you on the map?", "hint": "I can show you on your phone. Yes or no?", "model": "Yes, please. That's very kind.", "options": [ { "id": "yes", "any": [ "yes", "yeah", "please", "show*", "map", "phone", "sure", "that would be", "kind", "great" ], "reply": "Look, we're here. It's just there." }, { "id": "no", "any": [ "no", "i'm fine", "i'm okay", "it's okay", "no thanks", "i'll find it", "don't need", "no need", "got it", "easy" ], "reply": "@no-problem" } ], "tests": { "on": [ "yes please => yes", "no thanks I'm fine => no", "can you show me please => yes", "it's okay I'll find it => no" ], "partly": [ "is it far" ], "off": [ "I am reading a very good book" ] } } ], "close": "Enjoy your day!", "watch": [ { "re": "\\bwhere (is|are) ((?:the |a )?[a-z]+(?: [a-z]+)?) (?:is|are)(?=\\s*(?:[?.!]|$))", "better": "where $1 $2", "note": "Use “is” only once: where is the station?", "tests": { "yes": [ "where is the station is?" ], "no": [ "where is the station", "where is the station is it far" ] } }, { "re": "^\\s*is (far|near|close|open|easy)\\b", "better": "is it $1", "note": "English needs “it” here: is it far?", "tests": { "yes": [ "Is far?", "is far from here" ], "no": [ "is it far" ] } }, { "re": "\\b(?:go|turn) to (left|right)\\b", "better": "turn $1", "note": "We “turn left”, with no “to”.", "tests": { "yes": [ "I go to left?", "turn to right" ], "no": [ "turn left at the lights" ] } } ] }, "B1": { "goal": "Get directions, check the details and ask about the bus.", "phrases": [ { "text": "Could you tell me the way to…?", "re": "\\btell me the way\\b" }, { "text": "I'll take the bus.", "re": "\\b(i'll|i will) (take the bus|walk)\\b" }, { "text": "Which stop do I get off at?", "re": "\\bget off\\b" }, { "text": "So it's on my left?", "re": "\\bon (the|my) (left|right)\\b" }, { "text": "Can I pay by card on the bus?", "re": "\\bpay (by|with) (a )?card\\b" } ], "words": [ { "w": "get off", "m": "leave the bus" }, { "w": "a stop", "m": "a place where the bus stops" }, { "w": "open till six", "m": "open until six o’clock" } ], "steps": [ { "id": "looking", "task": "Say where you want to go", "say": "Are you looking for something? You look a bit lost.", "hint": "Where are you going? The museum?", "model": "Yes. Could you tell me the way to the museum?", "options": [ { "id": "place", "any": [ "station", "the station", "train station", "bus station", "museum", "hotel", "bank", "park", "beach", "airport", "hospital", "pharmacy", "chemist", "supermarket", "shop*", "market", "centre", "center", "city centre", "square", "bus stop", "metro", "underground", "tube", "church", "mosque", "castle", "library", "post office", "restaurant", "cafe", "toilet*", "bridge", "river", "street", "road", "cinema", "theatre", "theater", "mall", "school", "university", "gallery", "tower", "harbour", "port", "stadium", "zoo", "office", "how do i get", "how can i get", "where is", "where's", "looking for", "the way to", "get to", "trying to find", "find", "go to", "going to" ] } ], "tests": { "on": [ "could you tell me the way to the museum", "yes the museum please", "I'm trying to find the train station" ], "partly": [ "yes please", "good afternoon" ], "off": [ "I had a terrible headache yesterday" ] } }, { "id": "walk-or-bus", "task": "Choose to walk or take the bus", "ahead": false, "say": "The museum? You can walk, it's twenty minutes, or take the 14 bus.", "hint": "Do you want to walk, or take the bus?", "model": "I'll take the bus. Which stop do I get off at?", "options": [ { "id": "walk", "any": [ "walk*", "don't mind walking", "on foot", "foot", "twenty minutes", "20 minutes", "exercise", "fresh air", "nice day" ], "reply": "Then follow this road to the river." }, { "id": "bus", "any": [ "bus", "14", "fourteen", "ride", "quicker", "faster", "tired", "which stop", "get off", "how many stops", "where do i get off" ], "reply": "Get off at the third stop, Park Gate." } ], "tests": { "on": [ "I'll walk => walk", "I'll take the bus which stop do I get off at => bus", "the 14 bus please => bus", "I don't mind walking => walk", "I'd rather not walk I'll take the bus => bus" ], "partly": [ "is it far", "oh really" ], "off": [ "my friend is a doctor in London" ] } }, { "id": "building", "task": "Check which side it is on", "ahead": false, "say": "When you get there, it's the big building on your left.", "hint": "Is it on your