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  • My name is Alicia, and today we're going to talk about how to make requests and offers.

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  • As I said, Today's topic is how to make requests and offers how to make requested offers great for beginners.

  • So if you have not already, please make sure to like and share the video and then we'll get started.

  • I am going to share the video, and then I'm going to begin today's lesson.

  • As usual, I have made today's lesson in three parts we're going to talk about at first how to make requests.

  • Second will talk about how to make offers, and third, I'll introduce some other some other patterns that relate to both of these.

  • So let's get started with the 1st 1 The first part for today is making requests, making requests.

  • So a request to review a request is when you want something from someone, so you want an object from someone, or you want someone to do something for you.

  • So that means when you need help when you need information.

  • And so on these air, the patterns you can use to make simple request simple requests.

  • So this is interesting because we can use all of these in the same way we can follow all of these with an infinitive verb.

  • So let's start with this 1st 1 will you?

  • Will you for this lesson, I'm going to focus on this, you pattern.

  • So that means I'm asking you the listener directly.

  • You can change this, You two, uh, he or she can hear, can she?

  • I'll talk about that a little more later.

  • For now, let's begin with this pattern, Will you?

  • Plus the infinitive form of aver.

  • So the infinitive form of a verb means the basic form of the verb.

  • When you look at the verb in the dictionary.

  • Easy two plus verb.

  • Yeah.

  • Like to eat or to sleep or to help.

  • That's the infinitive form of the verb.

  • So there's no change to the verb.

  • So we use in the first example pattern.

  • Will you plus infinitive for So for example, will you help me, please?

  • Or will you buy me a coffee?

  • So the verb following the verb after this will you is in the infinitive for no change to this verb here.

  • Will you buy me a coffee?

  • Is a simple request.

  • A simple request.

  • The second pattern is Can you Can you sew in today's English we use.

  • Can you and will you four requests in the same way they have the same goal.

  • Really?

  • If you want to be really, really specific, we can refers to possibility.

  • So if you want to be really slick, strict and specific like this would mean is it possible for you to do something?

  • Is it possible?

  • But we use this in today's English too mean Do this thing for me, Or will you do this thing?

  • So in today's English, these two have the same purpose and the same meeting will you?

  • And can you sew again?

  • Can you plus the infinitive form of a verb?

  • For example?

  • Can you show me how to use this software?

  • Can you show me how to use this software so again?

  • Can you?

  • Right here is followed by so after can you is show show the verb show.

  • So can you show me how to use this software?

  • So this can you show me pattern is a really good pattern to use When you want someone to teach you something Can you show me how to blah, blah, blah?

  • Can you show me how to use?

  • Can you show me how to start this car?

  • This smart car, Can you show me how to something?

  • So this show is a natural verb choice.

  • Sometimes I hear Lerner say, can you please teach me to do this thing if there's no communication problem there but at least for North American English speakers, we use the verb show.

  • Can you show me how to do something?

  • Okay, uh, let's see.

  • Kareem says, can you show me where the railroad station is?

  • Can you show me where the railroad station is?

  • Ah, quick point.

  • If you're If the end this part.

  • If after this this, uh how can you show me How can you show me?

  • Where can you show me?

  • What at this point right here, where you have this like question inside your question, if this question uses the verb be so that means is waas were and so on.

  • You have to change the order.

  • So, for example, where is the station becomes where the station is?

  • So this is a little a little different point from what I want to focus on today.

  • This is called embedded questions.

  • Embedded questions.

  • If you want to know more uh, maybe I can talk about that more in another live stream.

  • Uh, okay, let's go on to the next one.

  • The next one is, Would you?

  • Would you?

  • So a lot of people ask What's the difference between will you?

  • And would you Here, so would you is just like a more polite version of will.

  • So will you buy me a coffee?

  • And would you buy me a coffee?

  • It just sounds a little bit more polite.

  • Your request becomes more polite.

  • Both are correct.

  • I would probably say to my friend, Will you buy me a coffee and maybe to someone I don't know very well.

  • Like, Would you please help me with this thing?

  • So would you.

  • Sounds a little more polite than will you.

  • So would you.

  • Plus the infinitive form of the verb again, for example.

  • Uh, would you please give this to our client?

  • Would you please give this to our client?

  • So you have, for example, like some paperwork And to pass it to your coworker, your coworker to your colleague, You say, Would you please give this to our client?

  • So wood is natural there because I'm a professional situation.

  • Yeah, So would you please give this to our client?

  • Uh, also, you'll notice I have included, please.

