Where you are
You are leaving work in Bucaramanga and call the birthday host in Girón.
Escenario 17 · Rol A
You cannot reach the party at the new five o’clock start
Warm and honest. The party now starts one hour earlier. You start. About 6 turns · 4 minutes.
Your screen only. Don't show it. Give your bus time and earliest arrival before asking about the photo.
Tu información
You are leaving work in Bucaramanga and call the birthday host in Girón.
You want to join the family photo and bring the birthday cake safely.
The family takes the main photo without you and the cake arrives after dinner.
Notas, no frases
| Now | Saturday · 3:40 p.m. |
| Old party time | 6:00 p.m. |
| New party time | 5:00 p.m. |
| Work ends | 4:30 p.m. |
| Bus leaves | 4:45 p.m. |
| Trip and walk | 45 minutes |
| Earliest arrival | 5:30 p.m. |
| You bring | birthday cake · 12 portions |
Palabras para esta situación
| Word | What it is | Here |
|---|---|---|
| arrive | reach a place | what you can do at 5:30 |
| birthday cake | a special cake for a birthday | the item you carry |
| family photo | a picture of the family together | the event you want to join |
| guest | a person invited to an event | your role at the party |
| host | the person organizing an event | the person you call |
| portion | one amount of food for one person | twelve pieces of cake |
| start time | the time an event begins | now five instead of six |
| trip | travel from one place to another | the bus journey to Girón |
Ayuda común
Use blocks 1, 2, 4 [jargon], 5, 6 and 8. Say work, bus and arrival times separately. Ask before assuming the photo can move.
Solo para tu rol
| Purpose | Form | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| asking about the photo | What time is the family photo? | check the event you may miss |
| checking the new start | Does the party start at five now? | confirm the changed time |
| explaining the delay | I finish work at 4:30, so I can’t arrive at five. | give the fixed reason |
| giving the arrival time | My bus arrives near 5:30. | offer the earliest realistic time |
| offering the cake plan | I bring the cake when I arrive. | keep responsibility for the important item |
| verifying the new plan | Cake at 5:30 and family photo at 5:45? | check item and two times |
Cuándo terminar
Close when both people say the same four facts:
Después de hablar
Para repasar
Can arrive, can move y can’t start later expresan posibilidad y límites.
I’m going to bring the cake y we’re going to take a photo anticipan acciones del plan.
At five, at 5:30 y before dinner sitúan los eventos.
The party starts, the bus arrives y dinner begins expresan horarios.
The start doesn’t move y the guest doesn’t arrive at five conservan los límites.
5:00, 5:30, 5:45 y 6:00 forman la secuencia final.
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