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student B (vendedor)
A. I had a problem with the shoes I bought yesterday. You sold me the wrong
B. You're right, a thousand apologies, if you want, we can change them for
another size.
A. I am very dissatisfied with the shoes you sold me. Because these shoes are
change them for one of your size and check that everything is fine?
A. Yes, of course I do, and I need to get other shoes for my sister.
B. Okay, we have those same ones in three different colors, I don't know if you
B. Excellent, here they are if you like you can carve them without any
inconvenience.
A. Thanks, these do suit me.
B. Okay and what are the shoes you want to get for your sister?
B. Sure, right now I'm looking for them in size eight. Here are the shoes, if you
like we can go to the checkout to make the change and pay for the other pair of shoes.
A. Ok, I hope I will not have problems with these shoes again, because I will
ask for a refund and I will not buy from here again.
B. I apologize for all the problems, any inconvenience please let us know.
A. Okay, I'm not sure if my sister would have those shoes because I'm not sure
B. If you want, you can come and replace them with another size if they do not
fit.
A. Yeah that's what I'm thinking, but I was thinking of giving them away for her
B. Of course, you only have to bring the receipt to verify the purchase.
I just have to clarify that you only have thirty-one days to change them.
B. To you for your understanding and sorry for the problem with the shoes, we
are always here to serve you with the shoes, we are always here to serve you.
Situation 2
A. Good Morning.
A. I have a problem with my car, a few weeks ago I bought a car here and I had
A. Hmm let me see, the first problem I had is that the brakes don't work well.
B. Yes, I can see the problem. If you like, we'll see it right now in the company's
workshop.
A. I think it's a good idea. Now that I remember one of the headlights on the car,
B. Ok right now we see what you have, if you like, you can accompany me to
A. Honestly, I have been very upset and dissatisfied with the car they sold me.
B. We are very sorry, this type of inconvenience does not usually happen.
A. This has never happened to me, imagine buying a new car that is more
A. I suggest you check the car you sell very well because I need my car as soon
as possible, I can't be coming back for the car again. I need to go to work.
B. Yes of course, we assure you that this problem will not happen again with
the car since we will make sure that everything works well.
W. Well, in the workshop they say they have to replace a piece. If you agree,
A. I would rather change the car for a new one or get my money back.
B. ok no problem, if you prefer, we can change it for another. The change will
B. Excellent. We changed it and apologize for all the inconvenience. If you want,
A. Yes of course, I don't have much time, I need to see them, please.
B. We have that same car in three different colors, we have it in gray, red and
dark blue.
A. I like the color red, but I don't like the color of the interior.
B. We also have car seat covers for sale in all the colors you want.
A. Oh great, but I really don't like the fabric of the seat covers, so I'll choose
another car.
A. ohh Awesome, I love this gray car, it's everything I was looking for.
Situation 3
B. I could call my car insurance and see if there is any kind of support available
B. Yes it does and the least they could do is send a crew to support us
A. Well the best idea right now is to get this car out of the highway
B. Yeah, I guess you are right too many cars going too fast can be dangerous.
We should look for a motel and park the car there for the night
B. A couple of times. the only difference is that it was not on the highway. Is this
B. No they are out of town for the weekend, but my brother is home I could ask
A. Do call him if he doesn't answer I can call my boyfriend and see if he can
help us out
Situation 4
B. I try to contact the owner by checking his ID and any other type of information
he or she may have on his or her wallet. What about you would you keep the wallet?
A. I think I do the same as you. One thing, I'm sure about is that I wouldn't go
to the cops to hand the wallet. I just don't trust them. I feel they would keep the money
for themselves.
B. If you had the chance to be born again in which country would you like
to be born?
A. If I had the chance I would like to be born on South Korea. I just feel a
connection with the culture and the people and even though I don't live there I'd love
B. If I had the chance I'd still like to be born in Honduras. I just don't see myself
B. If I could travel back in time, I'd travel back to my high school years because
changes the course of history so my name becomes famous in the future and I can
B. If you could start over your life, what would you change?
A. The only thing I would change is the amount of time I spend with my mom I'd
B. I think I push myself to get better grades in high school. I feel like I could
A. Interesting
B. First thing I would do is try to calm myself down look for some food and start
thinking of a way to get back home. And the three things I'd like to have are a lighter
a knife and a radio. The lighter because I can't make fire by myself the radio to try to
communicate with other people and the knife to cut wood and try to make a boat. What
about you?