  • Here.

  • So, please, I've put this before the verb Please give this to our client.

  • You can put please before your verb to make it more polite to make to increase the level of politeness.

  • Thio do the request.

  • Uh, someone in the chat says, What about a cannon?

  • Could I just covered can So could you can also use.

  • Could you Could you please give this to our client?

  • Also, it's fine to use.

  • Could Sounds more a little more polite than can as well.

  • Keep in mind that when you use up could so can you.

  • I'll include here.

  • Could you?

  • Hey, again.

  • It refers to possibility.

  • It's like thing.

  • Is it possible to give this to the client?

  • So it's great.

  • It's correct to use.

  • You can use that to someone.

  • Says what about shall and shit?

  • Yes.

  • We're going to cover shall in part to today's lesson.

  • Uh, okay.

  • Um, what was I talking about?

  • Yes, including please here.

  • So to improve, to increase the politeness of your request using please.

  • So please is before the verb here would you give this to our client, please is also correct.

  • So you can change the position of please in the sentence.

  • It doesn't change the meaning.

  • So put it here before the verb or here at the end of the sentence.

  • We can do this same thing with these examples to Will you please buy me a coffee or we buy me a coffee, please?

  • Both are correct.

  • Or can you show me how to use this software?

  • You could say, Can you please show me how to use this software?

  • Or can you show me how to use this software?

  • Please?

  • All correct.

  • It's up to you.

  • You can choose the positioning.

  • Uh, okay, I don't see other questions, so let's go to the last point.

  • Just please, just please.

  • So I've included please here because it's a direct way to make a request.

  • We use this like with little kids.

  • It is polite, but it's like teaching kids how to be polite.

  • So please, plus the infinitive form of the verb.

  • So, for example, please take off your shoes before you enter.

  • So please take off.

  • Take off means remove.

  • Take off your shoes before you enter before you enter the room.

  • So this is a direct request.

  • Uh, using, please.

  • This one.

  • This is something you see, unlike signs.

  • So maybe in a hotel or in another service situation, like please do not smoke, for example.

  • Please take off your shoes.

  • So these are more direct.

  • They're polite and direct commands, please.

  • So these are a few basic patterns that you can use to make a request.

  • Some of you are already answering my comment to my comment question, which is to make a request, make a request.

  • S o.

  • I'm looking for some of those.

  • Ah ya Yai says, would you please teach me English?

  • Yes.

  • I'm already teaching you English is great.

  • Uh, some other ones.

  • Er Lions king on Facebook says Will does it show future tense?

  • Yeah, kind of.

  • Will you buy me a coffee?

  • It's like asking the other person to make a decision now.

  • So if I say to the control desk person Hey, will you buy me a coffee right now?

  • Probably will say no, because he's busy, so I'm asking about his future action there.

  • Yeah.

  • Will you buy me a coffee right now?

  • No, I'm busy.

  • So it's about?

  • It's about a future situation.

  • Yes.

  • Will you do this thing for me?

  • Also?

  • I mentioned at the beginning of this part.

  • We can change this.

  • You?

  • Yeah.

  • So, for example, you want someone else to do something.

  • Like, for example, with can like, Can he bring that file to the meeting?

  • You can ask about someone else.

  • So can he do this thing, or can she do that thing?

  • You can make a request to someone else, so maybe they're not in the meeting now.

  • But I tell my co worker and they give the message to somebody else.

  • You can do that as well.

  • Okay.

  • We have lots of people watching.

  • That's great.

  • Awesome.

  • But I have to take a break.

  • I'll take one break, and then we'll go to part two today, which is offers offers.

  • So, uh, quick break.

  • Phew!

  • That was a lot.

  • Let's go to these.

  • I've chosen a few things I think are good for for today's lesson.

  • So we have camera to today.

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  • Eh?

  • So I've chosen a few things I'll share with you.

  • A few pdf.

  • So I thought would be good.

  • These are free from the link below the video.

  • If you're watching on YouTube or above the video, if you're watching on Facebook, I chose a few situations where making requests and offers are important.

  • This one is thes school one, it says back to school and business English.

  • But on the back, I'll show you.

  • I'll show you the school one first, maybe on the back of the school.

  • One.

  • There are some phrases for class.

  • This today's lesson includes requests and offers, which you can use politely in your lessons, as some of you are doing in the chat toe.

  • Ask something from your teacher or to ask something from your classmate.

  • So checks out these school one for some school vocab.

  • Thea other one.

