Lesson 13: Restricted Area Access

Vocabulary

restricted area – zona restringida
authorized – autorizado/a
badge – acreditación
ID – identificación
access – acceso
door – puerta

employee – empleado/a
visitor – visitante

open – abierto/a
closed – cerrado/a

enter – entrar
show – mostrar

Language Support

Situations

Stopping person →
Excuse me, this is a restricted area.

Request ID →
May I see your ID, please?

Asking authorization →
Are you authorized?

Explaining rule →
You need a badge to enter.

Giving permission →
You may enter.

Refusing access →
You cannot enter.

Polite closing →
Thank you for your cooperation.

Asking

May I see your ID?
Are you authorized?
Do you have a badge?
Where are you going?
Is this door open?

Questions / Answers

Click on the Audio - Q&A button to download it then practise in this section with it.
(Haga clic en el botón Audio - Q&A para descargarlo y practicar en esta sección con él.)

Excuse me, this is a restricted area.
→ Oh, sorry.

May I see your ID, please?
→ Here you are.

Are you authorized?
→ Yes, I am authorized.

Do you have a badge?
→ Yes, I have a badge.

You need a badge to enter.
→ OK, I understand.

You may enter.
→ Thank you.

Translation (Castilian Spanish)

Excuse me, this is a restricted area.
→ Disculpe, esta es una zona restringida.

May I see your ID, please?
→ ¿Puedo ver su identificación, por favor?

Are you authorized?
→ ¿Está autorizado?

You need a badge to enter.
→ Necesita una acreditación para entrar.

You may enter.
→ Puede entrar.

Thank you for your cooperation.
→ Gracias por su cooperación.

Activation

Student must speak.
(El alumno debe hablar.)

Example:

May I see your ID, please?
→ Here you are.

Translation:
¿Puedo ver su identificación, por favor?
→ Aquí tiene.

Practice

Say one sentence about…
(Di una frase sobre…)

stopping a person
asking for ID
asking about authorization
explaining a rule
allowing entry
refusing entry politely

Personal Questions (Security Staff)

Record yourself answering the questions.
(Graba tu respuesta a las preguntas.)

You see someone near a restricted area. What do you say?
You need to see identification. What do you ask?
The person has no badge. What do you say?
The person is authorized. What do you say?
You want to close politely. What do you say?