Bài giảng requests & offers

Requests &
Requests &
Offers
Offers
Exchanging Information
Exchanging Information

Requests
Requests

Can you…?
Can you…?

Would you mind
Would you mind
…(Verb+ing)?
…(Verb+ing)?

Do you think you
Do you think you
could…?
could…?

Could you…?
Could you…?

I’d like you to…

I’d like you to…

Do you mind…
Do you mind…
(Verb+ing)
(Verb+ing)
1.
1.
Ask a colleague to
Ask a colleague to
translate a letter for you.
translate a letter for you.
2.
2.
Ask a friend to do some
Ask a friend to do some
supermarket shopping for
supermarket shopping for
you.
you.
3.
3.
Ask your secretary to work
Ask your secretary to work
three hours overtime this
three hours overtime this
week.
week.
4.
4.

Ask a colleague to give
Ask a colleague to give
you a lift to the train
you a lift to the train
station.
station.

Requests
Requests
1.
1.
Would you mind translating this for me?
Would you mind translating this for me?
Can you translate this for me?
Can you translate this for me?
Do you think you could translate this for me?
Do you think you could translate this for me?
2.
2.
Would you mind going to the market for me?
Would you mind going to the market for me?
Could you go to the market for me?
Could you go to the market for me?
3.
3.
Do you think you could work three hours late
Do you think you could work three hours late
today?
today?
Do you mind working three hours late today?

Do you mind working three hours late today?
4.
4.
Could you give me a lift to the station?
Could you give me a lift to the station?
Can you give me a lift to the station?
Can you give me a lift to the station?

Requests
Requests

Can you…?
Can you…?

Would you mind
Would you mind
…(Verb+ing)?
…(Verb+ing)?

Do you think you
Do you think you
could…?
could…?

Could you…?
Could you…?

I’d like you to…
I’d like you to…


Do you mind…
Do you mind…
(Verb+ing)
(Verb+ing)
1.
1.
Ask your secretary to
Ask your secretary to
make some photocopies.
make some photocopies.
2.
2.
Ask you son or daughter
Ask you son or daughter
to tidy their bedroom.
to tidy their bedroom.
3.
3.
Ask a colleague to move
Ask a colleague to move
some office furniture.
some office furniture.
4.
4.
Ask a friend to water you
Ask a friend to water you
houseplants while you’re
houseplants while you’re
on holiday.
on holiday.

Requests
Requests
1.
1.
I’ d like you to make 20 copies of this.
I’ d like you to make 20 copies of this.
Could you make 20 copies of this for me?
Could you make 20 copies of this for me?
2.
2.
I’d like you to tidy up your bedroom.
I’d like you to tidy up your bedroom.
3.
3.
Do you think you could move this desk for
Do you think you could move this desk for
me?
me?
Could you move this desk for me?
Could you move this desk for me?
4.
4.
Can you water my houseplants while I am
Can you water my houseplants while I am
away? Would you mind
away? Would you mind
watering my house plants while I am
watering my house plants while I am
away?

away?

Requests:
Requests:
Asking
Asking

Could you possibly … ( call him)?
Could you possibly … ( call him)?

Do you think you could…(come too)?
Do you think you could…(come too)?

Would you…(ring the company)?
Would you…(ring the company)?

Could you…(translate this), please?
Could you…(translate this), please?

Can you…(give me a hand)? (Informal)
Can you…(give me a hand)? (Informal)

Would
Would

Do
Do
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}
you mind…( checking these figures)?

you mind…( checking these figures)?

Requests:
Requests:
Agreeing
Agreeing

Yes certainly.
Yes certainly.

Yes that’s no problem.
Yes that’s no problem.

Yes, of course.
Yes, of course.

Yes, I’ll do that
Yes, I’ll do that

Would you mind…? No of course not.
Would you mind…? No of course not.
Not at all
Not at all

Requests
Requests
Would you mind = Would it bother you to…
Would you mind = Would it bother you to…
So yes and no are opposite to the other
So yes and no are opposite to the other

request forms.
request forms.
Would you mind
Would you mind
No of course not
No of course not
Not at all
Not at all
No problem
No problem
I’d rather not
I’d rather not
Actually, I do mind
Actually, I do mind
Yes, I would ( angry)
Yes, I would ( angry)

Requests:
Requests:
Refusing
Refusing

I’m sorry but that’s not possible…(It’s too
I’m sorry but that’s not possible…(It’s too
late).
late).

I’m afraid not…(I have to go now).
I’m afraid not…(I have to go now).


I think that will be very difficult…(I’m very
I think that will be very difficult…(I’m very
busy).
busy).

Sorry but …(I’m too busy) (Informal).
Sorry but …(I’m too busy) (Informal).

Requests
Requests
Imagine you are preparing for a
Imagine you are preparing for a
seminar.
seminar.
Student A
Student A
Ask your partner to
Ask your partner to

help you translate a
help you translate a
document.
document.

give you a lift to the
give you a lift to the
airport.
airport.
Agree
Agree

Refuse
Refuse
Student B
Student B


Agree
Agree
Refuse with an excuse
Refuse with an excuse
Ask your partner to
Ask your partner to

Explain a new
Explain a new
computer system.
computer system.

Look after a visitor
Look after a visitor
next week.
next week.