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1、Askingpeopletodothings(requests)Weoftenusecanorcouldtoaskpeopletodothings:·Canyouwaitamoment,please?orCouldyouwaitamoment,please?·Liz,canyoudomeafavour?·Excuseme,couldyoutellmehowtogettothestation?·Iwonderifyoucouldhelpme.Notethatwesay‘Doyouthink(you)could…?

2、’(notusually‘can’):·Doyouthinkyoucouldlendmesomemoneyuntilnextweek?Wealsousewillandwouldtoaskpeopletodothings(butcan/couldaremoreusual):·Liz,willyoudomeafavour?·Wouldyoupleasebequiet?I'mtryingtoconcentrate.AskingforthingsToaskforsomethingweuseCanIhave…?orCou

3、ldIhave…?:·(inashop)CanIhavethesepostcards,please?·(duringameal)CouldIhavethesalt,please?MayIhave…?isalsopossible(butlessusual):·MayIhavethesepostcards,please?AskingforandgivingpermissionToaskforpermissiontodosomething,weusecan,couldormay:·(onthephone)Hello,

4、canIspeaktoTom,please?·‘CouldIuseyourphone?’‘Yes,ofcourse.’·DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourbike?·‘MayIcomein?’‘Yes,pleasedo.’Togivepermission,weusecanormay.·Youcanusethephone.orYoumayusethephone.Mayisformalandlessusualthancanorcould.OfferingtodothingsTooffertodos

5、omething,wesometimesuseCanI…?:·‘CanIgetyouacupofcoffee?’‘Yes,thatwouldbeverynice.’·‘CanIhelpyou?’‘No,it'sallright.Icanmanage.’YoucanalsouseI'll…tooffertodothings(seeUnit21):·Youlooktired.I'llgetyouacupofcoffee.OfferingandinvitingToofferortoinviteweuseWouldyo

6、ulike…?(not‘doyoulike’)·‘Wouldyoulikeacupofcoffee?’‘Yes,please.’·‘Wouldyouliketocometodinnertomorrowevening?’‘Yes,I'dloveto.’I'dlike…isapolitewayofsayingwhatyouwant:·(atatouristinformationoffice)I'dlikesomeinformationabouthotels,please.·(inashop)I'dliketotry

7、onthisjacket,please.