ALPT B2 case studies
ALPT B2 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
ALPT B2 is a level-based English proficiency credential aimed at aviation professionals - pilots, air traffic controllers, flight dispatchers and engineering or cabin crew staff - who need to show they can communicate independently in routine and non-routine operational situations. The B2 label places it at the upper-intermediate band of the Common European Framework: you are expected to understand the main ideas of complex speech and text, interact with reasonable fluency, and produce clear, detailed language on work-related topics, including describing a problem and explaining a decision. The ALPT B2 case studies are 5 cases and about 1,799 words.
1The Shift Handover Recording
You are the afternoon supervisor at a 24-hour warehouse. At 14:00 you listen to a voicemail left by the night supervisor, who speaks quickly with a regional accent and a poor phone line.
411 words, about 2 min2Reading the Return Policy Under Time Pressure
A customer at your electronics counter wants to return a opened drone bought 19 days ago. Opened items: exchange or store credit within 14 days, provided all accessories are present.
365 words, about 2 min3The Interpreter-Free Site Visit
You are leading a safety briefing for a construction crew of eight. Six speak your language fluently; two are recent arrivals with limited fluency and rely on a bilingual co-worker, who is also a crew member and will be operating machinery.
356 words, about 2 min4Choosing Between Two Correct-Sounding Verb Forms
You are proofreading a colleague's incident report before it goes to a regulator. Two sentences are flagged: (A) "By the time the alarm sounded, the operator had already left the control room." (B) "By the time the alarm sounded, the operator already left the control room." Your colleague, a fluent non-native speaker, argues (B) is "simpler and means the same thing." The report describes a sequence where the leaving happened before the alarm.
336 words, about 2 min5The Meeting Where Nobody Asks a Question
You are chairing a 30-minute project review with five people. You present a plan with a tight deadline: three deliverables in ten working days.
331 words, about 2 min