left or your right?", "model": "So it's on my left, the big building?", "options": [ { "id": "left", "any": [ "left", "big building", "the big one" ], "reply": "@right" }, { "id": "right", "any": [ "on my right", "on the right", "the right", "or right", "right side", "my right", "to the right", "right hand" ], "reply": "No, on your left." } ], "tests": { "on": [ "so it's on my left => left", "the big building on the left => left", "on my right => right", "is it on the left or the right => right" ], "partly": [ "okay thanks", "the museum" ], "off": [ "I really enjoy painting at the weekend" ] } }, { "id": "anything-else", "task": "Ask about the bus or the museum", "say": "Anything else you'd like to know?", "hint": "How to pay on the bus? When it opens?", "model": "Can I pay by card on the bus?", "options": [ { "id": "pay", "any": [ "pay", "ticket*", "card", "cash", "how much", "price", "cost", "fare", "money" ], "reply": "You can pay on the bus with a card." }, { "id": "open", "any": [ "open*", "close", "closes", "closing", "time", "hours", "today", "when" ], "reply": "It's open till six today." }, { "id": "none", "any": [ "no", "that's all", "that's it", "nothing", "thank*", "that's everything", "i'm fine", "i'm good", "all good", "no thanks" ] } ], "tests": { "on": [ "can I pay by card on the bus => pay", "is it open today => open", "no that is all thank you => none" ], "partly": [ "the big building" ], "off": [ "my brother has two cats and a dog" ] } } ], "close": "Enjoy the museum!", "watch": [ { "re": "\\bhow i (can|could|should|do) (get|go|find|arrive)\\b", "better": "how $1 I $2", "note": "In questions, the verb comes first: how can I…?", "tests": { "yes": [ "how I can get to the museum" ], "no": [ "how can I get to the museum" ] } }, { "re": "\\b(stop|where) (do|should|can) i (?:go|get|come) down\\b", "better": "$1 $2 I get off", "note": "You get on and get off a bus.", "tests": { "yes": [ "which stop do I go down" ], "no": [ "which stop do I get off at" ] } }, { "re": "\\b(?:go|get|come) down (?:from|of) the bus\\b", "better": "get off the bus", "note": "You get on and get off a bus.", "tests": { "yes": [ "where do I go down from the bus" ], "no": [ "where do I get off the bus" ] } }, { "re": "\\bfor (your|the) helping\\b", "better": "for $1 help", "note": "“Help” is the noun here: thanks for your help.", "tests": { "yes": [ "thank you for your helping" ], "no": [ "thanks for your help" ] } } ] }, "B2": { "goal": "Deal with confusing directions, ask for a better route and chat on the way.", "phrases": [ { "text": "It keeps sending me the wrong way.", "re": "\\bkeeps? sending me\\b|\\bthe wrong way\\b" }, { "text": "Is there a quicker way?", "re": "\\bquicker way\\b" }, { "text": "That's really kind of you.", "re": "\\bkind of you\\b" }, { "text": "I think I can take it from here.", "re": "\\btake it from here\\b" }, { "text": "I'm just visiting.", "re": "\\bjust visiting\\b" } ], "words": [ { "w": "in circles", "m": "round and round, getting nowhere" }, { "w": "packed", "m": "very full of people" }, { "w": "you can't miss it", "m": "it's very easy to see" } ], "steps": [ { "id": "lost", "task": "Say what you're looking for", "say": "You okay there? Is your map sending you in circles?", "hint": "Where are you headed? A café?", "model": "Yes, it keeps sending me the wrong way. I'm looking for the Old Mill café.", "options": [ { "id": "place", "any": [ "station", "the station", "train station", "bus station", "museum", "hotel", "bank", "park", "beach", "airport", "hospital", "pharmacy", "chemist", "supermarket", "shop*", "market", "centre", "center", "city centre", "square", "bus stop", "metro", "underground", "tube", "church", "mosque", "castle", "library", "post office", "restaurant", "cafe", "toilet*", "bridge", "river", "street", "road", "cinema", "theatre", "theater", "mall", "school", "university", "gallery", "tower", "harbour", "port", "stadium", "zoo", "office", "how do i get", "how can i get", "where is", "where's", "looking for", "the way to", "get to", "trying to find", "find", "go to", "going to", "can't find", "cannot find", "wrong way", "keeps", "circles", "gps", "app", "map", "phone" ] } ], "tests": { "on": [ "yes it keeps sending me the wrong way", "I'm looking for the Old Mill cafe", "I can't find the gallery" ], "partly": [ "yes", "hello" ], "off": [ "I need