4. OFFERING HELP / SERVICES
Offering help is a way or an expression to suggest or to offer help to someone who
needs it. The purpose is to offers assistance.
There are two kinds of offering: formal offers and informal offers
•Formal offers are used when you talk to someone who are older or whose
position is higher than you.
•Informal offers are used when you talk to someone close to you
5. OFFERING
HELP/SERVICES
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May I help you?
May I be of assistant?
Would you like/need a
ny help?
Is there anything I can
do for you?
Perhaps I could assist i
n some way
Can I help you?
Do you need any help?
Let me help you
Need some help?
What can I do for you?
How can I help you?
What if I help you?
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FORMAL INFORMAL
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7. ACCEPTING HELP / SERVICES
FORMAL
•That would be great, thank you so much
•That’s extremely kind/good/thoughtful of you
•Thank you, It’s very kind of you
•That is so nice of you, thank you
INFORMAL
•Yes, please
•Yes, please. I really appreciate it
•Yes, if you don’t mind
•Just what I needed!
9. REFUSING HELPS/ SERVICES
FORMAL
It’s very good of you to offer, but I will
manage it on my own
I’m very grateful for your offer but ….
Please don’t trouble yourself
That’s extremely kind of you, but….
INFORMAL
No, thank you
Don’t worry I can help myself
Don’t worry I will do it myself
Thanks, but I prefer not bothering you
I appreciate that but I can do it myself
Please don’t be bother yourself
