Where you are
You are at your apartment door during a birthday gathering for your sister. Ten people are inside, and the music is playing from a speaker near the living-room window.
Escenario 11 · Rol A
quien organiza la reunión
You're hosting a small birthday gathering
Esta ficha es solo tuya. La otra persona tiene objetivos y datos distintos. No intercambien pantallas hasta terminar.
Friendly and responsible. You know your neighbor, but you have never discussed noise. They start. About 8 turns · 6 minutes.
Your screen only. Don't show it. Apologize for the actual noise, then protect the part of the gathering that matters.
Tu información
Lo que sabes y lo que necesitas
You want
You want the gathering to continue until 11:30 p.m. without another complaint. Your sister asked for music while the cake is served at ten.
You can't
- End the gathering at 10:00 p.m.; two guests are still travelling from Piedecuesta.
- Move everyone to another place tonight. Food, decorations and the cake are already here.
- Promise complete silence while ten people are talking. You can control the speaker and the windows, not every voice.
Only you know
- The speaker has a bass control, and the bass is currently at its highest level.
- The back bedroom is empty and has no shared wall with the neighbor’s bedroom. The speaker can move there, but the room is small.
- You told the guests the gathering would finish before midnight. Nobody expects an all-night party.
If you finish with nothing
Your neighbor may call security, your guests will feel unwelcome, and the next two hours will become a series of knocks at the door instead of a birthday.
Notas, no frases
Datos duros
| Now | Friday · 9:35 p.m. |
| Guests | 10 now · 2 more arriving around 10:15 p.m. |
| Cake | 10:00 p.m. |
| Planned finish | 11:30 p.m. |
| Speaker now | living room · near window · bass at maximum |
| Possible speaker place | back bedroom · door can close |
| Windows | living-room window open · other windows closed |
| Building quiet hours | 10:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m. |
Palabras para esta situación
Vocabulario
8 palabras| Word | What it is | Here |
|---|---|---|
| bass | the low, deep part of music | the sound travelling through the floor |
| gathering | a small social event | your sister’s birthday with twelve guests |
| hall | the shared space outside apartment doors | where this conversation happens |
| noise complaint | a report that sound is disturbing someone | what you want to prevent tonight |
| quiet hours | the hours when building noise must be low | the rule beginning at ten |
| shared wall | a wall between two homes | what the back bedroom does not have |
| speaker | a device that plays sound | the source you can move and adjust |
| volume | how loud or quiet a sound is | one part of the test with your neighbor |
Ayuda común
Caja de herramientas A2
Use blocks 1, 3 [receives], 5, 6 and 7 [grants]. An apology opens the repair; it does not decide the final rule.
Solo para tu rol
Expresiones útiles
7 opciones| Purpose | Form | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| accepting responsibility | You’re right — the bass is too high. | recognize the part you can verify and change |
| apologizing | I’m sorry the music woke you. | name the effect, not only the intention |
| explaining the event | It’s my sister’s birthday, and we’re finishing by … | give a reason and a real end time |
| offering a test | I’ll move the speaker, and then we can check … | measure the result from the affected apartment |
| putting a condition | We can keep the music on if … | connect permission to a visible change |
| setting a limit | I can control the music, but I can’t promise … | separate the speaker from normal conversation |
| verifying the rule | So after ten, the bass is … and the window is … | repeat the practical settings |
No tienes carta. Sigue conversando cuando la otra persona abra la suya.
Cuándo terminar
Closing criterion
Do the sound test before closing. Then both people repeat:
- Where the speaker will stay.
- The bass and volume setting after 10:00 p.m.
- Which window or door stays closed.
- The gathering finish time and what happens if the bedroom test still fails.
Success: You apologized without ending the gathering, revealed the bass setting only when useful, and accepted a test from the neighbor’s apartment. The final rule includes speaker place, bass, window and finish time.
Después de hablar
Conversen sobre cómo les fue
- ¿Qué diferencia hubo entre pedir “menos ruido” y localizar bajo, ventana y dormitorio?
- ¿La carta aumentó el poder del vecino o convirtió el problema en algo compartido? Defiendan una lectura.
- Repitan la regla como cuatro ajustes observables. ¿Qué parte no se podría comprobar?
Para repasar
Gramática que sostiene este escenario
- Preposiciones de tiempo en Inglés A1a1
At 10:00, after ten y until 11:30 permiten que la regla tenga inicio y final exactos.
- Primer condicional en Inglés A2a2
El permiso para continuar depende del resultado del test: if the bedroom test fails, el acuerdo activa otra acción.
- Should para recomendaciones en Inglés A2a2
Mover el parlante, bajar los bajos y cerrar la ventana aparecen como recomendaciones antes de convertirse en regla compartida.
- Can y can’t en Inglés A1a1
Can we check, I can control y I can’t promise separan el test, lo controlable y el límite de una reunión con diez personas.
- Have to y must en Inglés A2a2
Quiet hours y la visita de seguridad introducen obligaciones compartidas que no dependen del gusto de un vecino.
- Preguntas en presente simple en Inglés A1a1
Does it still travel y what time does it finish verifican el resultado acústico y el cierre.
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