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1. You have noticed that your colleague is not in his usual self. He has been unusually quiet the past couple of
days. His work has been affected so as his superior it is your responsibility to find out what’s happening to
him. You approach him to:

a. ask him about the status of his current project
b. invite him to have coffee

Sample answer:
Hi Jim! I’ve noticed that you look down the past couple of days. Is there something wrong? I saw the report that you submitted to Carol and I’ve
noticed that there were some inaccuracies. That’s very unusual for you to commit such errors. By the way, what’s the status of your project in
Baltimore? I heard that you are having trouble securing the necessary permits. Do you want to discuss it over a cup of coffee?

2. Your son has broken up with his girlfriend recently. You can feel that he is very much affected by the break up
but he is putting up a front that he is fine. As a parent, you are not at peace with the thought that your son is
in deep pain but you are not doing anything to console him so you come up to him to:

a. ask about his situation
b. invite him to play tennis with you tomorrow

Sample answer:
Are you busy these days? We haven’t spent much time together. Whenever I’d look for you, your mom would say that you’re not yet home. I
hope you’re fine because you look down these days. I’m just worried about you. You’ve grown up to be a responsible young man so I’m confi-
dent that you can handle this situation. Do you have any plan tomorrow? I want to play tennis with you.

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