Where you are
You sit at the same library table and see a compatible charger beside the other laptop.
Escenario 6 · Rol B
Your laptop may turn off during an online quiz
Direct and cooperative. Another student has the only charger. You start. About 6 turns · 4 minutes.
Your screen only. Don't show it. Ask first, then explain your battery and quiz time.
Tu información
You sit at the same library table and see a compatible charger beside the other laptop.
You want enough power to finish an online quiz that starts soon.
The laptop turns off and the quiz records an incomplete attempt.
Notas, no frases
| Now | Monday · 2:10 p.m. |
| Your battery | 6% |
| Quiz starts | 2:25 p.m. |
| Quiz duration | 15 minutes |
| Charging time needed | 10 minutes |
| Connection | USB-C |
| Other socket | free but no second charger |
| Laptop power saving | on |
Palabras para esta situación
| Word | What it is | Here |
|---|---|---|
| battery | the part that gives a device power | 6% on your laptop |
| charge | put electrical power into a device | what you need for ten minutes |
| charger | a cable and device that gives power | the shared USB-C item |
| incomplete | not finished | the result if the laptop turns off |
| online quiz | a short test on a computer | the task starting at 2:25 |
| power saving | a device mode that uses less battery | already on for your laptop |
| socket | a place in a wall for electrical power | free but not useful alone |
| USB-C | a small oval cable connection | the connection your laptop needs |
Ayuda común
Use blocks 1, 2, 4 [jargon], 6, 7 [grants] and 8. Ask permission, state 6%, then negotiate only the minutes you need.
Solo para tu rol
| Purpose | Form | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| accepting the second turn | OK. I can use it after you. | accept the order without taking the charger |
| asking to share | Can I use the charger for ten minutes? | make a limited request |
| checking the handover | Can you pass it at 2:30? | give the switch an exact time |
| explaining the urgency | My battery is at 6%, and my quiz starts at 2:25. | show why ten minutes matter |
| offering a return time | I give it back at 2:40. | protect the other student’s bus plan |
| verifying the plan | So I charge from 2:30 to 2:40? | check start and end |
Cuándo terminar
Close when both people say the same four facts:
Después de hablar
Para repasar
Can use, can pass y can’t leave organizan permiso, acción y límite.
I have 6%, we have one charger y the table has one socket inventarían recursos.
Pass it, use it y give it back evitan repetir charger en cada turno.
At 2:30, from 2:30 to 2:40 y after you ordenan los dos turnos.
I’m charging y are you using describen quién tiene el recurso ahora.
2:25, 2:30, 2:40 y 2:45 convierten dos urgencias en un reparto verificable.
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