This material will be teach for grade IX A-H 28-01 nov 2019.
look at the aim for learning :
1. the student can listen the audio
2. the students can write the conversation based on their listening
Listen this audio carefully, then write down all of the conversation:
here are many ways for you to make requests in English politely. Most of the polite requests are in the form of questions.
Would you / Would you like to / Could you …?
The most common polite way is to use Would you/Would you like to/Could you to ask other people to do somethings. We use it to suggest or request something more polite than Do you want to …?
| Polite requests | Answer Yes | Answer No |
| Would you please give me the file on the table? | Yes, of course. | Well, I am afraid … |
| Could you join us at a party on this Sunday? | Yes, I am happy to join | I am sorry I am busy this Sunday. |
| Would you like to join us at a party on Sunday? | Yes, certainly | I’d like to but … + reason. |
Would you mind / Do you mind …?
Would you mind + Verb-ing
Do you mind if I + Verb
If you think the answer maybe negative, and you want to sound more polite, you can use Would you mind …?
- Would you mind helping with my exercise?
Yes, certainly. - When you leave the room, would you mind closing the door?
No, not at all!
We use Would you mind if I or Do you mind if I to make a request, we may be anticipating possible objections:
- Would you mind if I take your car to work today?
No, not at all. - Do you mind if I go out to buy some apples now?
No, of course not.
Remember that ‘Do you mind…?’ and ‘Would you mind…?’ mean ‘Is it a problem for you?’ so the polite answer when we ‘say yes’ is ‘No’.
Asking for permission
Can I / Could I / May I / Might I
We use Can I / Could I / May I / Might I to request something for your self, all of these forms are possible. May and Might are consider to be more polite than Can and Could. We see the following examples:
- Can I have a biscuit?
Yes, of course - Could I ask you a favour?
Of course you can. - Could I possibly have another sandwich?
I don’t think so. You’ve had too much. - Might I leave the class a bit earlier today?
Yes, you can. - If you’ve finished with the computer, may I borrow it?
Yes, please do.
Might is more frequenly used in indirect questions, as an indirect softens the request. Note the further polite alternatives that we can use.
- I wonder if I might leave the class a bit earlier?
Others way to say it are:
- Would it be OK if I left the class a bit earlier?
- Would I be able to leave the class a bit earlier?
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