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A:
You are an employee in a company. Next weekend your
best friend is having his/her stag/hen party (despedida de soltero). You have
to ask your boss for the Monday and Tuesday after off work. Your boss will
probably reject the request if he/she knows you are going to a stag/hen
party.
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B:
You are the boss of the company. An employee comes
to ask you something. This particular employee has seemed distracted recently
and keeps forgetting important things.
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A:
You are and sales person in a company. You are very
stressed and you need a rest, you have decided that you want to take a
sabbatical to go and volunteer in an elephant sanctuary in Africa for a year.
You need to speak to the boss. You are very hard-working and the company is
doing very well because of your hard work.
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B:
You are the boss of a company. One of your employees
comes to ask you something. You have heard a rumour that this employee wants
to take a sabbatical. He/she is your best sales person and the company really
needs him/her. You can offer him/her a pay rise, a promotion and a 1 month
holiday.
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A:
You are a strict parent. Your son/daughter comes to
you with a request about the weekend.
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B:
You are a teenager. Your best friend is having a
massive party at his/her house this weekend because his/her parents are away,
the boy/girl of your dreams is also going to be there. You need to get your
parent’s permission to go but they are very strict and will not give you
permission if they know it’s going to be a crazy party.
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A:
You are a teacher. Your best student comes to you
with a request.
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B:
You are a student. You are very intelligent and you
work very hard. You want to be a journalist. You have been offered a part
time job in a national newspaper. If you take the job you will have to work
from 9am-12am on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays but you have classes on these
days. Speak to your teacher and see if you can find a solution.
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When choosing a career, a person should
seek self-fulfilment rather than money.
It is more important to ‘live one’s dream’
than to earn a good salary.
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