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Explore shopping words for English learners' interactions, including open up, hang up, go over, leave it on, take it with, try on, think about, pick out, put back, get back.

Practice ten shopping words and phrases through a listen-and-write dictation drill, with repeated sentences and immediate answer review. Access optional flashcards, a quiz, and the online course for extra practice.

Master five essential food ordering phrases—pick up, take out (carry out), dine in, eat out, and figure out—through practical examples for ordering, dining, and deciding what to eat.

Practice dictation to reinforce ordering food phrases in American English, including carry out, dine in, takeout, and to go. Enhance listening and writing skills by reviewing words through guided exercises.

Master when and how to tip in the United States, including a practical 20 percent guideline for good service. Understand variations from 15 to 25 percent based on service quality.

Explore essential banking vocabulary such as take out, withdraw, sign up, credit, and debit, with examples of taking out money, signing up for accounts, and using debit cards.

Practice banking vocabulary through a dictation exercise, reinforcing words like withdraw, credit, debit, atm, pin, debt, balance, loan, and checking and savings accounts.

Learn how to open an online bank account with Chase, enroll, verify identity, set up a username and password, and explore accounts and tools to manage your money online.

Explore how to discuss emotions in English using key phrases and phrasal verbs such as get down, calm down, cheer up, burn out, wind up, break down, and freak out.

Practice feelings and emotions through dictation, review present and past tense, and develop listening and writing skills with everyday phrasal verbs like calm down, burn out, and get over.

Practice ordering coffee with three guided conversations at Starbucks, using phrases like 'Welcome to Starbucks' and 'mocha frappuccino', and learn pronunciation and customer service keywords.

Practice ordering coffee phrases through review questions and dictation to strengthen listening and writing. Learn common orders like latte and cappuccino, then preview mailing a package in the next lesson.

Explore common Starbucks drinks and pronunciations, from cafe americano and caramel macchiato to pumpkin spice latte, iced beverages, and size terms like tall, grande, and venti.

Practice mailing a package while learning everyday USPS terms, from first-class and priority mail to international rates, flat-rate options, overnight shipping, and calculating shipping prices.

Learn how to mail a package using priority mail and a flat rate box, fill out customs forms, declare contents, and calculate dimensions, weight, and postage costs with USPS.

Explore pick up and drop off in American English, including three meanings: lift, get someone or something, and sales that increase; examples with mail and transportation and pronunciation of picked.

Learn how to ship internationally using the USPS, compare priority mail international options, and use the pricing calculator to estimate costs to countries like China.

Learn to ship internationally with the united states postal service by choosing the right international rate under four pounds, completing the four-part customs form, and tracking the package.

Master travel vocabulary for booking a flight, a room, or a ticket, and practice online booking with examples like I already booked my flight.

Learn to book a Yellowstone National Park trip online using sites like Travelocity or Expedia, plan a round-trip flight from Chicago, and compare lodge options.

Learn how to use check in and check out when traveling, with hotel and airport scenarios, customs, baggage claim, and the importance of line etiquette in the United States.

Learn travel phrases like prefer to and would like, with examples for reservations. Practice leave on and get back for scheduling trips and travel dates.

Practice travel vocabulary for the United States through dictation, reviewing words like booked, checked in, round trip, one way, going rate, and packing before road signs in the next lesson.

Explore road signs and driving vocabulary, reviewing key terms such as stop, yield, no u-turn, detour, and right of way, with previews of parallel parking and other driving phrases.

Learn how to use go through, go around, and turn back in American English, with examples on road signs, detours, right of way, and parallel parking.

Learn the difference between compliment and complement and how they go together, with examples of praise and things that go well. Explore complimentary versus complementary meanings for everyday American English.