to buy a birthday present for my sister" ] } }, { "id": "route", "task": "Choose a route", "ahead": false, "say": "It moved to the river. The market's quickest, but packed today.", "hint": "The market, or the main road? Longer, but easier.", "model": "I don't mind crowds. I'll go through the market.", "options": [ { "id": "road", "any": [ "main road", "road", "easier", "easy way", "longer", "quiet*", "avoid", "round", "around", "the other way", "other one", "rather not", "hate crowds", "don't like crowds" ], "reply": "Good call. Just follow the tram lines." }, { "id": "market", "any": [ "market", "quickest", "fastest", "shortest", "quick way", "don't mind", "through", "busy is fine", "crowds are fine", "no problem" ], "none": [ "which is", "what's the", "what is the", "is there" ], "reply": "Brave. Keep left, it's quieter." } ], "partly": [ "quicker way", "another way", "moved", "really", "river", "which way" ], "tests": { "on": [ "I don't mind crowds I'll go through the market => market", "I'd rather take the main road => road", "I don't like crowds => road", "the quickest one please => market", "I'd rather avoid the crowds => road" ], "partly": [ "is there a quicker way", "which is the quickest way", "oh really" ], "off": [ "my favourite singer has a new album" ] } }, { "id": "walk", "task": "Answer the offer to walk you", "ahead": false, "say": "I'm heading that way, actually. I can walk you halfway.", "hint": "Shall we walk together, or are you fine?", "model": "That's really kind of you, thanks.", "options": [ { "id": "yes", "any": [ "kind", "thank*", "great", "lovely", "please", "yes", "yeah", "that would be", "appreciate", "if you don't mind", "sure", "together", "brilliant", "perfect", "why not" ], "none": [ "take it from here", "i'll manage", "no need", "don't have to", "on my own" ], "reply": "Come on, then." }, { "id": "no", "any": [ "don't have to", "no need", "i'll be fine", "i'm fine", "i'll manage", "manage", "take it from here", "don't worry", "no thanks", "on my own", "alone", "find it", "no" ], "reply": "@fair-enough" } ], "tests": { "on": [ "that's really kind of you thanks => yes", "that's kind but I think I can take it from here => no", "yes please that would be great => yes", "no thanks => no" ], "partly": [ "which way is the river" ], "off": [ "my sister has a new baby girl" ] } }, { "id": "chat", "task": "Chat about your visit", "say": "So what brings you here? Just visiting?", "hint": "Are you here on holiday, or for work?", "model": "Yes, just visiting for the weekend.", "options": [ { "id": "holiday", "any": [ "holiday", "visit*", "tourist", "trip", "vacation", "weekend", "friend*", "family", "sightseeing", "few days", "yes", "yeah", "travel*", "break", "honeymoon" ], "reply": "@nice" }, { "id": "work", "any": [ "work*", "business", "conference", "meeting*", "study*", "course", "university", "job", "interview", "student" ], "reply": "Hope you get some free time." }, { "id": "local", "any": [ "live here", "moved here", "new here", "just moved", "living here" ], "reply": "@nice" } ], "tests": { "on": [ "yes just visiting for the weekend => holiday", "I'm here for a conference => work", "I just moved here => local" ], "partly": [ "the market" ], "off": [ "the soup was too salty yesterday" ] } } ], "close": "From here it's straight down. You can't miss it.", "watch": [ { "re": "\\b(map|phone|app|gps) (?:is )?(?:showing|shows|show) me (?:crazy|wrong|bad|strange)\\b", "better": "$1 keeps sending me the wrong way", "note": "Use “keeps…” for something that happens again and again.", "tests": { "yes": [ "the map is showing me crazy" ], "no": [ "the map keeps sending me the wrong way" ] } }, { "re": "\\bwhich is the (quickest|fastest|best|shortest|easiest) (way|route)\\b", "better": "what's the $1 $2", "note": "Ask “What’s the quickest way?”", "tests": { "yes": [ "which is the quickest way" ], "no": [ "what's the quickest way" ] } }, { "re": "\\baccompany (me|us)\\b", "better": "walk with $1", "note": "“Accompany” sounds formal in a chat.", "tests": { "yes": [ "you don't need to accompany me" ], "no": [ "you don't have to walk with me" ] } }, { "re": "\\bhere for (holiday|holidays|vacation)\\b", "better": "here on $1", "note": "We say “on holiday”.", "tests": { "yes": [ "I'm here for holiday" ], "no": [ "I'm here on holiday", "I came here for a holiday" ] } } ] } } }