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    Propose a Solution

    (Role Play)
    Useful Expressions
    • I’m sorry to hear that.
    • I understand your situation, and one thing/
    some things I can suggest is/are/would be…
    • So, I understand you want/need/have to…
    • One thing you can do/try is…
    • One suggestion I can make is…
    • Have you tried…?
    • Maybe you can/could…?
    • Perhaps you could/should…
    • How about + -ing…
    • In this case, I think you should/ you’d better…
    Person A reads
    Person B Offers a Solution

    I bought this jacket here 2 weeks ago, but


    after bringing it home, I decided it’s not
    really my style and so I’d like to return it,
    but I don’t have my receipt.
    Person A: Customer
    Person B: Sales Clerk
    Person B reads
    Person A Offers a Solution
    My boy/girlfriend is coming over to my place for
    dinner tomorrow, and I told him/her I would
    cook for him/her; but I’m not a very good cook,
    actually. Can you recommend something easy to
    prepare and tell me how to make it?
    NOTE: NO instant food, NO recipes from the
    internet or other people. Explain how to make
    some food or dish, STEP BY STEP, in
    DETAIL!
    Person A reads
    Person B Offers a Solution

    I need to lose 5 kg by the end of this month to


    qualify for _____ but, I hate to exercise. Do you
    have any advice?
    Person B reads
    Person A Offers a Solution

    My parents said they will pay for me either to


    study for one year in America or Canada OR to
    travel (go backpacking) for one month around
    Europe. I can’t decide what to do. Any advice?
    Person A reads
    Person B Offers a Solution

    My fiance and I can’t decide where to go on our


    honeymoon. We are debating between: Hawaii,
    Thailand, touring around Europe, or going on a 5-
    day Mediterranean cruise. Any thoughts?
    Person B reads
    Person A Offers a Solution

    I love my job and most of my co-workers, but my


    boss really gets on my nerves. He makes us come
    in on weekends, work overtime, and he’s always
    looking over our shoulder. I don’t want to quit
    but, the stress is really getting to me.
    Person A reads
    Person B Offers a Solution

    It’s my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary, and


    my siblings and I want to give them something
    really special but, we can’t decide what to give
    them. We were thinking of paying for an
    overseas trip someplace maybe, or just buying
    them some nice clothes and a nice dinner?...
    What do you think?
    Person B reads
    Person A Offers a Solution

    I have a really bad cold, but I don’t like to take


    any medicine. Can you recommend some natural
    things I can do for a cold or flu?
    Person A reads
    Person B Offers a Solution

    I have two job offers. One is very well-paying


    but it’s not in my field and I don’t think I would
    enjoy it. The second offers much lower pay, but
    it is in my field, and it seems like a great job and
    a great place to work. I don’t know what to do.
    Person B reads
    Person A Offers a Solution

    I’m a junior in university this year (starting my


    3rd year), but I really hate my major. I actually
    am interested in singing and playing music but,
    … [sigh…] I don’t know what to do… Any
    advice?
    Person A reads
    Person B Offers a Solution

    I called and ordered some flowers to be


    delivered to my mom’s gravesite for her
    birthday, and I went by there today, but there
    were no flowers. Were they not delivered?
    Person A: Customer
    Person B: Sales Clerk

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