45041 requests roleplay

Polite requests – how to use appropriate language
Situation 1 A

Situation 1 B

You’re on the train. The fellow
passenger sitting next to you keeps
snoring loudly. You are getting
more and more annoyed. You
don’t mind the person is sleeping
but at the same time you are fed
up with this terrible snore. After
all, it is the first class! You can’t
stand it any longer…

You’re on the train. You had a very
busy week and now feel extremely
exhausted. You’re so happy to get
some sleep at last. You just started
dreaming about an exotic country
when the fellow passenger pokes
you…

Situation 2 A
You’re at the airport. You have half
an hour to your flight. You got
hungry but can’t leave your
suitcase unattended as it is too
heavy to take it with you… Ask for
help…

Situation 2 B
You’re in a hurry. Your planes takes
off in 10 minutes! Somebody asks
you a favour…

Situation 3 A

Situation 3 B

You want to study for an English
test (unit 4 ). Unfortunately, your
neighbours decided to have a very
loud party and you can’t
concentrate at all. You decided to
visit them…
Situation 4 A

You’re having a great fun at your
home with a couple of friends.
You’re dancing and listening to
your favourite song: She is here
and dancing for me when
somebody knocks…
Situation 4 B

You’re supposed to have an English
test next week. Together with the
fellow students you decided that
you have to postpone it. You know
that your teacher doesn’t like

postponing anything and it would
be hard to persuade her to do so,
but still you try…
Situation 5 A
You are very short of money. Your
best friend always lends you some
in such situations, but this time
you know it can be hard as you
haven’t given back the money you
borrowed before… Anyway, you
have no choice.

You’re an English teacher teaching
in a good language school.
Everybody knows that it is hard to
persuade you to change deadlines,
especially if it comes to tests. One
of your students wants to try…
Situation 5 B
Your friend asks you for money
third time in a row this month. You
like him/her very much but s/he
hasn’t given back the money you
lent him/her 2 weeks ago… Decide
what to do.


Situation 6 A

Situation 6 B

You’re in the cinema. The person
sitting in front of you is wearing an
enormous hat making it impossible
to watch the movie. Try to be
polite…

You’re in the cinema. You decided
to show your recently bought hat.
It was very expensive and
beautiful. You don’t feel like taking
it off…

Situation 7 A

Situation 7 B

You are at the restaurant (a very
expensive one). You ordered some
shrimps with garlic, but feel that
the shrimps are not fresh. What is
worse, you found a hair in your
dish! Ask a waiter/waitress to
replace it or think about another
solution…

You’re a waiter/waitress at a very
expensive restaurant . Today
you’re so busy, you have no time to
drink even a glass of water! A

customer wants to talk to you
about the food you served. You
know that it wasn’t first quality,
however don’t feel like agreeing
with the customer.