Let’s learn some native speaker words which are useful for answering this type of question.
These words can also help you understand the model answers on the next page more thoroughly.
| Native Speaker Word | Part of Speech | Definition | Example Sentence |
| convenient | adjective | fitting in well with a person’s needs or plans | Is it convenient for you to meet Friday afternoon? |
| actually | adverb | in fact; really (usually used before a slightly surprising statement) | Many people think that philosophy is really boring, but it’s actually quite fascinating when you start finding out about it |
| get stuck | to get into a situation when you cannot move easily (It can be used in an abstract or a specific situation. It is often used when you cannot move in a traffic jam.) | We got stuck in traffic for hours and so we missed our plane | |
| traffic jam | a lot of vehicles very close together so that they cannot move | Traffic jams are usually just caused by the amount of cars on the road, rather than by accidents. This is why there are always traffic jams during rush hour. | |
| means of transport | all the different types of transport: cars, buses, trains, the subway, planes, etc., | Although a car is probably the most popular means of transport, it is not very suitable for modern life in cities, where they are expensive and there is not enough space to drive them. | |
| smiley | noun | a small image used in chat rooms online by users to indicate different emotions (it can also be sent by mobile phone or email. Example: @) | Whenever I make a joke about somebody while I am on the Internet and I worry that somebody might get angry, I just put a smiley at the end of my message to show I was only joking. |
| online | adjective/ adverb | on the Internet | I won’t let my child surf the Web; there are too many dangerous and dirty things online |
| sociable | adjective | describing somebody who likes meeting new people or spending time with people | Mark isn’t a very sociable person at all; he hardly ever goes out to have fun and spends all his time alone in his room playing computer games. |
