Saturday, March 16, 2013

Oral Exit: Community Services Version 2


some appliances: 电器用具, 用具,  aparato doméstico eléctrico, جهاز
is around here: nearby, 在附近, 不远, por aquí, cerca, بالقرب من
the entrance: 入口, entrada, مدخل 
a transfer: , , , traspaso, تذكرة تحويل
is valid: good, useable, 有效的, válido,  صالح
a Clipper Card
a restroom
the 4-1-1 operator


Student A:  Community Services Version 2            
1.  Ask me if there is any place to buy a Fast Pass around here*.   
   Answer: Excuse me, is there any place to buy a Muni Fast Pass around here?
3.  You are at Macy's and you want to know which floor the kitchen appliances* are on. I am a clerk. What do you ask me?  Answer: Excuse me, which floor are the kitchen appliances on?
5.   Ask me where the BART station entrance* is. 
   Answer: Excuse me, where is the BART station entrance?
7.  You are in a store. You need to go to the restroom. I am a clerk. Ask me if there is a restroom on this floor.  Answer: Excuse me, is there a restroom on this floor?
8.  Ask me where you can get a Clipper Card. 
     Answer: Excuse me, where can I get a Clipper Card?
11.    You are in a BART station.  You don't know how to use the ticket machine. Ask me to show you how.
   Answer: Excuse me, I don't know how to use the ticket machine. Can you show me how, please?

Student B:  Community Services Version 2            
2.   Ask me where the women’s restroom is.  Answer: Excuse me, where is the women’s restroom?
4.  I’m a 4-1-1 operator (telephone information). Ask me for the number for Mike Hondo. He lives at 88 Fourth Street in San Francisco.
   Answer: Hello, I would like the number for Mike Hondo. He lives at 88 Fourth Street in San Francisco. .  or:  May I have/Can I have the number for ....?
6.  You are waiting for a bus. I'm also waiting for the bus. Ask me how much it costs to ride the bus. Answer: Excuse me, how much does it cost to ride the bus?
8.  You are in a Muni station. I'm the station agent. Ask me how long your transfer is valid*.
     Answer: Excuse me, how long is my transfer valid?  
10.    You are in a shopping center, and you're getting hungry. I work at the information desk. Ask me if there are any cafés around here* where you can get something to eat.
     Answer: Excuse me, are there any cafés around here where I can get something to eat?

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