Where you are
You represent the two top-floor apartments. Water entered again on Sunday after an earlier surface patch failed.
Escenario 9 · Rol B
quien representa los apartamentos afectados
A temporary patch alone will not protect the affected homes
Esta ficha es solo tuya. La otra persona tiene objetivos y datos distintos. No intercambien pantallas hasta terminar.
Urgent but evidence-focused. Two apartments have active leaks. They start. About 10 turns · 9 minutes.
Your screen only. Don't show it. Explain the damage and deadline, then demand a path from emergency work to a durable repair.
Tu información
Lo que sabes y lo que necesitas
You want
You want urgent protection before the next storm and a dated vote on a repair that addresses both waterproofing and drainage.
You can't
- Accept another stand-alone patch with no credit toward permanent work.
- Wait sixteen days for the regular meeting before any action.
- Recommend a contractor whose warranty excludes the existing drainage problem.
Only you know
- Apartment 802 has water near an electrical outlet, which the resident has stopped using.
- The previous patch lasted four months even though it was described as a one-year solution.
- Bid B’s contractor offered to inspect during rain, but that offer is not written in the current bid.
If you finish with nothing
Occupied rooms remain exposed to water and possible electrical damage while the committee debates prices.
Notas, no frases
Datos duros
| Affected apartments | 801 · 802 |
| Latest leak | Sunday · bedroom wall and ceiling |
| Electrical risk | water near outlet · outlet not in use |
| Previous patch | failed after 4 months |
| Next storm forecast | not yet confirmed at meeting start |
| Minimum urgent result | water barrier · outlet area protected |
| Permanent result | membrane + drainage inspection |
| Acceptable process | emergency work now · special vote in 10 days |
| Bid B verbal offer | rain inspection · not written |
| Evidence available | photos · previous invoice · moisture readings |
Palabras para esta situación
Vocabulario
10 palabras| Word | What it is | Here |
|---|---|---|
| affected apartment | a home directly experiencing the building problem | apartments 801 and 802 |
| credit toward | money from one payment subtracted from a later total | the condition linking emergency work to final repair |
| drainage inspection | a check of how rainwater leaves a roof | work needed before choosing a permanent solution |
| electrical outlet | a wall connection that supplies electricity | the area residents have stopped using |
| emergency barrier | temporary protection that reduces immediate water entry | the work needed before another storm |
| moisture reading | a measurement of water inside a material | evidence showing the leak has not dried |
| permanent repair | work intended to solve the underlying problem for years | membrane and drainage work after the vote |
| stand-alone patch | temporary work not connected to a later full repair | the result residents will not accept again |
| warranty exclusion | a problem the contractor refuses to cover after work | the risk if drainage is omitted |
| waterproofing | work that prevents water from entering a structure | one half of the durable solution |
Ayuda común
Caja de herramientas B1
Use blocks 1, 2, 3 [receives], 4 [jargon], 5, 6, 7 [grants] and 8. Make urgency concrete without claiming an electrical diagnosis you do not have.
Solo para tu rol
Expresiones útiles
8 opciones| Purpose | Form | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| challenging a patch-only plan | A stand-alone patch does not address the drainage problem that failed before. | connect past evidence to the current limit |
| clarifying the urgent risk | Water has reached the wall beside an outlet, which residents have stopped using. | state the observed safety fact without diagnosing |
| explaining the failure | The previous one-year patch failed after four months. | show why warranty length alone is weak evidence |
| holding the timing boundary | We cannot leave both apartments unprotected for sixteen more days. | reject waiting for the regular meeting |
| offering the evidence | I can provide photos, the previous invoice and current moisture readings. | support contractor comparison with records |
| proposing the two-stage plan | Authorize an emergency barrier now and hold the special vote in ten days. | combine immediate protection with valid approval |
| requesting a credit condition | The emergency payment should be credited toward the chosen permanent repair. | avoid paying twice for disconnected work |
| summarizing the partial decision | The apartments receive … now; membrane and drainage wait for the vote on … | keep the temporary result honest |
Cuándo terminar
Closing criterion
Close with only a partial agreement when both people record:
- The five-million-peso emergency barrier and start time.
- The affected areas and immediate protection.
- The conditional credit and its 30-day limit.
- The clarification requested from all three bidders.
- The special-meeting date, notice and quorum.
- The fact that no permanent bid has been selected.
Success: You document the leak and observed outlet risk, reject another isolated patch and accept a lawful vote timetable. Emergency work begins before the storm and counts toward a permanent option, but no final contractor is falsely announced.
Después de hablar
Conversen sobre cómo les fue
- ¿Qué autoridad tenía el comité y qué decisión necesitaba quorum?
- ¿Por qué aceptar trabajo del contratista B no significaba adjudicarle el contrato completo?
- ¿Qué evidencia permitió tratar la urgencia sin exagerarla?
- Resuman lo aprobado y lo todavía abierto en dos listas separadas.
Para repasar
Gramática que sostiene este escenario
- Comparativos de Adjetivos y Adverbios en Inglés B1b1
Cheaper, more durable y less complete permiten comparar costo, alcance y garantía.
- First Conditional en Inglés B1b1
If Bid B wins y if no action is taken conectan decisiones reales con crédito y daño.
- Voz Pasiva en Inglés B1b1
The barrier will be installed y no bid has been selected describen acciones y estado formal.
- Quantifiers en Inglés B1b1
All three bids, neither patch y enough reserve ayudan a precisar cobertura y suficiencia.
- Must, Have To, Should y Ought To en Inglés B1b1
Must remain, has to be voted y should include distinguen reserva, regla y recomendación.
- Conectores y Cohesión en Inglés B1b1
Although, whereas, provided that y therefore articulan el acuerdo por fases.
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