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Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 777 · 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 “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  2. 2.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  3. 3.🪟 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) window (d) umbrella
  4. 4.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  5. 5.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  8. 8.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / Thank / so / your / you
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  11. 11.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  12. 12.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  13. 13.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  14. 14.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) sorry (c) pen (d) water
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  16. 16.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  18. 18.Make a sentence: Thank / your / so / you / much / for / help.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: so / Thank / for / you / help. / your / much
  21. 21.Make a sentence: help. / for / Thank / you / so / much / your
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / for / Thank / so / you
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / you / Thank / for / so / your / help.
  26. 26.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  27. 27.Make a sentence: Thank / you / so / help. / for / your / much
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  30. 30.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / your / Thank / much / for
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: for / you / Thank / much / help. / so / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / so / your / much / for / you
  37. 37.☎️ What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) salt (d) sorry
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / so / much / for / you / help. / Thank
  40. 40.🆘 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) sorry (d) help

Answer key

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

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