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Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 707 · 40 questions
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Speaking tips (Grammar point): Ask for permission: “May I come in?” “May I borrow your pen?” Ask someone to do something: “Can you …?” or, more politely, “Could you …, please?” You borrow from someone; someone lends to you. Reply to “Thank you” with “You are welcome.”

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  1. 1.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  4. 4.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / your / so / you / for / much
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  6. 6.🚪 What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) phone (d) door
  7. 7.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / help. / you / your / so
  8. 8.Make a sentence: much / your / Thank / you / help. / so / for
  9. 9.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  11. 11.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  13. 13.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  14. 14.🚰 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) help (d) water
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  16. 16.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  18. 18.☎️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) door (d) book
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  20. 20.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) book (d) sorry
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  23. 23.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) window (d) umbrella
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  25. 25.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) sorry (d) pen
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  27. 27.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  28. 28.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  29. 29.🪟 What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) window (d) please
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  31. 31.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) window (d) water
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: much / so / your / Thank / you / for / help.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / so / you / much / Thank
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / help. / for / you / Thank / much / your
  37. 37.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / you / for / so / help.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  40. 40.📕 What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) sorry (d) pen

Answer key

  1. May I have some water, please?
  2. Thank you so much for your help.
  3. welcome
  4. Thank you so much for your help.
  5. borrow
  6. door
  7. Thank you so much for your help.
  8. Thank you so much for your help.
  9. sorry
  10. for
  11. May I borrow your pen?
  12. Can you pass me the salt, please?
  13. lend
  14. water
  15. May I borrow your pen?
  16. Could
  17. Could you open the door, please?
  18. phone
  19. May I borrow your pen?
  20. sorry
  21. Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  22. May I borrow your pen?
  23. please
  24. May I borrow your pen?
  25. pen
  26. May I borrow your pen?
  27. May
  28. salt
  29. window
  30. May I borrow your pen?
  31. help
  32. May I borrow your pen?
  33. May I borrow your pen?
  34. Thank you so much for your help.
  35. Thank you so much for your help.
  36. Thank you so much for your help.
  37. May I borrow your pen?
  38. Thank you so much for your help.
  39. May I borrow your pen?
  40. book

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