Where you are
You are working at the hotel desk when the supervisor asks about today’s lunch break.
Escenario 8 · Rol A
Moving lunch may make you miss a bank appointment
Respectful and clear. Your supervisor asks to move lunch by twenty minutes. They start. About 6 turns · 4 minutes.
Your screen only. Don't show it. Give your appointment and travel time before accepting anything.
Tu información
You are working at the hotel desk when the supervisor asks about today’s lunch break.
You want to keep enough time for a bank appointment at 1:20 p.m.
You miss the appointment and cannot activate your salary account today.
Notas, no frases
| Now | Friday · 10:40 a.m. |
| Normal lunch | 1:00–2:00 p.m. |
| Requested lunch | 1:20–2:20 p.m. |
| Bank appointment | 1:20 p.m. |
| Walk to bank | 15 minutes |
| Possible lunch | 12:45–1:35 p.m. |
| Coverage needed | front desk from 12:45 |
| Bank task | activate salary account |
Palabras para esta situación
| Word | What it is | Here |
|---|---|---|
| appointment | a planned meeting at a set time | your bank visit at 1:20 |
| cover | do another worker’s task for a short time | stay at the desk during lunch |
| front desk | the hotel place that helps guests | the position that cannot be empty |
| lunch break | time away from work to eat | normally one to two |
| move | change something to another time | the supervisor’s request |
| salary account | a bank account for work pay | what you need to activate |
| shorter | lasting less time | a fifty-minute lunch option |
| supervisor | the person who organizes work | the person asking for the change |
Ayuda común
Use blocks 2, 4 [jargon], 5, 6, 7 [grants] and 8. Say the appointment, walk and possible lunch separately.
Solo para tu rol
| Purpose | Form | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| asking for another option | Can I take lunch at 12:45? | offer a time that protects the appointment |
| checking the coverage | Who can cover the desk at 12:45? | avoid leaving the position empty |
| explaining the appointment | I have a bank appointment at 1:20. | give the fixed reason |
| giving the travel time | The bank is fifteen minutes away. | show why 1:20 lunch is too late |
| rejecting the new time | Sorry, I can’t start lunch at 1:20. | say no to the request, not the supervisor |
| verifying the next check | You check with Marta and tell me at 11:15? | close with an owner and deadline |
Cuándo terminar
Close without inventing an agreement. Repeat the open plan:
Después de hablar
Para repasar
Can move, can cover y can’t arrive late expresan petición, posibilidad y límite.
I have an appointment y we have eighteen guests presentan las dos necesidades.
At one, from 12:45 y until two sitúan cobertura y almuerzo.
What time do you need y who covers the desk aclaran límite y responsable.
12:45, 1:00, 1:20 y 11:15 convierten el conflicto en opciones y una hora de decisión.
The group is going to arrive y I’m going to ask Marta expresan el evento previsto y el siguiente paso.
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