1. Scene: You see your friend crying after work.
Goal: Comfort your friend.

2. Scene: Your friend accidentally says something mean about what you are wearing.
Goal: Express your feelings.

3. Scene: You are ordering pizza over the phone.
Goal: Order your favorite kind for delivery.

4. Scene: You and your friend want to do different things today.
Goal: Find an option that works for both of you.

5. Scene: You need to ask your boss for a day off of work.
Goal: Express your needs in a professional manner.

6. Scene: A friend invites you to lunch, but you don’t want to go.
Goal: Politely decline the invitation

7. Scene: You’re in a country where no one speaks English.
Goal: Find a way to ask someone how to get to the train station.

8. Scene: You are in an elevator with a coworker.
Goal: Start a conversation

9. Scene: There is a new person at work
Scene: There is a new person at work. Show them how to do something that you can do well.
Goal: Help someone new.

10. Scene: You are making dinner plans with a friend.
Goal: Make plans about where and when to eat.

11. Scene: You and a coworker disagree about how to do a job.
Goal: Work to find a compromise.

12. Scene: A coworker wants you to file something, even though it’s not your job.
Goal: Politely decline her request.

13. Scene: Your boss gives you a job that you don’t know how to do.
Goal: Ask for help.

14. Scene: Your noisy neighbor is keeping you awake at night.
Goal: Find a way to resolve the conflict.

15. Scene: You are a news reporter interviewing the president of the United States.
Goal: Ask him interesting questions.

16. Scene: You are a famous movie star answering questions from a fan.
Goal: Answer your partner’s questions