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Making requests and giving instructions
Coach:
A person who trains a team in sports.
Coach (C)
Luis (L)
Robert (R)
L:
Hi, coach, how are you?
C:
Hi, Luis. Fine, thank you.
L:
Robert and I are here because we
want to join your football team.
C:
That’s great! Finally you listened to
me, you both are very good players.
R:
Could you give us the forms to Fll in
our personal information?
C:
Of course, but I’m afraid I don’t have
them at this moment. I need to go to my
ofFce and make some copies. Could you
come after the game to my ofFce to get
them, please?
L and R:
Sure, we can.
C:
Remember you have to check in be-
fore you go into the ofFce.
L:
Don’t worry, we´ll do it.
R:
Could you tell us the time, please?
C:
Oh, yes. It is a quarter to ten.
L:
Hurry up, Robert. I have to Fnish up
my report before I hand it in to our Math’s
teacher.
Teacher (T) Student 1 (S1) Student 2
(S2)
T:
Well, it is time to begin your exam.
Make sure you Fll in your presentation
page.
S1:
Could you close the window,
please? It is windy.
T:
Sure, let me do it.
S2:
Excuse me. May I go to the bath-
room?
T:
Is it really an emergency? We’re sup-
posed to stay in the classroom until the
end of the exam.
S2:
Yes, it is an emergency.
T:
Ok, you may go.
S1:
Sir, could you help me with this
question, please? The instructions are
not very clear.
T:
Of course, I can. Please, listen every-
body. There is a mistake on page 3. It
has to say “niece” instead of “nice”. Do
it over.
S1:
Teacher, I handed it in to you few
minutes ago. Could you hand it back to
me, please?
T:
Yes, certainly, here you are.
Check your answers in the Answer Key.