Conversation: request.

1º Speech Event: to ask for permission.

2º Speech Event: borrow the sharpener.

S.A. Helen: Excuse me teacher, I'm afraid my pencil tip is broken. I wonder if I may borrow a sharpener to my schoolmates, please?

S.A. Teacher: Yes, sure. Could someone lend the sharpener to Helen, please?

S.A. Teresa: Teacher, I can lend it to Helen.

S.A. Helen: Thank you very much Teresa. Could you let me pass, please?

S.A. Guille: Yes, of course, you can. Hang on a second, please, I'm finishing my exam. Ok, you can pass.

S.A. Adri: Teacher, may I sharper my pencil too?

S.A. Teacher: Ok Adri, but you have to wait that your partner had finished.

S.A. Adri: Ok, thank you.

Component	Explanation.	Sample Analysis
Setting or locale               Scene of situation.	Scientific information about  where it ocurred.	Granada 8:30 a.m on December  3rd , 2013.
	Generic information about the social occasion.	Classroom .
Participants.	Who was there.	Addresor: Helen. Addresser 1: Teacher. Addreser 2: Teresa. Addresser 3: Adrián.
Ends Outcomes	Purpose of the event.	Request
	Purpose of the participants.	To able for permission (teacher) To borrow ( student) To give permission ( teacher) To lend ( student)
Act sequences	Content and forms particular to its use	Content: girl asks for permisson to borrow a sharpener, teacher admits the request and Teresa lends her sharpener to Helen.
Key	Tone or mood	Formal, clear.
Instrumentalities	Type of discourse or channel	Spoken.
	Types of speech	Formal standard English classroom, non-native speakers
Norms Interaction              Interpretation	Conventions of interaction	Attention: “Excuse-me” Head Act:“Could you let me…” Supportive moves: “My pencil tip is broken…” Mitigation: “I´m afraid, I wonder, please, may…”
Genres.	Category of event	Conversation