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NO!!
Would you
accept my
homework
late? My
I’m sorry, dog ate it.
I can’t. I
don’t
accept late
homework
.
And More Requests
And, could I
leave class
ten minutes
early today?
Formal Requests
Use could and would to make formal requests
(ask someone to do something). Could and would
soften requests and make them more polite.
base form
1. Turn
Would/Could
to page twelve.
you please turn to page twelve?
2. Repeat
Would/Could yousaid.
what you please repeat what you said?
3. Take
Would/Could you please take out your notebooks?
out your notebooks.
4. Would/Could
Pronounce thisyou
word.
please pronounce this word ?
6. Tell
Would/Could
me what grade
you please
I got. tell me what grade I got?
Affirmative Answers to Requests
When we say yes to a request, we usually use
expressions such as sure, certainly, of course, and no
problem.
Agree deny
-No, not at all -Yes ,, of course
-No , that would -Yes I do....
be fine
-No, I’d be happy
to.
-No, I’d be glad
to.
Be Careful!
Not at all!
OK.
I’ll do
it!
Let’s
practi
ce
JHENY : Are you going to the post
office ?
BILLY : Yes
JHENY Mailing
: Would you mind (mail)______
this letter for me ?
If I opened
you mind (open)________________ window?
Ms. gray : No
Jack : are you coming with us?
If I stayed__ home ?
you mind (stay) ___________
the channel?
Billy : No.
Compound noun