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W for Work


Let's talk about work:-

Work Space

Photos from our "Let's Talk About It" sessions held in Virtlantis in Second Life™.

Mechanics work in a garage.

Lynne's W for Work sessions introduced lots of new vocabulary to do with work, cars and tools. They also covered the skills a mechanic needs, and what sort of person makes a good mechanic.

Role play

Practise greetings and offering refreshment etc.

The roles could be:-

Customer / Mechanic / New employee

Customer and mechanic

Boss and new employee.

Here are some key questions you might hear in a garage:-

What seems to be wrong?

Have you checked the ... ?

Can you hear that ... ?

When was the last time you ...?

Have you got the papers?

Do you have your service record?

 

Here are some key phrases:-

You need a new...

We will have to change the ...

Your .......... is shot.

It's not the .........., it's the .......... .

 

!Note - Don't forget to practise sucking your teeth to indicate how expensive it is going to be, and to practise a sharp intake of breath for when you're told how expensive it is going to be.

Feel free to share your garage stories, on the forum.

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