Where you are
You are measuring the shared courtyard before a family lunch. Another resident is moving a bicycle through the only wide passage.
Escenario 12 · Rol A
quien reservó el patio
You reserved the courtyard for this afternoon
Esta ficha es solo tuya. La otra persona tiene objetivos y datos distintos. No intercambien pantallas hasta terminar.
Neighborly and organized. Your reservation is valid, but the courtyard stays shared. You start. About 8 turns · 7 minutes.
Your screen only. Don't show it. Ask about access before placing tables.
Tu información
Lo que sabes y lo que necesitas
You want
You want to place four tables and use the courtyard from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. You need space for fifteen guests and a clear route from the kitchen.
You can't
- Move the lunch indoors; your apartment has only six chairs.
- Block the wide passage beside the garden. It is the emergency route and the bicycle exit.
- Change the date because two relatives are visiting Bucaramanga only today.
Only you know
- The building office approved your reservation in writing on Tuesday.
- Three small tables fit on the tiled area; the fourth would normally go near the water valve.
- You can fold one table after lunch and keep desserts on a cart instead.
If you finish with nothing
Guests arrive without enough places, the bicycle route becomes an argument during lunch, and a valid reservation creates conflict instead of a shared plan.
Notas, no frases
Datos duros
| Reservation | Saturday · 3:00–7:00 p.m. · approved Tuesday |
| Guests | 15 · lunch served 3:30 p.m. |
| Furniture | 4 folding tables · 16 chairs · 1 dessert cart |
| Tiled area | space for 3 tables |
| Wide passage | 1.5 metres · bicycle and emergency route |
| Narrow passage | 0.8 metres · people only |
| Water valve | beside garden wall |
| Clean-up | you and two cousins · 6:30–7:00 p.m. |
Palabras para esta situación
Vocabulario
8 palabras| Word | What it is | Here |
|---|---|---|
| courtyard | an open area inside or behind a building | the shared place you reserved |
| emergency route | a path that must stay open for safety | the wide passage beside the garden |
| folding table | a table that closes flat for storage | furniture that can move after lunch |
| passage | a narrow way people move through | the route needed by people and bicycles |
| reservation | an arrangement to use a place at a set time | your written permission for this afternoon |
| shared | used by more than one person | why access continues during your event |
| tiled area | a floor area covered with hard square pieces | the best place for three tables |
| water valve | a control that starts or stops water | equipment that cannot be covered |
Ayuda común
Caja de herramientas A2
Use blocks 1 [asks], 2, 4 [jargon], 6 and 7 [grants]. Your reservation gives you use of the area, not ownership of every path.
Solo para tu rol
Expresiones útiles
7 opciones| Purpose | Form | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| asking about access | What times do you need the passage today? | learn the other resident’s real movement times |
| explaining permission | The office approved my reservation from … to … | state the right without claiming the whole courtyard |
| offering a layout | I can put three tables on … and keep … open. | make space and access visible |
| protecting the event | I need the tiled area until … | name the part and time you cannot give up |
| putting a condition | You can pass through if the gate stays … | connect access to one practical rule |
| setting a change time | After lunch, I’ll fold … | make the layout change during the reservation |
| verifying the map | So this side is for … and that passage stays … | point to the final arrangement together |
Cuándo terminar
Closing criterion
Point to the real spaces as you close. Both people must agree on:
- The three or four table positions before lunch and after lunch.
- The wide passage rule and the two bicycle times.
- The empty area around the water valve from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
- Who opens the basement door, if it is part of the plan, and who clears everything by 7:00 p.m.
Success: You used the reservation without treating the courtyard as private property. You learned the bicycle times, protected the emergency route and adjusted one table. Both people can draw the same layout and timeline.
Después de hablar
Conversen sobre cómo les fue
- ¿Qué parte del patio otorgaba la reserva y qué partes seguían compartidas?
- ¿Cuál fue la concesión de cada rol después del aviso de mantenimiento?
- Dibujen el plano final por separado. ¿Coinciden mesas, paso, válvula y puerta?
Para repasar
Gramática que sostiene este escenario
- Preposiciones de lugar en Inglés A1a1
Beside, around, through y on permiten negociar un plano real sin convertirlo en instrucciones abstractas.
- Present continuous para planes en Inglés A2a2
La reserva, la llegada de invitados y el trabajo son planes cerrados con hora que explican por qué el espacio cambia durante la tarde.
- Primer condicional en Inglés A2a2
La puerta del sótano y el acceso por el paso ancho dependen de acciones concretas: if someone unlocks it y if the gate stays clear.
- Can y can’t en Inglés A1a1
The bicycle can’t turn, I can fold y can you open expresan límites físicos y concesiones de uso.
- Have to y must en Inglés A2a2
El paso de emergencia y la válvula tienen que permanecer accesibles aunque exista una reserva válida.
- Preguntas con WH en Inglés A1a1
What times, who opens y where does the table go convierten un conflicto espacial en un mapa con responsables.
¿Abriste la ficha equivocada? Cambia al rol B sin leer más.
Ir al rol BTienes una carta. Se abre en el turno global 5 —el turno 5 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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