School

• tests
• classes
  • subjects
• grades
  • pass/fail
• study

Asking for directions

• take a right. etc.

Doctor's visit

• symptoms
  • cough
  • fever
  • headache
• prescription

Weather reports at different times of the year- a date and then description

• snow
• rain
• overcast
• sunny, clear
• heat wave

The market

• haggling over price of blanket/souvenir
• Asking about price
• paying/change

Buying clothes

• How may I help you?
• Where is the dressing room?
• sizes

An Average day (written in present tense)

• wake up, brush teeth, etc.

A trip around world

• different modes of transportation

Any sort of Cultural Commentary

Holidays

• description
• history

Important historical events