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- This is an English example deck, not the site’s overall language focus.
- Try answering before opening a card.
- Use the same recall routine with words in your own target language.
Use these English language flashcards to practise 24 words and phrases for work, messages, plans and everyday situations. Try supplying the answer before opening each card. The back gives the target item and a short example.
The set is intended for adult learners who can already understand short English explanations, roughly around A2 to B1 depending on the item. It is not an assessed CEFR word list. Some prompts allow natural alternatives; compare your answer with the target meaning rather than treating every different word as an error.
Try the 24 flashcards
Read the question, say or write your answer, then select the question to reveal the target item. Keep a note of cards you answered independently and cards that needed help.
Which word or phrase means: The latest time a task must be finished.
deadline. The deadline is Friday.
Which word or phrase means: Move an event to a later time.
postpone. We need to postpone the meeting.
Which word or phrase means: Make something easier to understand.
clarify. Could you clarify the question?
Which word or phrase means: State that something is definite or correct.
confirm. Please confirm the meeting time.
Which word or phrase means: Add a file to an email or message.
attach. I will attach the document to the email.
Which word or phrase means: Give an answer to a message or question.
reply. Please reply by Thursday.
Which word or phrase means: Send a received message to another person.
forward. Could you forward the email to Alex?
Which word or phrase means: Contact someone again about an earlier matter.
follow up. I will follow up with the supplier tomorrow.
Which word or phrase means: Free to meet or do something at the relevant time.
available. Are you available on Tuesday?
Which word or phrase means: Organise or plan something.
arrange. Let us arrange a time to talk.
Which word or phrase means: An arrangement to meet someone at a particular time.
appointment. I have an appointment at ten.
Which word or phrase means: Before an event or action happens.
in advance. Please book your place in advance.
Which word or phrase means: Take and use something temporarily with permission.
borrow. Can I borrow your pen?
Which word or phrase means: Let someone use something temporarily.
lend. Could you lend me your pen?
Which word or phrase means: A record showing that you paid for something.
receipt. Please keep your receipt.
Which word or phrase means: Money returned after a payment.
refund. I would like a refund, please.
Which word or phrase means: The area beside a railway track where passengers board a train.
platform. The train leaves from platform four.
Which word or phrase means: A period of waiting because something happens later than expected.
delay. There is a delay of twenty minutes.
Which word or phrase means: A ticket covering travel to a place and back.
return ticket. I would like a return ticket to Oxford.
Which word or phrase means: Instructions explaining how to reach a place.
directions. Could you give me directions to the station?
Which word or phrase means: Able to be trusted to work or behave as expected.
reliable. We need a reliable internet connection.
Which word or phrase means: Needing attention very soon.
urgent. This is an urgent request.
Which word or phrase means: Not currently available to buy from a seller.
out of stock. That size is out of stock.
Which word or phrase means: Clearly identified or precise.
specific. Could you give me a specific example?
Use the cards directly on this page
The questions use English explanations, so there is no separate translation language to select. Try answering before you open a card. These are text cards without audio or pictures. If a question is too difficult, ask your teacher to explain it before using it for recall practice.
You can use the cards here without creating an account or downloading a file. If you prefer a flashcard app, copy selected questions and answers into your own deck using the Anki guide.
Start with the situations you need
You do not have to practise the whole set immediately. Select the messages group if you need to write emails, or the travel group before a trip. Cards 1 to 4 cover work, 5 to 8 messages, 9 to 12 plans, 13 to 16 everyday tasks, 17 to 20 travel and 21 to 24 common problems.
For a first session, pick a few relevant items. Read their examples, check the meanings and then close the answers. Keep the number small enough that you can inspect confusing questions rather than rushing through them.
Turn an answer into your own sentence
After recalling “deadline”, write a sentence about a real task: “The deadline for my report is Monday.” For “available”, ask a question you might use: “Are you available tomorrow afternoon?”
This can expose a different difficulty. You may know the word but be unsure about a preposition or sentence pattern. Record that problem separately so a tutor can help with the part you need.
Personalise the practice with AI
Use only these selected words and target meanings: [paste items]. I need them for short work messages. Ask me one situation-based question at a time and wait for my answer. Keep the questions simple. Give brief feedback and flag uncertain alternatives. At the end, list the target items I could not use independently.
Keep the original examples as references. If AI proposes a new meaning or unusual sentence, verify it before adding it to your deck. Our AI flashcard workflow shows how to edit generated questions.
You can also request a short dialogue using a few selected items. First read it for meaning. Then try answering one of its turns without copying the script.
Use the same cards with a tutor
A tutor can select the most relevant group, explain unfamiliar items and ask a follow-up question after each answer. For example, after “postpone”, the learner could suggest moving a meeting to Friday.
Online tutors can assign a short selection between lessons and inspect the learner’s error list next time. Teachers can use the cards as a starting resource and change the contexts to fit the class.
Choose what to practise next
If you cannot understand a definition, get an explanation. If you understand it but cannot supply the word, return to that question later. If you can answer easily, try a different context or move to a new item you need.
Use the AI vocabulary workflow to organise those decisions and the spaced-practice guide to plan later sessions. For the wider approach, read AI for language learning.