Language Functions

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English
❑Making Requests ❑Suggesting
❑Responding to Requests ❑Responding to suggestions
❑Complaining ❑Asking for opinion
❑Apologizing ❑Expressing opinion
❑Asking for Advice ❑Agreeing
❑Giving advice ❑Disagreeing
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Making request
▪ Can you …?
▪ Could you …?
▪ Would you …?
▪ Would you mind …?
▪ I wonder if you could…?
▪ Would you possibly …?
Asking for advice
▪ What should I do?
▪ What do you advise me?
▪ What do you think I
should do?
▪ What do you suggest?
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Asking for opinion
▪ In your opinion, what …?
▪ Do you think that …?
▪ Do you believe that …?
▪ How do you feel about …?
▪ What are your views on…?
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Responding to requests
▪ Yes of course.
▪ Sure, why not.
▪ It’s my pleasure.
▪ You’re welcome.
▪ I am sorry I can’t.
▪ I am afraid I can’t.
Giving advice
▪ You should …
▪ You ought to …
▪ I advise you to …
▪ You have to …
▪ If I were you, I would …
Why don’t you …
Expressing opinion
▪ In my opinion, …
▪ I think that …
▪ I believe that …
▪ To my mind …
▪ For me, ….
▪ As far as I am concerned ...
Complaining
▪ Sorry to say this, but …
▪ Excuse me, but …
▪ I am afraid I …
▪ Sorry to bother you, but…
▪ I hate to say it, but …
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Making suggestions
▪ Let’s …?
▪ Shall we …?
▪ Why don’t we …?
▪ What about …?
▪ How about …?
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Agreeing
▪ I agree with you.
▪ I share the same view.
▪ I think so too.
▪ I couldn’t agree more.
▪ I feel the same way about
it.
Apologizing
▪ I am sorry.
▪ Pardon me.
▪ I beg your pardon
▪ I didn’t mean to do that
▪ It will not happen again.
▪ It’s my fault.
Respond to suggestions
▪ Let’s do that.
▪ That’s a good idea.
▪ Yes, why not.
▪ Yes. With pleasure.
▪ I’d rather not.
I don’t feel like it.
Disagreeing
▪ I disagree with you.
▪ I don’t think so.
▪ I am afraid I disagree.
▪ I don’t see it that way.
▪ I don’t feel the same way
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❑ Match the following expressions with their appropriate functions
1. As far I am concerned, distance learning is effective. A. Making a request
2. Could you explain me this grammar rule please? B. Giving advice
3. You ought to organize your time to prepare for your exams. C. Agreeing
4. I share the same view on this topic. D. Giving advice
5. I am not feeling well today. What should I do? www.englishwithsimo.com E. Expressing opinion
1. ________________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________ 4. ________________ 5. ________________
1. I addicted to mobile games! What do you think I should do? A. Suggesting
2. I am awfully sorry for the mess I did in your room. B. Disagreeing
3. What do you think about the lessons on national TV channels? C. Apologizing
4. Let’s spend our next holiday in Spain? D. Asking for opinion
5. I don’t think so. www.englishwithsimo.com E. Asking for advice
1. ________________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________ 4. ________________ 5. ________________
1. Why don’t work in groups to share our ideas. www.englishwithsimo.com A. Complaining
2. I don’t feel the same way about that idea. B. Making a request
3. To my mind, zoom is a very nice educational platform. C. Opinion
4. I am sorry to say this, but this is not the book I ordered. D. Suggesting
5. Would you send me a copy of this worksheet please? E. Disagreeing
1. ________________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________ 4. ________________ 5. ________________
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❑ Respond to the following situations: www.englishwithsimo.co
Could you lend
m
I want to improve my I am sorry. It was
spoken English. What me your
an accident 
should I do? calculator please?

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Let’s go to cinema
about distance use your phone to
next weekend.
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