English 8 - Unit 11 - Speak

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 Commands
Requests
Stand up !
Close your book !
Would you mind standing up?
Would you mind if I closed your book?

Week 23
Period 67

* Use “ mind” in requests
- Do you mind closing the door?
- Would you mind opening the window?
Do / Would you mind + V-ing…?
- Do you mind if I take a photo?
- Would you mind if I took a photo?
Do you mind if I + V (present)…?
Would you mind if I + V (past)…?
No, I don’t mind.
No, of course not.
Not at all. / Please do.
Please go ahead.
I’m sorry, I can’t.
I’m sorry, that is not possible.
I’d prefer you didn’t.
I’d rather you didn’t.

Reply


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Do / Would you mind turning off the stereo?
* Practice cues:Make requests and responses.
Do/ Would you mind +V-ing…?
turn off /
stereo /
()
- No, I don’t mind.
Do/ Would you mind if I………?
sit down/
()
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Do you mind if I sit down?
- Please do.
smoke/
()
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Would you mind if I smoked?
- I’d prefer you didn’t.


1. Discuss in your group. Match the sentences in the
column A to the sentences in the column B to make a
suitable dialogue.
1. I want to visit a
museum. Would
you mind helping

me?
2. Where is it?
3. Is it open every
day?
4. Thank you very
much.
a. Yes, except Monday.
b. It’s near here.
It’s about 10-minute
walk.
c. No, of course not.I
suggest going to
History Museum.
d. You’re welcome.
1_____ 2 _____ 3 ______ 4 ______
c b a d


2. Work with a partner. One of you is student A and
the other is student B. Look at the information
about your role and use it to make requests and
suggestions.
Student A: You are a tourist on vacation in Ho Chi
Minh City. You want to visit these places: a market,
the zoo, a museum, and a restaurant for lunch. Ask the
tourist information officer to suggest where you could
go. Use the expressions in the box to help you.
Useful expressions:
Could you give me some information, please?
Would you mind if I asked you a question?

I want to visit a market. Could you suggest one?
Do you mind suggesting one?
That sounds interesting.
No. I don’t want to go there.
Student B: You are a tourist information officer at
Saigon Tourist. A tourist is going to ask you for help.
You should make suggestions about which places to
visit. The following information will help you.
Useful expressions:
Do you mind if I suggest one?
How about going to Thai Binh Market?
I suggest going to Ben Thanh Market.
Museums
History Museum
Open 8am – 11.30am,
and 1pm – 4pm daily
( except Monday)
Revolutionary Museum
Open 8am – 11.30am,
And 2pm – 4.30 pm
Tuesday through Sunday
Zoo and Botanical Garden
Open 10am – 6pm
Markets
Thai Binh Market
Ben Thanh Market
Open approx. 5 am – 8pm
Restaurants
Cuong’s Vegetarian Restaurant
Good Food Vietnamese

Restaurant
Lucky’s Ice-Cream Café
Open approx. 11am – 11pm
Stamps and Coins Market
Open 10am – 7pm
Vegetarian ( n) chế độ ăn chay
Revolutionary (a)
tính chất cách mạng
Botanical (a)
thuộc về thực vật học

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Markets
Thai Binh Market
Ben Thanh Market
Open approx. 5 am – 8pm
•
Restaurants
Cuong’s Vegetarian Restaurant
Good Food Vietnamese
Restaurant
Lucky’s Ice-Cream Café
Open approx. 11am – 11pm
•
Stamps and Coins Market
Open 10am – 7pm
•
Museums
History Museum
Open 8am – 11.30am,

and 1pm – 4pm daily
( except Monday)
Revolutionary Museum
Open 8am – 11.30am,
And 2pm – 4.30 pm
Tuesday through Sunday
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Zoo and Botanical Garden
Open 10am – 6pm


3.Work with a partner. Complete the
dialogue between a tourist (T) and
a tourist information officer ( O )
O : Good morning. Can I help you?
T : Good ………… I want to go to …………………….
Do you mind suggesting me one?
O : No,…………………
I suggest going to ………
T : No, I don’t want to go there.
O : How about ………… ………………………………?
T : That sounds interesting. Thank you so much.
O : …………………
morning a restaurant
of course not
Lucky’s Ice- Cream Cafe
Good Food Vietnamese Restaurant
You’re welcome.

4. Imagine your partner is a tourist on

vacation in Vietnam. He / She is going to
ask you for help. You should make
suggestions about which places to visit.
Can you do
this exercise?
You are good
students !

Homework
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Learn how to use mind in requests“ ”
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Write a dialogue in your exercise book
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Prepare : Unit 11. Lesson 3 (Listen )