Conversation 25: F28 and F29

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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.
F28
Skill areas in spoken English CEFR School grade
Interaction B2.1 8
Fluency B2.1 8
Pronunciation, intonation and stress B1.2 7
Vocabulary and structures B2.1 8
Grammar B2.1 8
Average value B2.1 8
F29
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 F28: Oh happy birthday, I got you this present, I hope //you like it//
2 F29: //Ooh thank// you so much, yeah I'm- I'm gonna open this now. Let's see what you got here.
3 F28: I hope you like it, oh it was so hard to get
4 F29: Oh, oh... er yeah well, I- I dunno if this is the best present you could- cou- got- got me cause yeah
5 F28: Oh //you don't//
6 F29: //I//
7 F28: like it?
8 F29: Yeah I already got this, I'm sorry
9 F28: Oh really? Oh that's shame. Er maybe we could like mhm... er choose [?]alternkill[/?] present like... maybe we could next week go on the shops and get something for you like... you can //come with me//
10 F29: //Aah//
11 F28: and we can like choose the... best gift [laugh]
12 F29: Yeah sure that sounds nice
13 F28: So er maybe next week on Monday //at//
14 F29: //Yeah//
15 F28: eleven?
16 F29: Yeah sounds good //it's okay yeah see//
17 F28: //Okay oh yeah//
18 F29: you then
19 F28: Yeah see you then