Author: Stephen Woulds

Role Play

Sheila Fennelly’s class

Omar phones college. He leaves a message for Sheila Fennelly. Pachiko is the receptionist. He takes the message.
Pachiko: Leeds City College. Enfield Centre. Can I help you?
Omar: Yes. I want to leave a message for Sheila Fennelly today because I can’t come to class. I am ill.
Pachiko: What is your name?
Omar: My name is Omar.
Pachiko: Can you spell your name please?
Omar: O-m-a-r.
Pachiko: And what is your telephone number?
Omar: 07927427717.
Pachiko: Ok, I’ll see she gets the message.
Omar: For Sheila Fennelly.
Pachiko: Thank you.
Omar: Ok, thank you, bye.
Pachiko: Bye.

Mahmood phones college. He leaves a message for Sheila Fennelly. Abdullah is the receptionist. He takes the message.
Abdullah: Good morning, Enfield Centre. Can I help you?
Mahmood: Yes please. I want to leave a message for, er, Sheila Fennelly.
Abdullah: What’s your name please?
Mahmood: Mahmood. Er, I can’t come to college today because I’m ill.
Abdullah: Er, can you spell that please for me?
Mahmood: Yes. M-a-h-m-o-o-d.
Abdullah: Ok. Can I have your telephone number please?
Mahmood: Yes. 0792665.
Abdullah: I will see she gets your message. Thank you. Bye.
Mahmood: Ok, bye.

Zainab and Angela meet each other.
Angela: Where are you coming from?
Zainab: I come from Afghanistan.
Angela: What language?
Zainab: Er, language, er, Farsi. I speak Farsi.
Angela: Farsi.
Zainab: Yes. What is your name?
Angela: My name is Angela.
Zainab: Do you, what is your … where are you from?
Angela: I come from Sierra Leone.
Zainab: What languages do you speak?
Angela: Creole and Madingu. What is your…
Zainab: Address?
Angela: … your name – the spelling?
Zainab: Name?
Angela: Yes, spell your name.
Zainab: Z-a-i-n-a-b. Zainab. Y-a-q-u-b-i. Yaqubi.

Bryar want to make an appointment with the doctor. Saad is the receptionist.
Saad: Hello. West Street Dentist’s, er Doctor’s.
Bryar: Hello, can I make an appointment for me to see the doctor please?
Saad: Yes. What is your name please?
Bryar: My name is Bryar.
Saad: Can you spell it please?
Bryar: Yes, B-r-y-a-r.
Saad: Ok. We have got an appointment on Friday evening.
Bryar: Er, on Friday evening?
Saad: Yes.
Bryar: At what time?
Saad: Yes, at 6.30. It’s ok?
Bryar: Yes that’s fine. Thank you, see you later.
Saad: See you.

Pardes phones college. He leaves a message for Sheila Fennelly. Pachiko is the receptionist. He takes the message.
Pachiko: Hello Leeds City College, Enfield Centre. Can I help you?
Pardes: Yes I want to leave a message for Sheila Fennelly.
Pachiko: What is your name please?
Pardes: My name is Pardes.
Pachiko: You can spell your name please?
Pardes: P-a-r-d-e-s.
Pachiko: What is your problem?
Pardes: I can’t come to class because I’m ill.
Pachiko: Ok, that is fine. Can you spell your, er, can you give your telephone number please?
Pardes: 055293410.
Pachiko: Ok, I’ll see she gets the message. Thank you.
Pardes: Thank you very much. Bye bye.
Pachiko: Bye bye.

Mohamed and Shirinaghe meet each other.
Mohamed: Hi.
Shirinaghe: Hi, you alright?
Mohamed: Ok. What is your name?
Shirinaghe: My name is Shirinaghe.
Mohamed: Where do you come from?
Shirinaghe: From Afghanistan.
Mohamed: What language do you speak?
Shirinaghe: I speak Dari.
Mohamed: Where do you live?
Shirinaghe: I live in Leeds.
Mohamed: How long have you lived there?
Shirinaghe: Ten months.
Mohamed: Ok, thank you.
Shirinaghe: Thank you, bye.

Ftwi and Israr meet each other.
Ftwi: What is your name?
Israr: Israr.
Ftwi: Where are you from?
Israr: Afghanistan.
Ftwi: What language do you speak?
Israr: Pushtu.
Ftwi: That’s good.

Turn over

Bryar want to make an appointment with the doctor. Saad is the receptionist.
Bryar: Hello, can I make an appointment for me to see the doctor please?
Bryar: Yes that’s fine. Thank you, see you later.
Saad: Yes, at 6.30. It’s ok?
Saad: Hello. West Street Dentist’s, er Doctor’s.
Saad: Yes. What is your name please?
Saad: Can you spell it please?
Bryar: Yes, B-r-y-a-r.
Saad: Ok. We have got an appointment on Friday evening.
Bryar: My name is Bryar.
Bryar: Er, on Friday evening?
Bryar: At what time?
Saad: Yes.
Saad: See you.

Rewrite the conversation in the correct order

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