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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.