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Sunday, December 11, 2022

B2.3 Unit 3: Awkward Situations

 


Role Play




You have made a big mistake; you agreed to go on a holiday with a friend but you have changed your mind as you can't afford it but you don't know how to tell them. The holiday is only a week away and your friend is so excited about going with you. What should you say to them?






A coworker has very bad body odour. They cycle into work and have a shower before they come into the office however, they still smell very badly of body odour. What are you going to tell them?




Your colleague at work has been slacking off work a lot lately. They are supposed to be answering the phone and taking customer enquiries. However, they've been coming in late every day, leaving the office for long periods of time and leaving work early every day. You've had to take over answering the phone which makes you unable to do your job. What will you say to them?

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