Making Request

You can ask someone to do something if you couldn’t do it. When you ask someone to do something
for you, it’s important to sound polite.

Ways to say it

 Could you ... , please?

 Would you Ving ... , please?
 Can you ... , please?
 I’d be (very) grateful if you could ...
 ... would really help
 ... , if it’s not too much trouble
 Is ... asking too much?
 Are you good at ... ?
 Can i request ... ?
 Have you got time to ... ?
 I don’t think I can do ...on my own
 I need your help with ...
 Do you think you could ... ?
 I was hoping you could ... (for me)

Response

Positive response:

 Sure here you are

 Okay
 No, I don’t mind

Negative response:

 No, I’m sorry I need it

 I’m afraid I can’t
Dialog
In this dialog, there are two student in the music room. There are Clara and Angel. Clara
want to sing, but she can’t play piano well. So, she ask a request to Angel.
Clara : I heard that you are good at playing piano
Angel : Yeah, maybe
Clara : I want to join singing contest. I’d be very grateful if you could play piano
while I singing
Angel : Why not?
Clara : Thanks before
Angel : You’re welcome. I’d like to play piano and I love your voice
Clara : Thank you

In this dialog, there are a sister and brother in the living room. They are watching film
happily.
Brother : I’m hungry
Sister : So?
Brother : Are you good at cooking?
Sister : Ofcourse
Brother : Can you cook a meal, please?
Sister : I’m sorry I’m busy