A. The first thing I would do is search for some food and try to get somewhere
safe. The three things I would like to have are a hatchet a radio and a blanket. The
hatchet to hunt and collect wood. The blanket to sleep warm every night and the radio
B. Yeah, I have heard that that back is the one that used to carry their babies
A. That's the one what about you what animal would you be?
B. I'd be a pelican because I like the sea and I'd like to see how it looks from
the sky. Plus, I love seafood so I would be eating fish and other animals all day long.
A. I didn't know you liked seafood that much neither the sea.
A. I agree
A. How long would you like to leave if you had the choice?
B. I think it wouldn't want to live more than what I need to. If I lived for a longer
period, I would have to see all my loved ones leave me. And I think that would give
A. I see what you mean, and I agree on the idea of just living what you need to
live and not living a daily more than what you should.
B. If you had a god-like power how would you change the world?
A. if I had a god-like power I would like it to be sausage vision that way I could
B. My godlike power would be to control nature and with it I would make plants
A. If you had three wishes what would you wish for? Why?
B. I would wish to have more wishes and if any case I couldn’t wish for that I
would wish that the genie didn't know how to count. Or wish that the genie would forget
wish would be to earn 30 times more money than what I am earning right now. And
my third wish would be that flights would take 10 times less time to get you to your
destination.
B. If an alien spaceship invited you for a ride would you go? Why or Why
not?
A. I am going to have to say no I have heard stories about people who get
kidnapped by aliens and end up crazy or missing an organ. What about you which you
B. I would totally go. Just imagine what if they take me on a ride to see the
whole galaxy! I guess I would still be afraid of them experimenting with me but the idea
A. Man you are brave! I would not press myself to that, not even to go to the
A. If you were born 50 years earlier, how would your life be different?
B. Well we would not have all the technology we have today. No computer no
cell phone no Internet and the medicine field wasn't that good either so I could say my
A. I'm going to agree on that! If I had to choose, I would just wish to be born the
A. I think I would spend the whole day with my family and my loved ones. they
are going to miss me, and I'll miss them too so why not spend my last day with them.
B. I think it would do the things I like the most and visit the places I like. I would
Situation 5
J. I would tell him no because I could get in trouble as well if the teacher found
homework because he was desperate and wouldn't stop bothering me about it. The
next day after that the teacher called us both and ask who had given the copy to the
other one. Thankfully he was honest enough to say what happened and took full
J. See that's exactly why I don't like to give copy to my classmates. You never
know what can happen, and it's better for them to do their own stuff even if it's not
perfect.
supervisor available. I wouldn't wait for an explanation on their side I would just go
ahead and report them. What about you? what would you do?
J. I think I would believe them back. I know being a bullet is not the best thing
in the world it is actually one of the worst things but if he wants to fight, I'm going to
J. Yeah if they start bothering me it won't take too long until I get sick and tired
J. I would not complicate myself. The first thing I would do is send the location
A. But what if you didn't have your phone or what if your phone was not
charged?
J. I would climb up a tree and wait till it becomes tomorrow so I can start
would also call the police or 911 to let them know I'm lost
A. Just like in the movies, I would run and chase him until I tackle him.
J. I would throw him anything on my sight. Like a rock or something and try to
J. I guess I would end up reporting him to the cops, although I don't think that
A. Yeah, I think you're going to waste your time reporting that but you still
should.
J. If I saw a friend stealing, I would ask him why he is doing that and if he has
think I would think that something is happening to her because people sometimes
J. Yes, or maybe you are going through a bad moment and the best thing you
A. I have thought about that several times but, if I were stuck in the lift, I think I
would panic but if I am alone, if there was another person maybe not
J. Really, if I were stuck in the lift, the first thing I would do is touch the yellow
emergency button.
A. Is true, I didn’t remember that there was an emergency button in the lift.
A. I wouldn’t even want to think about it, but if my phone fell in the toilet, I would
A. Honestly, I don’t know but I would try. And you What would you do?
J. Let me see, if my phone fell in the toilet, I would clean it too and if it doesn’t
A. Ahh ok.
J. What would you do if a friend or relative stole money from your wallet?
claim or ask for my money back. But it happened to me once that a cousin stole some
things from me, and I later realized it but never said anything to her.
J. Really! Oh no! that ugly, that someone from your own family does that to you.
A. Yes! And I think she never really knew that I realized it. And you what would
J. If a friend or relative stole my money from my wallet, I would try to find out if
that person really did it and why? People have to change that attitude if we keep quiet,