Key sentences
| Asking for help
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Giving or denying help
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| If (verb) may I ask a favor?
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Sure, what is it?
Mhm?
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| Asking for help
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Giving or denying help
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Could you help me (verb) ?
Can you help me (verb) ?
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Hmm, let me see.
Well...
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| Giving or denying help
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Asking for help
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What do you need my help for?
Why do you need it?
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It's just that (reason).
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| Asking for help
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Giving or denying help
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I'd really (verb phrase).
It would really help me out.
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Sure, (verb).
Actually, (excuse).
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Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
If (verb) may I ask a favor?
| verb
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sentence
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| you're not too busy
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If you're not too busy may I ask a favor?
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| it's ok
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If it's ok may I ask a favor?
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| you don't mind
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If you don't mind may I ask a favor?
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| it's possible
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If it's possible may I ask a favor?
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Could you help me (verb) ?
| verb
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sentence
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| do my homework
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Could you help me do my homework ?
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| carry this suitcase
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Could you help me carry this suitcase ?
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| find my keys
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Could you help me find my keys ?
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| set the table
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Could you help me set the table ?
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It's just that (reason).
| reason
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sentence
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| I can't understand my homework
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It's just that I can't understand my homework.
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| It's too heavy
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It's just that It's too heavy.
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| I can't find them
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It's just that I can't find them.
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| I'm very tired
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It's just that I'm very tired.
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I'd really (verb phrase).
| verb phrase
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sentence
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| appreciate it
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I'd really appreciate it.
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| be glad if you did
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I'd really be glad if you did.
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| like that
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I'd really like that.
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| appreciate that
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I'd really appreciate that.
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Sure, (verb).
| verb
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sentence
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| I wouldn't mind
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Sure, I wouldn't mind.
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| that's ok
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Sure, that's ok.
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| no problem
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Sure, no problem.
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| that's fine
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Sure, that's fine.
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Example
Practice this conversation.
| Asking for help
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Giving or denying help
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| If (you're not too busy) may I ask a favor?
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Sure, what is it?
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| Asking for help
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Giving or denying help
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| Could you help me (do my homework) ?
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Hmm, let me see.
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| Giving or denying help
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Asking for help
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| What do you need my help for?
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It's just that (I can't understand my homework).
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| Asking for help
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Giving or denying help
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| I'd really (appreciate it).
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Sure, (I wouldn't mind).
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Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Asking for help
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Giving or denying help
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If ... may I ask a favor?
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Sure, what is it?
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| Asking for help
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Giving or denying help
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| Could you help me ... ?
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Hmm, let me see.
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| Giving or denying help
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Asking for help
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| What do you need my help for?
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It's just that ....
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| Asking for help
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Giving or denying help
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| I'd really ....
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Sure, ....
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Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Asking for help
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Giving or denying help
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| Ask your partner for help.
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Ask why and agree to help or deny help.
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Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |
