MAKING REQUESTS (Solicitando servicios o favores) (Solicitando servicios o favores)

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1 MAKING REQUESTS (Solicitando servicios o favores) (Solicitando servicios o favores)

2 MAKING REQUESTS - (SOLICITANDO SERVICIOS O FAVORES)  Para solicitar que una persona haga algún servicio o favor, generalmente se usan las siguientes fórmulas: Can you.+ infinitive...please? (Informal) Can you open the door please? Will you + infinitive..., please? (Informal) Will you help me please? Imperative, please + will you? (Informal) Listen to me please, will you? Could you + infinitive..., please? (Formal) Could you speak more slowly, please? Would you + infinitive..., please? (Formal) Would you sign your name here, please? Would you mind +...ing... please? (Muy formal) Would you mind waiting outside, please?

3 MAKING REQUESTS - (SOLICITANDO SERVICIOS O FAVORES)  Normalmente estas solicitudes se responden con expresiones como las siguientes: With pleasure Sure Certainly Of course Listen, read and learn!!!  1. A: Could you help me, please? B: With pleasure  2. A: Will you lend me your pen, please? B: Sure

4 ASKING FOR PERMISSION (SOLICITANDO PERMISO)

5  Para solicitar permiso para hacer algo debemos usar las siguientes fórmulas: Can I + Infinitive? (Informal) Can I open the door? May I + Infinitive? (Formal) May I ask a question? Do you mind if I + Infinitive? (Formal) Do you mind if I smoke? Would you allow me to + Infinitive? (Formal) Would you allow me to use the phone?

6 ASKING FOR PERMISSION (SOLICITANDO PERMISO)  Normalmente estas solicitudes se responden con expresiones como: Sure, go ahead. Please do. Please don´t. Listen, read and learn!!!  A: Can I use your computer, John? B: Sure, go ahead. A: Do you mind if I open the window?  B: Please don´t. It´s too cold.

7 OFFERING TO DO SOMETHING. (OFRECIENDOSE A HACER ALGO)

8 Cuando nos ofrecemos a hacer algo por alguien podemos usar las siguientes estructuras: Shall I + Infinitive? Shall I help you? Do you want me to + Infinitive? Do you want me to get you a taxi? Would you like me to + Infinitive? Would you like me to carry your bags to the room, Sir? Normalmente estos ofrecimientos se responden con expresiones como: Yes, please No, thank you. I can do it myself / I can manage it myself

9 INVITING OR SUGGESTING TO DO SOMETHING TOGETHER. (INVITANDO O SUGIRIENDO HACER ALGO EN CONJUNTO)

10 INVITING OR SUGGESTING TO DO SOMETHING TOGETHER. (INVITANDO O SUGIRIENDO HACER ALGO EN CONJUNTO) Para invitar o sugerir una acción conjunta normalmente se usan expresiones como estas: Shall we + infinitive? Shall we go to a disco this evening? Do you want to + Infinitive ? Do you want to play cards now? Would you like to + infinitive? Would you like to have dinner with us tonight? Why don´t we + Infinitive? Why don´t we sit down and talk for a while? How about +...ing? How about going out for a walk? Let´s + infinitive Let´s take a walk after dinner.  Las invitaciones o sugerencias de este tipo se responden con expresiones como las siguientes: Good idea! Let´s do that. Sure, Why not? Yes, certainly / Yes, of course. Sorry I can´t. I´m too busy / It´s too late / I have to study for a test, etc