• Talking to customers - 2
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  • 15.05.2025
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Work on your own to pre­pa­re yours­elf for the fol­lo­wing role play. Write down bul­let points on things to say and vo­ca­bu­la­ry you might need. The phra­ses below can also help you.

Sa­les­per­son A: Be poli­te. Apo­lo­gi­ze for the bro­ken item. Ask for a re­ceipt. If they have it, you can offer a re­fund or re­pla­ce­ment.



Custo­mer B: You’re at a games shop loo­king for a bir­th­day gift for your sis­ter. Ask for re­com­men­da­ti­ons, lis­ten to the sa­les­per­son and de­ci­de what would be fit­ting.



Sa­les­per­son C: Smile, give di­rec­tions to check­out, and offer to take the custo­mer there.



Custo­mer D: You want to re­turn a pair of shoes you bought. You can show your bank pay­ment but you lost the re­ceipt. Try to ex­plain and get help.

✅ Poli­te Of­fers:

  • “Can I help you with so­me­thing?”

  • “Would you like me to check in the back?”

  • “Let me find so­me­o­ne who can as­sist you.”

❓Cla­rify­ing Pro­blems:

  • “Can you show me the issue?”

  • “What ex­act­ly seems to be the pro­blem?”

  • “Do you have the re­ceipt with you?”

💡Gi­ving So­lu­ti­ons:

  • “I can ex­chan­ge it for you.”

  • “We don’t have that size right now, but I can order it.”

  • “I re­com­mend this one in­s­tead — it’s si­mi­lar.”



🙏 Apo­lo­gi­zing / Being Poli­te:



  • “I’m re­al­ly sorry about that.”

  • “Thanks for your pa­ti­ence.”

  • “Let me fix that for you.”

2
Look for a new part­ner for each role play and try to talk to him, ha­ving a na­tu­ral con­ver­sa­ti­on in Eng­lish.
3
After each ro­le­play talk to your part­ner again (you can do it in Ger­man) and think about what went right and what went wrong in your role play. Take notes on what to do bet­ter next time.
4
Do the role plays again, if pos­si­ble with new part­ners and use your notes to im­pro­ve and do bet­ter what didn't work last time.
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