Conversation 23: F25 and F26

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Instructions given for the speakers
Read the situation, then act it out together with your partner.

AN UNSUITABLE PRESENT

STUDENT A
You give a friend/relative a birthday present. You have tried hard to choose a suitable present.

STUDENT B
A friend/relative gives you a birthday present. You were hoping for something different than what she/he gives you.

COVER AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:

– Starting the dialogue
– Giving (Student A) and receiving (Student B) the present
– Politely expressing disappointment (Student B)
– Reacting to disappointment, offering alternative (Student A)
– Reacting to alternative idea (Student B)
– Organize alternative
– Ending the dialogue

Metadata
Title Value
File format (in FUSE) mp3
Discussion tags birthday, gift
Recording sent to FUSE (date) 16.11.2018
Recorder and sender id 4
Teacher id 1
Transcriber id 1
Teacher's assessment based on students' conversation in part III of the exam
CEFR = Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
(see e.g. Europass)
Teacher id = 1
Teacher’s note: Valid assessment would require more output from the students.
F25
Skill areas in spoken English CEFR School grade
Interaction B2.1 8
Fluency B2.1 8
Pronunciation, intonation and stress B2.1 8
Vocabulary and structures B2.1 8
Grammar B2.1 8
Average value B2.1 8
F26
Skill areas in spoken English CEFR School grade
Interaction B2.1 8
Fluency B2.1 8
Pronunciation, intonation and stress B2.1 8
Vocabulary and structures B2.1 8
Grammar B2.1 8
Average value B2.1 8

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Turns Speakers and utterances
1 F25: Happy birthday //[laugh]//
2 F26: //[laugh]// Thank you
3 F25: I have a present for you
4 F26: Oh great //[laugh]//
5 F25: //[laugh]// I bought you tickets to see One Direction concert on next month
6 F26: Really?
7 F25: Yeah!
8 F26: Ah great, that's- that's great... I'm not such a big fan but I think it's gonna be fun [laugh]
9 F25: Erm... well of course you- w- I can sell the tickets if you don't want to go there because... you don't have to, I understand if you don't like One D because... well... they're not in... they like everyone doesn't like them, I //understand//
10 F26: //No// no no I- did you say that you had two tickets?
11 F25: Yeah
12 F26: Yeah you can come with me if you like //[laugh] so that's//
13 F25: //[laugh] I would// love to
14 F26: That's not such a big deal. I think I love going to gigs anyway so it's not- not such a big deal if I don't like the band so much
15 F25: Well... I'm pretty sure you're going to love them... or at least like them or enjoy your time and stuff like that... It's not... that big- big of the deal
16 F26: Er... yeah well I- I think so too... they have pretty good music
17 F25: Yeah... er but I have to ask you, are you free... on that day- date? It's twentieth of December
18 F26: Yeah, yeah I think so, I'll have to check
19 F25: Okay er but if you're free then we can go [laugh] of course and
20 F26: Yeah... that sounds great
21 F25: Yeah [laugh] hopefully we can go
22 F26: Yeah
23 F25: Thank you