Board game: permission, requests, invitations, suggestions and offers	

Ask your boss for the day off tomorrow.
You sister has unexpectedly arrived from Canada. (Tomorrow is going to be very busy).	You want to turn down the air conditioning.
Ask your classmates for permission.	
You're in a restaurant.
Ask the waiter for some more water. 	Ask your brother if you can use his car tomorrow.	
You're the boss. Politely ask one of your staff to 
move some stationary that has just arrived and is blocking the way.	You're the boss. Ask one of your Monday – Friday staff to work on Sunday morning.	
You're having a party on Friday. (Out of politeness) invite your boss.	You're going for a drink after work.
Invite a new member of staff.	
You're trying to book a ticket to Tokyo. It's a busy period. You want the agent to call you as soon as she can confirm the booking.	You need to buy a leaving present for old Arthur who is retiring next week. Suggest a book token.	
You're the host at a party. One of your guests has  an empty glass in his hand.	You're the host at a party. One of your guests is standing near the table looking at the cake.	
Your neighbour has parked her car in front of your house. It's eleven p.m. and you need to go out. Ask her to move it.	You need some documents from the chief accountant in your firm. He looks very busy and rather cross. You really need them this afternoon.	
You're at the bus stop. You've lost your wallet
and you need $4 for the bus fare home.  Ask a stranger.	Your colleague is sitting at his computer looking confused. He's not very good with computers.
You are a tech-expert.	
You're at a friend's house having dinner. You are a heavy smoker and dying for a cigarette. No one else is smoking.	You have to stay at work late so you can't pick up your daughter from school. Call your neighbour and ask her.	
You are on a train. An old lady is struggling to put her suitcase on the overhead luggage rack.	You're staying at your friend's house. She's having a party this evening. There's a lot of preparation to do and she looks stressed.	
You're chairing an informal meeting. It's nearly lunch time and everyone looks hungry.	A client is visiting your office this morning.
He was due to leave at 11.30 but now it's after twelve and nearly time for lunch.	
You're at a meeting chaired by your boss.
You need to leave early.	You're at a meeting. The chair has asked for suggestions for the Christmas party.	

Possible answers*	

* The answers shown here are not the only ones possible

Ask your boss for the day off tomorrow.
You sister has unexpectedly arrived from Canada. (Tomorrow is going to be very busy).

I don's suppose I could possibly take tomorrow off? I know we're going to be busy but my sister....	You want to turn down the air conditioning.
Ask your classmates for permission.

Would anyone mind if I turned down the air conditioning?	
You're in a restaurant.
Ask the waiter for some more water. 

Could you bring some water?	Ask your brother if you can use his car tomorrow.

Do you think I could use your car tomorrow?
(It depends on how possessive your brother is about his car)	
You're the boss. Politely ask one of your staff to move some stationary that has just arrived and is blocking the way.

Would you like to move that stationary out of the way?	You're the boss. Ask one of your Monday – Friday staff to work on Sunday morning.

I was wondering if you could work on Sunday?	
You're having a party on Friday. (Out of politeness) invite your boss.

We're having a party on Friday and we wondered if you'd like to come.	You're going for a drink after work.
Invite a new member of staff.

Would you like to come for a drink after work.	
You're trying to book a ticket to Tokyo. It's a busy period. You want the agent to call you as soon as she can confirm the booking.

Do you think you could give me a ring as soon as you can confirm the booking?	You need to buy a leaving present for old Arthur who is retiring next week. Suggest a book token.

We could buy him a book token.	
You're the host at a party. One of your guests has  an empty glass in his hand.

Can I get you something to drink?	You're the host at a party. One of your guests is standing near the table looking at the cake.

Would you like some cake?	
Your neighbour has parked her car in front of your house. It's eleven p.m. and you need to go out. Ask her to move it.

I'm sorry to trouble you but do you think you could move your car?	You need some documents from the chief accountant in your firm. He looks very busy and rather cross. You really need them this afternoon.

I sorry to trouble you, but do you think I could possibly have the files for 2000 - 2001.  I really need them.	
You're at the bus stop. You've lost your wallet
and you need $4 for the bus fare home.  Ask a stranger.

Excuse me. I don't suppose you could possibly let me have four dollars. I seem to have lost my wallet.	Your colleague is sitting at his computer looking confused. He's not very good with computers.
You are a tech-expert.

Would you like some help with that?	
You're at a friend's house having dinner. You are a heavy smoker and dying for a cigarette. No one else is smoking.

Would anyone mind if I smoked?	You have to stay at work late so you can't pick up your daughter from school. Call your neighbour and ask her.

I've got a big favour to ask. I've got to work late and I can't pick Kate up from school. I don't suppose you could possibly help me out and pick her up?	
You are on a train. An old lady is struggling to put her suitcase on the overhead luggage rack.

Here, let me do that.
or
I'll do that.	You're staying at your friend's house. She's having a party this evening. There's a lot of preparation to do and she looks stressed.

Can I give you a hand?
or
Is there anything I can do to help?	
You're chairing an informal meeting. It's nearly lunch time and everyone looks hungry.

Shall we stop for lunch?	A client is visiting your office this morning.
He was due to leave at 11.30 but now it's after twelve and nearly time for lunch.

Would you like to stay for lunch?
or 
Why don't you stay for lunch?	
You're at a meeting chaired by your boss.
You need to leave early.

Would you mind if I left early?	You're at a meeting. The chair has asked for suggestions for the Christmas party.

We could hire the functions room at the Grand Hotel.