Where you are
You are selling fruit and vegetables at a market stall near closing time.
Escenario 4 · Rol B
The stall cannot take a bank card
Warm but firm. The customer shows a card for a cash-only purchase. You start. About 6 turns · 4 minutes.
Your screen only. Don't show it. Give the bad news, check the amount and set a clear hold time.
Tu información
You are selling fruit and vegetables at a market stall near closing time.
You want payment for the full bag before the market closes.
You return the items to the stall and may lose the sale.
Notas, no frases
| Now | Sunday · 11:35 a.m. |
| Total | 32,000 pesos |
| Payment accepted | cash only |
| Card machine | none |
| Maximum hold | 10 minutes |
| Hold ends | 11:45 a.m. |
| Market closes | 12:00 noon |
| Change available | for 40,000 or 50,000 pesos |
Palabras para esta situación
| Word | What it is | Here |
|---|---|---|
| cash | money in notes and coins | the payment you accept |
| cash box | a box where a seller keeps money | what you close before noon |
| change | money returned after paying more than a price | available for a large note |
| card machine | a device for card payments | something this stall does not have |
| hold | keep an item for a short time | possible for ten minutes |
| note | one piece of paper money | 40,000 or 50,000 pesos |
| payment | money given for something | needed before the bag leaves |
| total | the complete price | 32,000 pesos |
Ayuda común
Use blocks 1, 2, 3 [receives], 4 [jargon], 5 and 8. Be clear about cash only, then offer the ten-minute hold.
Solo para tu rol
| Purpose | Form | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| asking about the return | What time can you be back? | set an end for the hold |
| checking the money | How much cash do you have? | find the exact gap |
| giving the bad news | Sorry, this stall is cash only. | state the payment rule politely |
| giving the total | The total is 32,000 pesos. | name the amount that must be paid |
| offering the hold | I can hold the bag until 11:45. | give one workable limit |
| verifying the plan | You come back at 11:45 with cash, right? | confirm person, time and method |
Cuándo terminar
Close when both people say the same four facts:
Después de hablar
Para repasar
Can hold, can pay y can’t take cards separan acciones posibles y prohibidas.
Cash y money se tratan como cantidades, mientras notes y people se pueden contar.
At the stall y across the street ubican el pago y el cajero sin instrucciones largas.
At 11:45 y until 11:47 fijan el inicio y el límite del acuerdo.
The stall doesn’t take cards expresa una regla estable del puesto.
11:35, 11:45 y 11:47 obligan a comparar el tiempo disponible y cerrar una hora nueva.
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