Making And Responding To Requests
1- Here is a list of expressions you can use to make requests . Put them in the appropriate column :
1- Would you mind ... ? 2- ( Do sth for me ) , will you ? 3- Sorry , I’m afraid I can’t . 4- Not at all .
5- Will you please ... ? 6- Could you possibly ... ? 7- Sure. 8- Do you think you could...?
9-Certainly not !10- Do you mind ... ? 11- Can you ... ? 12- Could you , please ... ?
13- Would you ... ? 14- Yes , of course 15- Sorry , I can’t . 16- I wonder if you could possibly ... .
Making Requests Responding to Requests
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2- Complete the following exchanges with the right expressions from the chart above :
1- Manager : John ! .................................................. come to my office , please ? I’ve got something very
important to tell you about the new contract .
Employee : ..................................... , I’ll be there in a minute , sir .
2- Teacher : It is cold in here . ................................................ closing that window , ............................ ?
Student : ............................................................. .
Teacher : Thank you .
Student : You’re welcome , sir .
3- You : .............................................. use your laptop for a while ?
Your brother : ................................................... . I’m using it right , now . But you can take it after an
hour or so .
3- What would you say when you ask ...
1- your English teacher to repeat a question .
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2- a good friend to lend you some money .
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3- a passenger in your train compartment to lend you his newspaper for a while .
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4- the hotel receptionist to give you a wake-up call .
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5- your teacher on behalf of your classmates in order to postpone the test , because you have tests in most
subjects this week .
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