BASIC-GRAMMAR-U-8.4

	8.4.	Could …? and Would уоu like …?
		(polite requests and offers)

Man : Hello, could I speak to Shelby, please? Woman : Sorry, Shelby isn’t here. Would you like to leave а message? Man : Thanks, could you tell her I called? Woman : Sure. Could I have уоu name, please? Man : Yes, it’s Hanif. Woman : Could you spell that? Man : H-A-N-I-F.   PRESENTATION

 

Use Could I/you + verb … ? for polite requests and Would уоu like + to -infinitive … ? for polite offers.

Could I have your name please?

Could you spell that?

Would you like to leave а message?

You саn also use Саn … ? for requests but Could … ? is more polite and formal.

 

 

TIP	Don’t say Could I to have your name? Would you like leave a mesage?

Responses to requests and offers: Sure. / Yes … / Thanks very much. / Certainly. / Thanks, but …

 

 

TIP	Don’t say  No, I couldn’t. No, уои couldn’t. It isn’t polite.

 

 

Key vocabulary

Verbs: call, borrow, email, give, help, leave, lend, order, see, speak (to), take, tell (me/ her), watch

 

 

 

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