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Invitations, requests, suggestions

Invitations

  1. Read and act out the dialogues:

a) Pat: Hello, Mary. How are you?

Mary: Fine, thanks. And you?

Pat: I’m fine. Let’s go to the cinema today.

Mary: Yes, all right. See you. Bye.

Pat: Bye, Mary.

b) Mark: Hello, Jane. It’s Mark.

Jane: Oh, hello, Mark. Glad to hear you.

Mark: How about going to the club tonight?

Jane: Oh, sorry, Mark. I’m busy. Let’s go tomorrow.

Mark: Agreed. See you, Jane.

Jane: Bye, Mark.

  1. Study the following table:

    Invitations

    Replies

    Come and see me.   I invite you to my place.

    I'd very much like to see you all at … I'd like to welcome all of you…

    May I invite you... Let's go...  How about going there together?

    I'd like the two of us to go...  

    Come to see us. You're always welcome.

    Come again. You're always welcome.

    Look in...  Drop by/round...

    I'll be happy to see you any time you can make it.  Let's go...  Will you be coming?  Shall I expect you?

    Thank you.

    With pleasure.

    Of course I'll come. 

    With the greatest of pleasure.

    Gladly. Willingly!

    I have no objection.   I don't mind.

    I have nothing against it.  Yes. All right.  OK.

    I'm all for. All right.

    Let's. Agreed. Settled.

    Perhaps.  Very likely. Why not?

    Quite possible. Not unlikely.   Most probably.  Don't know. /Not sure. /Can't say.

    Not sure I'll be able to.

    I can't promise you anything definite.

    1. Work in pairs. Using the table above make up short dialogues and act them out.

Prompts: to the cinema/pictures, to the theatre, to the birthday party, to the country house, to your place, to the museum, to the countryside, to picnic, to the club, to the park, to the Zoo, to go shopping, to the library, to go for a walk.

Requests

  1. Read and act out the dialogues:

  1. – Excuse me, please. Could you tell me the time?

Certainly. It’s half past ten.

  • Thank you.

  • You’re welcome.

  1. Excuse me, would you show me the way to the underground station near here?

  • I wish I could, but I’m a stranger here.

  1. Study the following table:

    Requests

    Agreement

    Rejection

    Could I ask you to….?

    May I ask you to…?

    Would you please do..?

    Could you possibly ...?

    I'd be much obliged if...

    Will you turn off the radio, please?

    Can/Could I ask you  for...?

    May I ask you for...?

    Would you mind if I ask(ed) for ..?

    Would it be all right if I asked you to do ...?

    Would you shut the window, please?

    Could I ask you to keep quiet, please! 

    Certainly.

    Most certainly.

    Sure. Of course. Naturally. Willingly. With  pleasure.

    All right. Right. OK.

    Here you are.

    Very well. / All right./ Good./ Right.

    Right away.

    I will (go there).

    I will (bring it).

    I will (do it).

    Very well, then.

    I'll have to. Oh yes!

    (I'm) sorry. I'm afraid...

    Unfortunately...

    I'm sorry but I can't. I'm very busy at the moment.

    I'd be delighted..., but I can't.

    With pleasure..., but I can't.

    I hate to say "no" but...

    I'd like to, but...

    I'm sorry but...   I wish I could, but...

    No, you can't/ mustn't.   It is prohibited.

    No, you can't/mustn't.  It is impossible. It is prohibited.

    1. Respond to the following requests:

    2. - Could we fix the time of the meeting now?

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    1. - Could you remind me about it tomorrow?

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    1. - Shall I produce my documents?

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    1. - Must we start doing the work now?

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    1. - May I ask you to close the door?

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    1. - Would you mind turning on the light?

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    1. - I wonder if you could tell me the way to the stadium.

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    1. - Shall I go shopping at once?

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7. Work in pairs. Using the table above make up short dialogues and act them.

 

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