Asking for permission and Making a Request ESL
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The document provides examples of asking for permission and making requests in English. It gives common phrases used for asking permission, such as "Can I borrow your pen?" and responses like "Sure." Examples of making requests are also given, such as "Could you please get me some coffee?" along with potential responses like "Yes, of course." The document then provides practice conversations and activities to help readers learn how to properly ask for permission and make requests in English.
Asking for permission and Making a Request ESL
- 1. Asking for Permission and Making a Request
- 2. Asking Permission Hey, can I borrow your pen? Hey Mike, may I turn-on the air-conditioner? Could I have some coffee? May I go out, please? Would you mind if I close the door? Response Sure! Yes, of course. Yes, go ahead. I’m sorry, you can’t. No. Go ahead.
- 3. Making a Request Hey, could you get me some coffee? Hey Mike, would you please turn-on the TV? Can you close the door, please? Could you please clean the house? Would you mind if you give me some water? Response Sure! Yeah, sure. Certainly. Yes, of course. I’m sorry, I can’t. / I’m afraid I can’t.
- 4. Read and Practice the Conversation A: Hey, Maggie could you please close the door? B: Yes, of course. A: Thanks. B: No problem.
- 5. Read and Practice the Conversation A: Marky, where you at? B: I’m in the playground, Mom. A: Could you please buy me a coke? B: I’m sorry I can’t. A: Why? B: I’m playing here.
- 6. Read and Practice the Conversation A: Jane, can I turn-on the air-conditioner? B: Yes, go ahead. A: Thanks. It’s getting hot in here. B: No problem.
- 7. Practice Asking Permission You want to turn on the TV, what will you say? You want to go out of the room, what will you say? You want to borrow the stapler, what will you say?
- 8. Practice Making a Request You ask your friend to close the window, what will you say? You ask your sister/brother to buy you a drink, what will you say? You ask your co-worker to get you some coffee, what will you say?
- 9. Practice: Ask Permission to Your Seatmate and let them Response Hey, can I borrow your pen? Hey, may I seat beside you? Hey, would you mind if I hug you? Hey Aom, can I have some paper?
- 10. Practice: Make a Request to your seatmate and let them response. Hey, could you please stand up? Hey, would you mind if you buy me some milk? Can you close the window? Can you get me some coffee?
- 11. Activity Go around the classroom and ask a permission or make a request to your classmates. Ask Permission Make a Request Can I? Can you please? May I? Could you please? Could I? Would you please? Would you mind if I? Would you mind if you?