Where you are
You are reviewing a party budget with a friend. You collected the shared money and expected a total close to the original estimate.
Escenario 18 · Rol B
quien controla el presupuesto
The shared budget cannot cover the rooftop
Esta ficha es solo tuya. La otra persona tiene objetivos y datos distintos. No intercambien pantallas hasta terminar.
Firm and fair. You control the shared account, not the other person’s preferences. They start. About 8 turns · 7 minutes.
Your screen only. Don't show it. Ask for the full quote and keep your private reserve out of the party.
Tu información
Lo que sabes y lo que necesitas
You want
You want a party for thirty guests that stays within the shared budget and does not create debt for either friend.
You can't
- Authorize more than 1,300,000 pesos from the shared account.
- Use your emergency savings for a party.
- Approve any venue before seeing every required cost in writing.
Only you know
- The shared account contains 1,300,000 pesos, including contributions from both friends.
- You can add 200,000 personally only if the event finishes by 10:00 p.m.
- You already checked the free building room and it is available for the exact date.
If you finish with nothing
The rooftop deadline may force a rushed deposit, or the guest invitation goes out with a location nobody can afford.
Notas, no frases
Datos duros
| Shared account | 1,300,000 pesos total |
| Your possible extra | 200,000 pesos · only for an event ending by 10:00 p.m. |
| Rooftop total | 2,180,000 pesos |
| Rooftop deposit | 900,000 tonight · non-refundable after 24 hours |
| Guests | 30 confirmed verbally · invitations not sent |
| Building room | available · free · closes 10:00 p.m. |
| Simple food quote | 780,000 pesos for 30 |
| Decoration budget | 180,000 pesos |
Palabras para esta situación
Vocabulario
8 palabras| Word | What it is | Here |
|---|---|---|
| complete quote | a written price including all required costs | the document you need before approval |
| contribution | money each person adds to a shared cost | what makes up the party account |
| deposit | part of a price paid to reserve something | the risky payment requested tonight |
| emergency savings | money kept for serious unexpected needs | money that is not part of the budget |
| non-refundable | not returned after payment | the rooftop deposit after one day |
| required cost | money that must be paid, not an option | the missing items in the estimate |
| shared account | money held for a common purpose | the 1.3 million available for the party |
| venue | the place where an event happens | the choice that must fit the budget |
Ayuda común
Caja de herramientas A2
Use blocks 1 [asks], 3 [receives], 5, 6 and 8. Ask for written totals and optional items. Do not reveal emergency savings as room to bargain.
Solo para tu rol
Expresiones útiles
7 opciones| Purpose | Form | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| asking for the breakdown | Which costs are required, and which are optional? | test whether reductions are real |
| comparing the total | That is almost twice as much as … | measure the change against the agreed estimate |
| explaining the budget | The shared account has … in total. | make the common limit visible |
| protecting private money | My emergency savings are not part of this budget. | close a source that should not finance the event |
| rejecting the deposit | I won’t approve a non-refundable deposit tonight. | stop the risky action clearly |
| requesting another plan | Show me a plan that stays under … | define what a future proposal must satisfy |
| verifying cancellation | Will you release the rooftop before nine? | close the immediate deadline without agreeing on a venue |
Cuándo terminar
Closing criterion
A venue agreement is not required. Close only when both people can repeat:
- The maximum shared budget and what money is outside it.
- Why the rooftop deposit will or will not be paid tonight.
- What happens to the food automatic payment.
- Who releases the rooftop and when the guests receive a confirmed new plan.
Success: You protected the shared account and emergency savings, asked for the breakdown and refused a rushed deposit. You did not promise the building room. Both people know the budget ceiling and immediate cancellation task.
Después de hablar
Conversen sobre cómo les fue
- ¿Cuál dato transformó “podemos quitar extras” en un límite que no cerraba?
- ¿Qué responsabilidad asumió A por el cálculo y qué límite sostuvo B sin humillarle?
- ¿Cómo puede un escenario terminar sin acuerdo sobre el lugar y aun así tener cuatro acciones cerradas?
Para repasar
Gramática que sostiene este escenario
- Comparativos en Inglés A2a2
Twice as much, higher than y cheaper permiten medir el cambio y comparar opciones sin convertir preferencias en hechos.
- Have to y must en Inglés A2a2
Los costos requeridos y el cierre del salón son condiciones externas separadas de los extras opcionales.
- Will para decisiones en Inglés A2a2
Cancelar, avisar y mantener o detener el pago son compromisos decididos durante un cierre sin acuerdo de lugar.
- Can y can’t en Inglés A1a1
Can contribute, can’t authorize y can we move expresan recursos personales, autoridad y opciones de lugar.
- Cuantificadores en Inglés A2a2
All required costs, thirty guests, each person y more than permiten verificar que el presupuesto cubra al grupo completo.
- Preguntas en presente simple en Inglés A1a1
Which costs are required y does the room include permiten auditar el presupuesto antes de decidir.
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