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Modals of Polite Requests
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- 1A modal is a type of auxiliary (helping) verb that is used to express: ability, possibility, permission, request, obligation, suggestion, among others. Modal verbs are always followed by the base form of any verb. Pattern for questions: [modal verb] + [subject] + [main verb] Could you open the window? Modals of polite requests: Would Could Will Can
- 2—“Would you mind + gerund” to ask for a
request
Would you mind giving me a raid to work
Would you mind sending that mail for me? I need to send it ASAP
The word “please” makes the request more polite and less direct.
- 3How should polite requests be responded? There are many ways in which we can respond politely to a request...Positive answers:
Formal answers:
I’d be happy/glad to___
my pleasure
I can certainly do that for you.
Yes/sure here you go
Yes I can, yes definitely.
Informal answers: Sure, okay, sure thing,
uh-huh (means yes.)
Negative answers:
Formal answers: I’m sorry; I can’t.
I’m busy right now.
I’d like to, but I can’t.
I’d love to, but I’m busy.
I'm afraid I can't.
Informal answers: I’m not sure; of course not! - 4Take me to the university.Would you mind taking me to the university, please?
- 5Return these books to the library for me.Can you return these books to the library for me, please?
- 6Help me to clean the house before my parents get homeCould you please help me to clean the house before my parents get home?
- 7Bring me a cup of coffee with sweet bread.Would you mind bringing me a cup of coffee with sweet bread, please?
- 8Buy the pupusas for me.Can you buy the pupusas for me?
- 9Let me use your headphones.Can you please let me use your headphones?
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- Core of the lesson about "Modals of polite requests" for Intensive Intermediate English II group #3
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