Where you are
You are organizing the hotel desk before a tour group checks in.
Escenario 8 · Rol B
A tour group arrives during the normal lunch time
Direct but fair. You need reception coverage at one o’clock. You start. About 6 turns · 4 minutes.
Your screen only. Don't show it. Explain the group arrival and ask about the assistant’s limits.
Tu información
You are organizing the hotel desk before a tour group checks in.
You want two people at reception from 1:00 to 1:20 p.m.
The group waits in the lobby and regular guests receive no help.
Notas, no frases
| Now | Friday · 10:40 a.m. |
| Tour group | 18 guests |
| Arrival | 1:00 p.m. |
| Busy period | 1:00–1:20 p.m. |
| Staff needed | 2 people at front desk |
| Requested lunch | 1:20–2:20 p.m. |
| Possible cover | Marta · not confirmed |
| Decision time | 11:15 a.m. |
Palabras para esta situación
| Word | What it is | Here |
|---|---|---|
| check-in | the process of arriving at a hotel | the twenty-minute group task |
| cover | do another worker’s task for a short time | what Marta may do at 12:45 |
| front desk | the hotel place that helps guests | where two workers are needed |
| guest | a person staying at a hotel | each of the eighteen arrivals |
| lobby | the open waiting area in a hotel | where the group waits |
| lunch break | time away from work to eat | the time you want to move |
| tour group | people travelling together | the eighteen guests |
| unconfirmed | not accepted or decided yet | Marta’s possible coverage |
Ayuda común
Use blocks 1, 2, 3 [receives], 5, 6 and 8. Ask before changing the schedule. Separate the request from the unconfirmed backup.
Solo para tu rol
| Purpose | Form | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| asking about the limit | What time do you need to leave? | understand the assistant’s fixed need |
| asking to move lunch | Can you take lunch at 1:20 today? | make the request clearly |
| explaining the busy time | Eighteen guests arrive at one. | give the reason for the request |
| giving the decision time | I can confirm the plan at 11:15. | set a deadline for the postponed answer |
| offering possible coverage | Marta may cover the desk at 12:45. | name a backup without promising it |
| verifying the open plan | I ask Marta, then I tell you at 11:15. Right? | close with the next two actions |
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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