Where you are
You are at a bus ticket counter. A passenger shows two tickets for the 10:00 bus.
Escenario 2 · Rol A
quien atiende la taquilla
The two tickets show the same seat
Esta ficha es solo tuya. La otra persona tiene objetivos y datos distintos. No intercambien pantallas hasta terminar.
Calm and professional. The company made a seat error. They start. About 6 turns · 4 minutes.
Your screen only. Don't show it. Check names, bus and seat before changing anything.
Tu información
Lo que sabes y lo que necesitas
You want
You want to give the two passengers valid seats on one bus today.
You can't
- Put two people in seat 14.
- Move another passenger without their agreement.
- Promise two seats together on the 10:00 bus.
Only you know
- The 10:00 bus has one empty seat: 22.
- The 10:30 bus has seats 3 and 4 together.
- The company can change both tickets with no extra payment.
If you finish with nothing
The bus leaves with one invalid ticket and the passengers miss their trip.
Notas, no frases
Datos duros
| Now | Friday · 9:40 a.m. |
| Tickets | Laura Peña · Rosa Peña |
| Bus on tickets | 10:00 a.m. · San Gil to Bucaramanga |
| Seat on both tickets | 14 |
| 10:00 bus | seat 22 only |
| 10:30 bus | seats 3 and 4 together |
| Change fee | 0 pesos · company error |
| Arrival difference | 30 minutes later |
Palabras para esta situación
Vocabulario
8 palabras| Word | What it is | Here |
|---|---|---|
| aisle | the space for walking between seats | where seat 14 is |
| bus ticket | a document for a bus journey | the two documents with one seat |
| change fee | money paid to change a ticket | zero because this is a company error |
| passenger | a person travelling in a vehicle | each person needs one seat |
| seat | the place where one person sits | number 14, 22, 3 or 4 |
| seats together | two seats next to each other | the important choice for the passengers |
| ticket counter | the desk that sells or changes tickets | where you can correct the error |
| valid | officially correct and usable | what both new tickets must be |
Ayuda común
Caja de herramientas A1
Use blocks 1, 2, 3 [receives], 4 [jargon], 6 and 8. Say the error simply. Offer bus time and seat numbers together.
Solo para tu rol
Expresiones útiles
6 opciones| Purpose | Form | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| apologizing for the error | I’m sorry. Both tickets say seat … | name the company problem clearly |
| asking about the need | Do you need seats together? | learn what matters before changing tickets |
| checking the tickets | Are these the two passenger names? | verify the documents |
| giving the limit | The 10:00 bus has only one free seat. | explain why the original bus cannot give both choices |
| offering the next bus | The 10:30 bus has seats 3 and 4. | give the complete alternative |
| verifying the change | Two tickets for 10:30, seats 3 and 4? | check time, count and seats |
Cuándo terminar
Closing criterion
Close when both people say the same four facts:
- The bus time.
- The two passenger names.
- The two seat numbers.
- The change fee.
Success: You checked both names, explained seat 14 and offered only real seats. You charged no fee. Both people repeat bus time and two seat numbers.
Después de hablar
Conversen sobre cómo les fue
- ¿Qué dato hizo que un asiento libre no fuera suficiente?
- ¿Qué cambió con la actualización de asientos?
- Repitan hora, nombres, asientos y costo sin mirar.
Para repasar
Gramática que sostiene este escenario
- Have got en Inglés A1a1
We have two tickets y the bus has one seat permiten inventariar lo disponible antes de elegir.
- Sustantivos plurales en Inglés A1a1
Two tickets, two passengers y two seats hacen visible por qué seat 14 no alcanza.
- There is y there are en Inglés A1a1
There is one seat y there are two seats describen disponibilidad en los dos buses.
- Can y can’t en Inglés A1a1
Can you change, can arrive y can’t sit apart sostienen petición, flexibilidad y límite.
- Preguntas en presente simple en Inglés A1a1
Do you need seats together y do these names match verifican necesidad y documentos.
- La hora en Inglés A1a1
10:00, 10:30 y 1:30 forman el margen temporal sencillo del acuerdo.
¿Abriste la ficha equivocada? Cambia al rol B sin leer más.
Ir al rol BTienes una carta. Se abre en el turno global 4 —el turno 4 de la conversación, no el tuyo— y ocupa esta pantalla entera. Ábrela cuando toque: mirarla antes no te da ventaja, te da trabajo.
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