Could you do me a favor?

Conversation: Could You Do Me a Favour?

Caller Activity Sheet

A= Receiver (Roommate at Home)
B=Caller (Roommate at Work)

A: Hello.

B: Hi, Mandy. It’s Jill. I’m still at work.

A: Work? I thought you got off work at 4:00.

B: I was supposed to but I had to meet the boss. Listen. I’m running late. Could you do me a favour?

A: Sure. Anything. What do you need?

B: I’m having some friends over for a BBQ tonight. Could you thaw out some steaks for me?

A: I’ll do that right now. Anything else?

B: Nope. That’s it. Oh. By the way, I’ll be stopping by the store on the way home. Do you need anything?

A: Yeah. Actually, I do. We’re out of bread. Would you mind picking some up from the bakery?

B: No problem. I should be home in an hour. See you soon.

A: Actually, I’ll probably be gone by the time you get here. I’m meeting some friends for coffee.

B: Ok then. See you later tonight. Have fun.

*Fill in the table with the underlined information.

Caller Activity Sheet

You will be given a role card. Call up your roommates to tell them you will be late and request a favour from them. Then Write down their request in the table.