  • Here is the business English one On the back you'll find phrases for a business meeting.

  • So this is another key situation where making requests and offers correctly is key.

  • So pick up this one.

  • This is the business English pdf, These air both free.

  • I'll show you some more later.

  • You confined these from the link below the video.

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  • I cannot see your comments live.

  • Very sorry, but please find these things from the link below the video or above the video on YouTube or Facebook.

  • I'll show a couple more later.

  • Okay, Uh, wow, let's get going.

  • I talked for a long time for the first part, so let's continue on to the next part of today's lesson.

  • If you are just joining.

  • Today's topic is how to make requests and offers requests and offers.

  • Part one today was about requests making requests.

  • So Part two today is about offers.

  • I'm going to cover offer patterns now, so if you have not already, please make sure to like and share the video so that other people can find today's lesson on and we'll get into Part two.

  • So let's take a look offer patterns now offers.

  • I want to start with this pattern.

  • This would you like pattern?

  • Would you like?

  • There are two patterns I want to introduce, but maybe, actually, maybe first, let's talk about an offer.

  • What's the difference between a request and and offer?

  • So, in part one a request.

  • You want something right?

  • You want someone to do something for you or you want an object and offer is the opposite.

  • You want to give someone something or you want to do something for someone.

  • So requests are getting something.

  • Offers are giving something.

  • That's the difference here.

  • So let's talk about some offer patterns first.

  • Would you like person to verb?

  • Would you like a person to avert this one?

  • This is an action and action.

  • So you want to give an action?

  • For example, would you like me to close the door?

  • Would you like me to close the door?

  • So that means I'm offering to close the door.

  • Would you like that?

  • This is a polite way to offer an action to offer to do something for someone.

  • So don't forget this, too, in front of your vert.

  • I have included person here because you can change the person in the sentence.

  • Would you like him to close the door?

  • Would you like her to help you so you can change the person in the sentence to change the details of the offer?

  • If, however, if however, you want to talk about an object, there's some object like food or drink.

  • For example, you want to give someone use.

  • Would you like, plus noun phrase?

  • Would you, like, plus noun phrase?

  • For example, Would you like some cake?

  • Would you like some cake?

  • So this is a simple offer of an object.

  • So you want to give someone a physical object?

  • So this pattern is for an object object?

  • Would you like this thing?

  • So please keep in mind.

  • Action pattern object pattern.

  • Would you like a person?

  • Would you like me to do something some verb or would you like this thing?

  • So please keep in mind.

  • There are two patterns there.

  • I want Thio talk about something.

  • I think actually, I saw it in the chat today too.

  • I have seen in your comments Uh, quite a few times.

  • Something like this.

  • Would you like to teach me this grammar point?

  • Would you like to teach me this grammar point?

  • Yes.

  • This sentence, this offer I'm quite right there.

  • I'll move over here.

  • This, uh, this offer is not really an offer, right?

  • Your this person, the writer here, would you like to teach me this grammar point?

  • This is not really an offer, right?

  • This is actually a request, right?

  • So you want someone to teach you.

  • In your case, you want me to teach you a grammar point?

  • Make it a request instead.

  • Would you please teach me this grammar point?

  • This sentences is a request.

  • We don't use this kind of like backwards offer.

  • It sounds like an offer.

  • Like, would you like to teach me something?

  • It sounds a little bit strange because it's like you are making an offer, But you actually want something from the other person.

  • So instead of something like this, please use a request pattern.

  • Instant.

  • Uh, okay.

  • So with that point, uh, let's see.

  • Do I see some example?

  • Sentences?

  • Yeah.

  • Your task for this one is to make an offer.

  • A Sorry.

  • It's hard to see there.

  • Please send an offer in the chat.

  • Right.

  • An offer with one of these patterns in the chatter, please.

  • Okay.

  • So on to, uh, maybe it's easier Should I stand?

  • Okay.

  • No, stand your boob.

  • Right.

  • I'll go to the next one.

  • Then someone in the chat earlier asked about show shell.

  • So, uh, shall yes, Shall is used here and there.

  • So here and there means a little bit, but generally shall sounds very old fashioned at when you make offers.

  • But let's talk about how do we use it?

  • So when we want to make an offer for something, when we want to offer to do something use shall I usually because it's my offer, Shall I plus the infinitive form of the verb?

  • Shall I something?

  • For example, shall I bring a bottle of wine to the party?

  • So here my infinitive verb is bring Shall I bring a bottle of wine or shall we, in this case, shall we?

