4. OFFERING HELP / SERVICES
Offering help is a way and 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 positi
on is higher than you.
Informal offers are used when you talk to someone close to you
5. OFFERING HELP/SERVICES
FORMAL
May I help you?
May I be of assistant?
Would you need my
help?
Isthere anything I can
do for you?
PerhapsI could ass
ist
something some way
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INFORMAL
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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7. ACCEPTING HELP / SERVICES
FORMAL
That would be great, thank you somuch
That’s extremely kind/good/thoughtful of you
Thank you, It’svery kind of you
That issonice of you, thank you
INFORMAL
Yes, please
Yes, please. I really appreciate it
Yes
, if you don’t mind
Justwhat I needed!
9. REFUSING HELPS/ SERVICES
1
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….
2
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