Title : Polite Request
Skill focus : Listening, speaking
Level : Junior High school, 9th grade
Objective: by the end of the lesson you should be able to use Polite Request in your daily live
Read the following expressions!
Polite request:
- Can you…(please)?
- Can you help me?
- Will you…(please)?
- Could you please……?
- Would you please…?
- Would you mind…?
- May I….?
- Can I…. ?
Polite response:
- All right
- Sure!
- Here you are
- Yes, of course
- I’d be happy to
- My pleasure
Polite refusal
- Sorry
- Sorry, I’m using it right now.
- No, I’m sorry. I can’t
- I’d like to, but…..
Hello Students!
In this session you will listen to a record and also watch a video about Polite Request.
But before that let’s take a look at the pictures below
Picture no.1:
Picture no.2:
Picture no.3:
After you look at those pictures, please write down vocabularies that you found from those pictures.
You can write it HERE
Now it’s time for you to listen to a dialogue.
Listen carefully!
After you listen to the audio, you can do Activity 2
Now, let’s watch the video
After watching the video, you can do Activity 3
In this part you’ll learn how to speak in good pronunciation and intonation.
Let’s start!
Pronunciation and Intonation
Pronunciation
Listen and repeat!
Can | /kæn/ | All right | /ɑːl raɪt/ |
Will | /wɪl/ | Sure | /ʃʊr/ |
Could | /kʊd/ | Of course | /əv kɔːrs/ |
Would | /wʊd/ | Pleasure | /ˈpleʒ.ə r / |
Please | /pliːz/ | Sorry | /ˈsɔːr-/ |
Mind | /maɪnd/ | Can’t | /kɑːnt/ |
Intonation
Listen and repeat!
Can you please clean the board? | May I borrow it? |
Can I have it? | Sure! |
Could you please open the door? | No problem. |
Would you please cut the tape? | Sorry. |
Would you mind speaking louder? | No, I’m sorry. I can’t |
Now you know how to speak in good pronunciation and intonation. Then it’s time for you to do Activity 4.
Activity 4:
In this activity you have to choose 1 dialogue below and perform it in front of the class with your partner
Dialogue 1
Ani : hey Bona, can you lift that box for me please?
Bona : sure, but what is in this box? It’s so heavy.
Ani : that’s my old books. I’ll donate it to an orphanage near here.
Bona : wow, that’s great! I think I should get my old books and donate it too. Where should I put this box?
Ani : just put it in the car. Thank you.
Bona : anytime.
Dialogue 2
Mr. Dodi : Now students, do you have any questions? Do you understand about narrative text?
Galih : Excuse me Sir, but I still don’t understand. Would you mind explaining it again?
Mr. Dodi : All right then, I’ll explain it once again.
Galih : Thank you, Sir.
Dialogue 3
Lisa: Sari, can you accompany me to the book store this afternoon?
Sari: I’m sorry, I can’t. I have to go to the dentist. I’ve made an appointment with the doctor.
Lisa: What about tomorrow? Will you go with me to the book store?
Sari: I have nothing to do tomorrow. So, I will go with you.
Lisa: Great! See you tomorrow!
Sari: See you!
In this section you’ll learn about grammar that we use in polite Request.
Grammar:
In making a polite request we can use :
Can
Can is informal and can be used with someone we know. For example a friend.
this is the formula: Can + S + V1 + O + please (optional)
You :Can you open the window please?
Your friend : Sure.
Your brother : Can you give me some water please?
You : of course.
Could
Could is both formal and informal. We can use it with someone we know or someone we don’t know.
This is the formula: Could + S + V1 + O + please (optional)
Costumer : Could you bring me some salt please?
Waiter : Yes, certainly.
Student : Could you please repeat?
Teacher : Yes, of course.
Will and Would
Will and Would are formal.
This is the formula : Will/Would + S + V1 + O + please (optional)
Boss : Will you move the chair?
Secretary : Sure.
Manager : Would you fill in this form?
Employee : Certainly.
Would you mind
Would you mind is formal.
This is the formula: Would you mind + Ving + O + please (optional)
Nurse : Would you mind calling back later?
Patient : No, certainly not.
Read the following dialogues!
example 1
Echa : Could you show me the nearest post office?
Policeman : It’s over there, on the left.
Echa : Thank you, sir.
example 2
Sarah : Can you show me how to open an email account?
Daniel : Sure.
Sarah : Thanks a lot.
Daniel : Don’t mention it.
example 3
Lina: Would you mind opening the door, please? My hands are full.
Mrs. Nina : Sure.
Lina: Thank you
Mrs. Nina : You’re welcome.
You’ve understood how to use can, could, will, would and would you mind, right?
CLICK HERE to check your understanding.
And you can CLICK HERE to check your understanding about the grammar.
Or CLICK HERE to write some vocabularies.
In this section you have to be able to write a dialogue using Expressions that you’ve learned before.
Words
Try to write the appropriate verbs HERE
Sentence
Try to arrange words into sentences HERE
Dialogue
Try to arrange sentences into dialogues HERE
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