Where you are
You are at the workshop to collect your car. You left it three days ago and received a message this morning confirming 4:00 p.m. today.
Escenario 16 · Rol B
quien dejó el carro
You planned tomorrow around the promised car
Esta ficha es solo tuya. La otra persona tiene objetivos y datos distintos. No intercambien pantallas hasta terminar.
Firm and solution-focused. You have a justified complaint and still need safe transport. They start. About 8 turns · 7 minutes.
Your screen only. Don't show it. Ask for the test result before negotiating what the workshop covers.
Tu información
Lo que sabes y lo que necesitas
You want
You want safe transport for tonight and tomorrow morning, plus a reliable update before you change more work plans.
You can't
- Drive a manual loan car; your licence allows it, but you have never driven one safely in traffic.
- Miss a 7:30 a.m. client visit tomorrow.
- Pay for a full-day rental after already paying the repair deposit.
Only you know
- A colleague can drive the manual loan car after 6:30 p.m. if the workshop adds them as an authorized driver.
- You need a taxi now to collect your child from sports practice.
- The client visit moved from 9:00 to 7:30 a.m. ten minutes ago.
If you finish with nothing
You miss the sports collection today and the client visit tomorrow, while paying for transport caused by a broken promise.
Notas, no frases
Datos duros
| Car delivered | Monday · 8:00 a.m. |
| Promise received | Thursday message · ready 4:00 p.m. |
| Repair deposit | 620,000 pesos paid |
| Immediate trip | sports centre · collect child 4:15 p.m. |
| Client visit | Friday · 7:30 a.m. · Girón |
| Driving limit | automatic cars only in practice |
| Possible driver | colleague Mateo · free after 6:30 p.m. |
| Rental quote | automatic car · 190,000 pesos per day |
Palabras para esta situación
Vocabulario
8 palabras| Word | What it is | Here |
|---|---|---|
| authorized driver | a person officially allowed to drive a vehicle | the status your colleague needs |
| deposit | part of the price paid before work is finished | the repair money already paid |
| final test | the last check before work is accepted | the evidence you want explained |
| loan car | a temporary car provided during a repair | a possible solution if another person drives |
| manual car | a car where the driver changes gears by hand | the vehicle you cannot safely use yourself |
| repair estimate | an expected time or cost for repair work | the conditional time for tomorrow |
| road test | a drive used to check a repaired vehicle | the test that found the warning light |
| warning light | a light showing a possible vehicle problem | the reason you agree not to take the car |
Ayuda común
Caja de herramientas A2
Use blocks 1 [asks], 2, 5, 6 and 8. Challenge the missed promise, not the safety test. Your two transport needs happen at different times.
Solo para tu rol
Expresiones útiles
7 opciones| Purpose | Form | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| asking for evidence | What happened during the final test? | understand the safety decision before asking for transport |
| complaining about the promise | You confirmed four o’clock this morning. | anchor the complaint to a recorded commitment |
| explaining a driving limit | I’m not able to drive a manual car safely. | reject the vehicle, not all help |
| negotiating an authorized driver | Can you add my colleague as …? | make the available car usable |
| requesting immediate transport | I need a taxi to … by … | separate today’s urgent trip from tomorrow |
| requesting the update | Call me by … whether the part arrives or not. | require news on both branches |
| verifying costs | Which transport costs will the workshop cover? | prevent a vague offer from becoming your bill |
Cuándo terminar
Closing criterion
The repair may remain unfinished. Close only when both people repeat:
- Why the customer’s car stays in the workshop.
- The taxi today: destination, deadline and who pays.
- The loan car: collection time, authorized driver, return rule and fuel.
- The supplier update time and what happens in each part-arrival branch.
Success: You accepted that the unsafe car stays, while holding the workshop responsible for the missed promise. You separated the immediate taxi from tomorrow’s vehicle and confirmed driver, costs and update time.
Después de hablar
Conversen sobre cómo les fue
- ¿Qué límite del taller era negociable y cuál no lo era?
- ¿Cómo cambió la carta una oferta de transporte nocturno en una solución para la mañana?
- Repitan el acuerdo parcial: ¿qué se resolvió hoy y qué siguió condicionado al proveedor?
Para repasar
Gramática que sostiene este escenario
- Primer condicional en Inglés A2a2
La hora de reparación solo existe si llega la pieza; el cierre debe conservar ambas ramas sin convertir una estimación en promesa.
- Present perfect básico en Inglés A2a2
El taller comunica un resultado reciente con efecto actual: the sensor has failed y the supplier has not confirmed the part.
- Will para decisiones en Inglés A2a2
Taxi, llamada, conductor autorizado y recogida son decisiones tomadas durante la negociación y se cierran como compromisos.
- Can y can’t en Inglés A1a1
I can arrange, I can’t release y can your colleague drive separan la ayuda disponible del límite de seguridad.
- Have to y must en Inglés A2a2
El carro tiene que quedarse y el conductor temporal debe quedar autorizado; ambas son condiciones externas del acuerdo parcial.
- Preguntas con WH en Inglés A1a1
What happened, who collects y which costs permiten comprobar prueba, entrega y cobertura del transporte.
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