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Making and responding to a request

SS read the exchange(SB) and do the multiple choice exercise.


SS extract the expressions used.
T. elicits other expressions.

Requesting: Responding to a request

I wonder if you could possibly … (Do something for me)?


A - Accepting
I would appreciate it if you could … (Send me more details)?
Could you possibly… (Translate this)? Pleased to …
1 would be
I’d like you to … (To work longer today) please Delighted to…

Could you ask … (Lisa) to … (Search) for me.?


Certainly.
Could you … (Phone the doctor), please? Sure.
Yes, please.
. Do you think you could … (Come too)?
Can you .(give me a hand)? I….
Yes, that’s no
problem.
I want you to …(clean this).
Yes, I’ll do that

Would you mind…(giving me lift)? Certainly not


Do Not,of course not.
Not at all
B- Refusing
Sorry but…
I’m sorry . I wont’t be able to …, because …
I’m afraid that’s not possible, because …
I think that will be very difficult…
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HUMOUR VOCABULAIRIE

Humour to laugh / a laughter


To tell a joke funny amusing
Silly = stupid

A sense of humour

To laugh / a laughter Silly # writty

HUMOUR An impression
Funny / amusing
TV sitcoms
Humorous /laughable

To kid to tell jocks


To joke
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Expressing- Cause and Effect

Cause Effect
The cause of…is… The result/ effect/
The reason for why …(ing)/ of Consequence of….is……….…
…….is caused by/ due to ………. ………Because of this……….
…....because …………………… ………Consequently ………..
…since…./ since……………… ………As a result…………….
Than las to……………………. ………as a consequence……
…....... So…………………..…
There fore …………………….

Examples:
- The cause of the accident is the high speed.
- the reason for my coming late is that
I missed the bus.
- The reason for his success is his hard work.
- Accidents are usually caused by….
- The flight has been put off due to the bad weather.
- The effect of dropping out from school is the increases in illiteracy.
- It was raining; there fore we stayed at home.

Vocabularies
NGOS ⇒ non-governmental organisation.
Seek ⇒ look for/ search
To empower ⇒ give power
To sustain ⇒ to help
Support ⇒ help
Sensitise ⇒ to make people a ware
⇒ To make people sensible
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Language : The futur perfect simple

……..Will+ have+ past participial


by the 2010
in a short time
in 5 years time
Before June

Example,: - Barbara and Soufiane will have visited


The south of Morocco by the end of the month
Vocabularies
Subvention: agrant ≠a credit, a lown
To apply for ⇒ to write an application ( a letter)
a municipality = communes
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writing
lay –out:

The recipient’s the sender’s


address, address,
Date
Dear sir or madam
…………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………
………………………
Yours sincerely,
Signature
………
Your name
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writing
lay –out:

The recipient’s the sender’s


address, address,
Date
Dear sir or madam
…………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………
………………………
Yours sincerely,
Signature
………
Your name
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NM ⇒ ex Olympics champion Minister of youth actually


The chancellor of Germany
An ex prime minister of U.K
She won the Nobel prize of peace
Strong = powerful
Brave = courageous
To be in a shape = to keep fit and healthy.
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Book review: writing


She is the author of many…….s
He begins his/ her career as……
The novels presents many aspects of …..
The anthory portrays……………
The novel describes …………….
It tells the story of…..
For critics
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Opinion

Asking for opinion Expressing opinion


- What do you think about/of…? - It seems to me that….
- What’s your point of view about..? - I believe..../think…/ guess../suppose
- What’s your opinion about….? - As far as I’m concerned .
- What’s your position on….? - To my mind…
- How do you fell about…? - My point of view …
- What about you…? - In my opinion ….
- I was wondering where you stand on the - As I see it….
position of….? - To my eyes….
- According to me…
- It seems to me that…
- From my angle vision
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CLARIFICATION

Showing a of understanding Asking for clarification


I really can’t get you’re saying Does this mean……?

I don’t quite follow you. Can you explain why……….?


Can you tell me why……..?
I’m not sure I get your point. How come………?
What do you mean by ………….?
I can’t understand Could you be more explicit…?
……………is that to?
Would you clarify that pls?
Don’t they

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