Where you are
You are at a ticket counter with your mother. Your two tickets both say seat 14.
Escenario 2 · Rol B
quien compró los tiquetes
You need two different seats on the same bus
Esta ficha es solo tuya. La otra persona tiene objetivos y datos distintos. No intercambien pantallas hasta terminar.
Polite and clear. You bought two tickets and found the same seat number. You start. About 6 turns · 4 minutes.
Your screen only. Don't show it. Explain why sitting together matters before choosing a bus.
Tu información
Lo que sabes y lo que necesitas
You want
You want two valid seats on the same bus to Bucaramanga today.
You can't
- Use one seat for two people.
- Sit far from your mother.
- Pay money to correct the company error.
Only you know
- Your mother needs help when the bus stops.
- Seats near the front are easier for her.
- You can arrive thirty minutes later, but not one hour later.
If you finish with nothing
You miss a medical appointment in Bucaramanga at 1:30 p.m.
Notas, no frases
Datos duros
| Now | Friday · 9:40 a.m. |
| Passengers | Laura Peña · Rosa Peña |
| Tickets bought | Thursday · app |
| Bus | 10:00 a.m. · San Gil to Bucaramanga |
| Seat on both | 14 |
| Need | two seats together · near front if possible |
| Latest bus you accept | 10:30 a.m. |
| Appointment | Bucaramanga · 1:30 p.m. |
Palabras para esta situación
Vocabulario
8 palabras| Word | What it is | Here |
|---|---|---|
| appointment | a planned meeting at a set time | the 1:30 medical visit |
| bus ticket | a document for a bus journey | the two documents you show |
| company error | a mistake made by the transport company | the same seat on two paid tickets |
| free seat | a seat with no passenger | what the clerk must find |
| front | the first part of a place or vehicle | the easier bus area for your mother |
| passenger | a person travelling in a vehicle | Laura and Rosa are two passengers |
| seat number | the number showing where a passenger sits | 14 appears twice |
| together | with another person, not separate | how you need to sit |
Ayuda común
Caja de herramientas A1
Use blocks 1, 2, 4 [jargon], 5, 6 and 8. Show both tickets. Say two people, one seat and latest bus.
Solo para tu rol
Expresiones útiles
6 opciones| Purpose | Form | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| asking for correction | Can you change these tickets, please? | ask for the official action |
| checking the cost | Is there a change fee? | protect against paying for the error |
| explaining the problem | We have two tickets, but both say seat 14. | give the count and mismatch |
| giving the latest time | The 10:30 bus is OK, but not later. | show where you can move |
| requesting seats together | We need two seats together, near the front. | state the important seat condition |
| verifying the new tickets | So: 10:30, seats 3 and 4, no fee? | check all final facts |
No tienes carta. Sigue conversando cuando la otra persona abra la suya.
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 showed both names and duplicate seat, explained the need to sit together and gave 10:30 as your limit. You paid no fee and checked both new 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.
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