Taxi Driver's Detour

Your international flight departs in 90 minutes, but your taxi driver has deliberately deviated from the GPS route. As the meter runs higher and precious minutes tick by, the driver becomes increasingly hostile to your protests. Navigate this high-stakes confrontation while your flight time hangs in the balance.

Challenges

481

Survivors

Popularity

Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Business Professional with Critical Flight Connection

Conversation Partner

Marcus Chen - Veteran Night Shift Driver

Setting

Back seat of a dimly lit taxi cab, rain streaming down windows, unfamiliar industrial district passing by

Location

Urban outskirts, 23 miles from International Airport

Learning Objectives

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Convince the driver to return to the direct route without escalating to violence

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Document evidence of intentional detour for potential reporting

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Secure arrival at airport within 60 minutes

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Look, I know what I'm doing here. This construction on Main's backed up for miles. Trust me - twenty years on these streets. You just relax back there.”

This is how Marcus Chen - Veteran Night Shift Driver's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#508

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