Exercise 1:
Write this dialogue as a report. Use the verbs in the brackets:
A is an airport security official and B is a male passenger.

A: Excuse me, sir. Could you please stop and take off your shoes. (tell)
B: All right. (agree)
A: Now please put your bag on the rollers. (ask)
B: No, I don’t want to do that. (refuse)
A: Please put your bag on the rollers. (ask again)
B: I don’t want to put the bag through the X-ray. (say) It contains undeveloped film. (explain) I don’t
want to damage it. (tell)
A: Don’t worry (advise) The X-ray won’t damage your film. (Inform) Now please put your bag on the
rollers. (instruct)
B: OK. (comply)