Where you are
You are taking a call from the restaurant. Your written booking says private room, one table and dinner from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Escenario 2 · Rol A
quien organiza la cena
The terrace changes what your family booked
Esta ficha es solo tuya. La otra persona tiene objetivos y datos distintos. No intercambien pantallas hasta terminar.
Calm but firm. The restaurant calls three hours before a dinner for twelve. They start. About 10 turns · 8 minutes.
Your screen only. Don't show it. Explain the group’s needs before deciding which parts of the original plan can change.
Tu información
Lo que sabes y lo que necesitas
You want
You want all twelve guests to eat together in a place where everyone can hear the family speeches.
You can't
- Move the dinner to another date.
- Split the group between separate tables or rooms.
- Pay more than the confirmed package price.
Only you know
- One guest uses hearing aids and struggles with traffic noise.
- The oldest guest can arrive at 7:00 but cannot stay after 9:00.
- You could shorten the speeches and serve dessert later, but dinner must remain one shared table.
If you finish with nothing
Twelve people arrive with no shared table, and the guest of honor misses the planned speeches.
Notas, no frases
Datos duros
| Booking | F-209 · Friday · 7:00–9:00 p.m. |
| Group | 12 guests · one table |
| Confirmed space | private room |
| Package | 720,000 pesos · fixed menu |
| Deposit paid | 240,000 pesos |
| Speech window | 7:35–7:55 p.m. |
| Hearing need | low background noise |
| Guest-of-honor limit | leave by 9:00 p.m. |
| Flexible point | dessert can move after speeches |
| Nonnegotiable point | all 12 at one table |
Palabras para esta situación
Vocabulario
10 palabras| Word | What it is | Here |
|---|---|---|
| background noise | sound that makes the main speaker harder to hear | the risk for one guest on the terrace |
| booking confirmation | a written record of what a venue accepted | proof of the private room and package |
| covered terrace | an outdoor area protected by a roof or awning | the restaurant’s first replacement space |
| fixed menu | a meal with dishes and price chosen in advance | the 720,000-peso package |
| guest of honor | the person an event celebrates | the person who must leave at nine |
| maintenance | work that keeps a building safe and usable | the reason the private room changed |
| nonnegotiable | a condition that cannot be given up | one table for all twelve guests |
| partial solution | an option that solves some but not all needs | a shorter room window with changed service |
| service window | the period when a space or service is available | the time the indoor room can be used |
| speech | a short formal talk to a group | the part requiring low noise |
Ayuda común
Caja de herramientas B1
Use blocks 1, 2, 3 [receives], 5, 6, 7 [grants] and 8. Separate the space, schedule, meal and price instead of accepting or rejecting one package.
Solo para tu rol
Expresiones útiles
8 opciones| Purpose | Form | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| challenging the change | The terrace does not provide the conditions in our confirmation. | compare the replacement with the booked need |
| clarifying the limit | When you say “available later,” what exact time do you mean? | turn a vague option into a usable schedule |
| explaining the access need | One guest relies on low background noise to follow the speeches. | state the functional need without unnecessary personal detail |
| holding the group boundary | I can’t agree to a solution that separates the twelve guests. | reject one feature while keeping negotiation open |
| offering flexibility | We could shorten the speeches and move dessert, but dinner must stay together. | trade flexible elements without losing the core need |
| proposing the sequence | What if we start with drinks, then move to the room before the speeches? | build one timeline from two available spaces |
| requesting price protection | The confirmed price needs to remain unchanged. | prevent the venue’s problem from creating an extra charge |
| summarizing the compromise | So all twelve sit together from …, the speeches begin at …, and dessert follows at … | check table, room and service order |
Cuándo terminar
Closing criterion
Close when both people record the same six details:
- The first space and start time.
- The move time and indoor space.
- One table for all twelve guests.
- The speech and cake times.
- The meal sequence.
- The unchanged price and updated confirmation.
Success: You explained the hearing and time needs, kept all twelve at one table and protected the package price. You accept a changed sequence only after both people repeat the room, meal and speech times.
Después de hablar
Conversen sobre cómo les fue
- ¿Qué necesidad convirtió la terraza en una solución incompleta?
- ¿Qué elementos del plan eran flexibles y cuál siguió siendo no negociable?
- ¿Cómo cambió la negociación cuando el pastel ya no podía salir del restaurante?
- Resuman el compromiso sin presentarlo como si fuera la reserva original.
Para repasar
Gramática que sostiene este escenario
- Voz Pasiva en Inglés B1b1
Has been closed, is being repaired y will be served permiten explicar procesos cuando la acción importa más que el agente.
- Relative Clauses en Inglés B1b1
The room that was booked y the guest who uses hearing aids precisan personas y espacios sin repetir información.
- Comparativos de Adjetivos y Adverbios en Inglés B1b1
Quieter, later y more suitable permiten comparar terraza, salón y horario.
- First Conditional en Inglés B1b1
If the group stays y if the room becomes available conectan decisiones reales con sus consecuencias.
- Must, Have To, Should y Ought To en Inglés B1b1
Must stay together, cannot promise y have to move expresan prioridad, límite y obligación externa.
- Conectores y Cohesión en Inglés B1b1
Whereas, because, then y provided that organizan contraste, causa, secuencia y condición.
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