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Situation: You decided to do a little sightseeing in Tokyo and get lost in the subway station. You are alone and discover that your cell phone is out of battery. Write out a dialogue you may have with a helpful person in which you go through the problem solving steps to recognize the problem, explain the problem, negotiate a solution, and conclude the encounter, in Japanese. 

How would you politely say, “Is your husband at home?”

What are the two things you need to be careful to do when you are hanging up a work phone call?

A student is emailing his teacher to ask to change an appointment. State 4 things, in English, that is wrong about this email:   件名（けんめい）: 約束（やくそく）について   アンドレアソンさんへ、 先生（せんせい）、田中（たなか）です。   先生（せんせい）との約束（やくそく）が来週（らいしゅう）の水曜日（すいようび）の十一時（じゅういちじ）にあるのですが、実(じつ)はその日（ひ）に友達（ともだち）のいとこがユタに来（き）て、ソルトレークシティーの観光（かんこう）に行（い）くことになってしまい、その日（ひ）にお会（あ）いすることが出来（でき）なくなってしまいました。   なので、面会(めんかい)の日(ひ)を金曜日（きんようび）の五時（ごじ）にかえてください。   よろしくお願(ねが)いします。   田中（たなか）

You should give your business card with the card facing you so you can check its content before it gets handed over

Types of Honorific and examples (14 points total in this section)

Read the following sentences. Pay close attention to the underlined segment and decide what form of honorifics it is or if it is at all. (8 points, 2 points each)

はい、自分(じぶん)の責任(せきにん)を早(はや)く学(まな)び、周(まわ)りの人達(ひとたち)に信頼(しんらい)していただけるようになりたいと思(おも)います。

You should use both hands to give and receive business cards, in general. 

How would you politely say, “I brought a letter of introduction from Professor Moody.”