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Language Function:
Making and Responding to Requests
 Normally we use: can, could, will, would, would you
mind + -ing to make polite requests:
 For Examples:
 Can you open the door, please?
 Yes of course/ Of course/ Yes, certainly/Certainly/
Sure
 Could you open the door, please?
 Will you open the door, please?
 Would you open the door, please?
 Would you mind opening the door please?
 No, I would be happy/No, certainly not
 Note: ‘Can’ is informal and can be used with
someone we are familiar with like our friends.
 Could is formal and informal. We can use it
with someone we know or someone we don’t
know.
 Will and would, both are formal and can be
used in formal language.
 Examples:
 Customer: Could you bring me some salt please?
 Waiter: Yes, certainly.
 Student: Could you please repeat?
 Teacher: Yes, of course.
 Manager: Would you fill in this form?
 Employee: Yes, sure.
 Secretary: Would you mind calling back later?
 Patient: No, certainly not.

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Making Request and Responding.pptx

  • 1. Language Function: Making and Responding to Requests  Normally we use: can, could, will, would, would you mind + -ing to make polite requests:  For Examples:  Can you open the door, please?  Yes of course/ Of course/ Yes, certainly/Certainly/ Sure  Could you open the door, please?  Will you open the door, please?  Would you open the door, please?
  • 2.  Would you mind opening the door please?  No, I would be happy/No, certainly not  Note: ‘Can’ is informal and can be used with someone we are familiar with like our friends.  Could is formal and informal. We can use it with someone we know or someone we don’t know.  Will and would, both are formal and can be used in formal language.
  • 3.  Examples:  Customer: Could you bring me some salt please?  Waiter: Yes, certainly.  Student: Could you please repeat?  Teacher: Yes, of course.  Manager: Would you fill in this form?  Employee: Yes, sure.  Secretary: Would you mind calling back later?  Patient: No, certainly not.