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Receiving Things or Services

Before we talk about how to receive things, we discuss about expression of offering things or services first.

a. Offering Things

- would you like something to drink/ eat - !o you want some .....

- would you anyone care for ..... - "hall # give you .....

- would you like ..... - $ould you like to drink

b. Offering "ervices

- would you like me to help you - #%ll be happy to help you

- can #/ could # help you - &an # get you anything

- may # help you - !o you want me to .....

The following are responses of the expressions above

a. $hen someone gives us something whether it is a thing or a service but we haven%t received yet, we have to use the

following expressions

- thank you very much for ..... - Thanks a lot for .....

- it was very nice - #t was 'us what # needed

b. $hen someone gives us something and we have 'ust received it, we can use the following expressions

- thank you very much - #t%s very nice

- thanks a lot - #t%s 'ust what # wanted

- #%d love to - Thank you

- #%d love some - # really appreciated your .....

- #%ll have (a cup), please - *es, please

- that%s a very kind of you

c. The following are expressions to respond the expression of acceoting things or services

- you%re welcome - #%m glad # could help, don%t mention it

- #%m glad you like it - #t was a pleasure

- that%s all right/okay - +ot at all

- think nothing of it

d. The following are expressions to refuse things or services offered- no thank you - +ot at the moment

- # don%t care for anything right now - +o please, don%t bother

Listen the following dialogue and then complete the following missing words!

+ina $hat are you doing, !imas

!imas .......... (). #t%s very difficult. # really don%t like math

+ina .......... (). # really like math.

!imas !o you want help me Oh, .......... ()

+ina $hich number do you want to do

!imas +umber three until ten. .......... (0)

+ina *es, please.!imas !o you like biscuits

+ina Oh, .......... (1)

!imas Okay, #%ll take you a drink. $ait a moment.

Mention the expression which shows offering help, things and its responses!

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Study the model of the dialogue, and then do the same way. Wor in pairs and act them in front of the class!

Take out the garbage

2 &an # help you to take out the garbage

B +o. That%s okay. # can take it out myself

2 3lease. 4et me help you.

B $ell, all right. #f you don%t mind

2 +o, not at all

B Thanks. # appreciate it.

. &ut down that tree

. &lean up this mess

. 5ang up your loundry0. 3ut away these chairs

1. &arry those bags