English for Your First Trip
Like Duolingo, but for English for Your First Trip. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.
A short one: 26 levels across 3 sections, about 52 minutes end to end, roughly 10 days at five minutes a day. It moves through Meeting New People, Getting Around the City, and Eating and Shopping. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in English for Your First Trip
- Greetings change based on the sun's position
- Evening greetings are used for arrivals at night
- Formal greetings like 'Hello' or 'Good morning' are used with superiors
- Informal greetings like 'Hi' or 'Hey' are for friends and peers
- Farewells often include well-wishes like 'Take care'
- Phrases like 'Nice meeting you' signal the end of a first-time interaction
- Formal vs informal greetings
- Standard phrases used to end a conversation politely
- The verb 'to be' must agree with the subject 'I'
- The preposition 'from' is used to indicate origin
- The question word 'What' identifies objects or names
- The question word 'Where' identifies locations or origins
- The relationship between personal questions and their appropriate responses
- Questions in English start with a question word like 'What'
- The verb 'is' precedes the possessive adjective 'your' in this structure
- Stating one's origin
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives English for Your First Trip the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
You just arrived at a friend's house for a late dinner at 8:00 PM. How do you greet them?
Get it right to open this lesson and 25 more in the app.
Where English for Your First Trip takes you
Master the essential English you need to navigate a new city with confidence. Learn how to introduce yourself, find your way around, and order delicious food without the stress.
- 1
Meeting New People
- Saying Hello and Goodbye
- Sharing Your Name and Where You Are From
- Numbers for Prices and Phone Numbers
- Asking How Someone Is Doing
- 2
Getting Around the City
- Asking for the Bathroom
- Buying a Train Ticket
- Understanding Left, Right, and Straight
- Reading Common Street Signs
- Telling Time for Your Flight
- Asking for Help When Lost
- 3
Eating and Shopping
- Ordering a Coffee or Tea
- Asking 'How Much Does This Cost?'
- Paying the Bill at a Restaurant
3 sections · 13 units · 26 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
You pick the voice
English for Your First Trip is taught in the The Bestie style: your friend who just gets it. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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