Where you are
You manage Friday’s bookstore schedule. The closing shift begins at 5:00 p.m., and two trained closers must remain until 9:30.
Escenario 8 · Rol A
quien administra los turnos
The store still needs two trained closers from five onward
Esta ficha es solo tuya. La otra persona tiene objetivos y datos distintos. No intercambien pantallas hasta terminar.
Fair and operational. An employee asks to arrive late for tomorrow’s closing shift. They start. About 10 turns · 8 minutes.
Your screen only. Don't show it. Protect coverage, key control and total hours without treating an approved exam as optional.
Tu información
Lo que sabes y lo que necesitas
You want
You want to respect the employee’s approved exam and cover every closing responsibility with trained staff.
You can't
- Leave one trained closer alone before 6:30.
- Give store keys to the new cashier.
- Add paid overtime beyond the weekly budget.
Only you know
- Camila can cover 5:00–6:30 if someone takes her Sunday inventory hour.
- The employee requesting the change is the only other person trained to close the safe.
- The weekly schedule has exactly one unused regular hour, not overtime.
If you finish with nothing
The exam accommodation is ignored or the store closes without enough trained coverage and safe control.
Notas, no frases
Datos duros
| Friday closing shift | 5:00–9:30 p.m. |
| Minimum coverage | 2 trained closers |
| Employee arrival requested | 6:30 p.m. |
| Camila available | 5:00–6:30 p.m. |
| Camila trade needed | Sunday inventory · 1 hour |
| Safe closer | requesting employee |
| New cashier | no keys · no solo closing |
| Unused regular time | 1 hour this week |
| Overtime budget | 0 hours |
| Schedule confirmation | Thursday · before 3:00 p.m. |
Palabras para esta situación
Vocabulario
10 palabras| Word | What it is | Here |
|---|---|---|
| closing coverage | the trained staff available until a business shuts | the two-person requirement Friday |
| exam accommodation | an approved work adjustment that allows someone to take an exam | the reason the start time must change |
| inventory hour | scheduled time for counting and recording products | the Sunday task Camila needs exchanged |
| key control | rules about who may hold and use business keys | why the new cashier cannot replace a closer |
| overtime | paid work beyond normal or scheduled hours | the cost the store cannot add |
| regular hour | work time inside the normal weekly allowance | the one hour still available |
| safe closer | a trained employee authorized to close the cash safe | the role required after 6:30 |
| shift trade | an exchange of work times between employees | Friday coverage for Sunday inventory |
| trained closer | a worker qualified to complete end-of-day procedures | the status required for two staff members |
| weekly budget | the allowed total of paid work hours for a week | the limit on adding coverage |
Ayuda común
Caja de herramientas B1
Use blocks 1, 2, 3 [receives], 5, 6, 7 [grants] and 8. Negotiate the coverage chain, not whether the exam deserves respect.
Solo para tu rol
Expresiones útiles
8 opciones| Purpose | Form | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| asking about the arrival | What is the earliest reliable time you can reach the store? | replace a vague delay with a planning fact |
| clarifying the coverage rule | We need two trained closers from five until the handoff. | state the operational need without blaming the employee |
| explaining the trade | Camila can cover ninety minutes if her Sunday inventory hour is reassigned. | show the real condition behind the substitute |
| holding the key boundary | The new cashier cannot hold keys or close alone. | protect authorization and safety |
| offering the late start | I can approve a 6:30 start provided that Friday and Sunday both have owners. | grant the request with two linked safeguards |
| proposing the hour balance | Your unused regular hour can cover Sunday inventory without overtime. | make the trade fit the weekly budget |
| requesting confirmation | Please confirm your arrival and Sunday hour before three today. | give the schedule a deadline |
| summarizing the trade | Camila covers …; you arrive … and take … on Sunday. | check names, times and exchanged work |
Cuándo terminar
Closing criterion
Close when both people record the same seven details:
- The exam end and reliable arrival time.
- Camila’s Friday coverage.
- The 6:30 handoff and 6:42 bus limit.
- The delayed-arrival backup.
- Who holds the keys and closes the safe.
- The Sunday inventory owner and time.
- The confirmation deadline and no-overtime total.
Success: You respect the approved exam, maintain two trained closers and safe control, and add no overtime. Friday and Sunday each have an owner, handoff time and backup.
Después de hablar
Conversen sobre cómo les fue
- ¿Qué diferencia hubo entre la hora de viaje más rápida y una llegada fiable?
- ¿Cómo evitó la carta que el acuerdo dependiera de retrasar a Camila?
- ¿Qué trabajo se intercambió y qué responsabilidad permaneció con la misma persona?
- Repitan el acuerdo como una cadena de cobertura desde las 5:00 hasta el cierre.
Para repasar
Gramática que sostiene este escenario
- Present Perfect Simple en Inglés B1b1
The manager has approved y Camila has offered conectan acuerdos previos con la decisión actual.
- Will y Going To en Inglés B1b1
Will cover, is going to arrive y will close expresan compromiso, plan y resultado futuro.
- First Conditional en Inglés B1b1
If the bus is delayed activa un respaldo real sin convertirlo en excusa vaga.
- Time Clauses en Inglés B1b1
When the employee arrives, before Camila leaves y until 6:30 ordenan el relevo correctamente.
- Must, Have To, Should y Ought To en Inglés B1b1
Must remain, cannot hold keys y has to leave expresan regla, autorización y necesidad externa.
- Conectores y Cohesión en Inglés B1b1
Provided that, however, while y therefore articulan el intercambio de turnos y sus límites.
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