1. SPEAKING:

2. Contents: Making the request and offers Replying the requests and offers Task 1 Task 2 Being polite: white lies Task 3

3. Making the request and offers Could you possibly…? Would you mind (not)…? I wonder if you could…? Do you think you could…? Would you like (me) to…? Do you happen to know…?

4. Making the request and offers Would you please (not) …? I’ d be very grateful if you could…? I was wondering if you could possibly…? I hope you don’t mind my asking, but I wonder if it might…?

5. Replying the requests and offers Accept: Yes, of course Great! I’d love to That’s a good idea. I’m very glad to…

6. Replying the requests and offers Refuse: I’d love to, but… I’m terribly sorry… I’m afraid I… That’s really kind of you, but… Believe me, I would if I could, but…

7. Task 1: Work with a partner. Take turns to make the requests and offers and accept or refuse them politely, using one of above expressions Give me a lift Help me find my glasses! Come for a meal tomorrow evening Lend me your dictionary

8. Task 1: Work with a partner. Take turns to make the requests and offers and accept or refuse them politely, using one of above expressions Look after my dog while I’m on holiday Where’s the toilet? Can I help you with this exercise? Stop whistling

9. Task 2: Work in groups of four and role the following situation, using functions of making and reply the request and offers Anna and Ben have invited their friends Kim and Henry to their house for dinner.

10. Being polite: White lies In our lives, we sometimes have to use “white lies”: To not affect on other people To not hurt their feelings To make other people satisfy To make listeners happier

11. Task 3: You will work in pairs and discuss “white lies” you might tell in the following situations Situation 1 Situation 2 Situation 3

12. Situation 1: You’re having a meal with your host family. You’ve just forced yourself to eat something you don’t like, when your host says “You must have some more!”

13. Situation 2: A friend has just had a baby who you think looks like any other newborn baby. “Isn’t he gorgeous?” she coos.

14. Situation 3: Your aunt invites you to go on holiday with her for two weeks. You love her, but know it would be a disaster and it would be no holiday for you.