  • So it's like maybe, uh, family or husband and wife are boyfriend and girlfriend.

  • So two people together deciding shall we cook dinner tonight?

  • So it sounds kind of like an offer.

  • Kind of like a suggestion.

  • The following verb is in the infinitive form.

  • So, yes, you can use thes, but, as I said, shall tends to sound a little old fashioned.

  • Mmm.

  • It sounds a little bit on the old fashioned side.

  • Um, so the may be the most common use of this shell is actually in a set phrase where people just say, shall we Shall we we use, shall we before we begin an action that is very clear.

  • So for example, if you and your, uh, husband or wife or partner boyfriend girlfriend, you arrive at an event and you're standing outside the event preparing to go inside when it's time to go in, one person might say, Shall we?

  • Which means Shall we go into the event like the next step is very clear in those cases, when both people or when all people understand the next step in the situation you might hear or it's fairly common Thio here.

  • Shall we shout just that sewn over just shall we?

  • So that's like suggesting or offering that we go to the next step.

  • So that's that's fairly common.

  • This one sounds rather formal, a bit old fashioned.

  • You might hear it in, like a service situation, but generally, uh, we use something a bit different.

  • I'll explain later already.

  • Let's continue to the next one.

  • I haven't seen any questions yet.

  • Ah, someone has a good one on Facebook.

  • I missed your name cheering.

  • Maybe.

  • Shall we start the meeting?

  • Good.

  • Shall we start?

  • The meeting?

  • Sounds nice.

  • Okay, let's go to this last one.

  • Can I get you?

  • Can I get you this one?

  • I included here because It's very common in service situations.

  • When I say service situation, I mean restaurant, bar, cafe, hotel some, like staff and customer situation, like maybe a retail situation, a shopping situation.

  • So can I get you?

  • Can I get you?

  • So imagine this get is like, bring so or provide.

  • Can I bring you or can I provide you something?

  • We follow this with noun phrase.

  • So you will hear this from the person, Uh, the waiter or waitress?

  • The waitstaff at your table at a restaurant.

  • Can I get you something?

  • For example, can I get you anything to drink?

  • Can I get you anything to drink?

  • So that means Would you like something to drink?

  • They use this.

  • Can I get you?

  • That's like asking Is it possible for me to bring you something to drink?

  • It's another way to make a polite offer to do something for someone to bring something One more.

  • Can I get you an appetizer?

  • Can I get you an appetizer?

  • So please keep in mind this can I get is like, Can I bring this thing for you?

  • So this is natural to use in a service situation.

  • Or maybe if you have a guest in your home.

  • Like someone in the chat, I think was pasta.

  • Cumin said, Can I get you up blanket?

  • Can I get you a blanket?

  • Or some way?

  • You're basically you're trying to make a hospitable environment, so that means a pleasant environment for your guest in some way.

  • All right, so those are the offer patterns I want to talk about, And then in the last part of today's lesson, I will introduce some other patterns that are very useful to think about.

  • Uh, Fu's son on Facebook says, What about could you we talked about could you in the requests part.

  • So please check out the first part of the lesson.

  • This is being recorded, so please don't Don't worry.

  • So you can check this, uh, after this lesson has finished.

  • Okay, Uh, I guess I will show today's the PDS again.

  • One more time.

  • Okay.

  • Okay.

  • Uh, so I showed you I showed you earlier for free stuff.

  • The back to school, back to school and the business English.

  • Pdf.

  • I'll show you a couple of different ones now.

  • I just mentioned hospitality situations.

  • Yeah.

  • So, for example, going out to eat this says.

  • Dining like a champ.

  • This one's about food and eating, and this one is about hotels, accommodations, hospitality.

  • So again, on the back of this food one, there are some expressions four dining things to say at a restaurant, so you can pick this up to get some more expressions and vocabulary for food for eating.

  • How to describe that?

  • And you can check out this one, the hotel one, and find on the back sentences you'll use in a hotel so you can include today's points as well.

  • Making requests are making her rather listening to offers in a hotel.

  • So if you want to download these, please check these up from the link below the video.

  • If you're watching on YouTube or above the video, if you're watching on Facebook, someone says, What's an appetizer?

  • An appetizer is like a small meal.

  • It's like a few bites of something very small before the main meal.

  • So like cheese and crackers is a common appetizer.

  • All right, let's go to the last part for today's lesson.

  • A very short part for today's lesson.

  • Remember, if you have not oh, someone says the link doesn't work.

  • Unfortunately, Jet Desk Maybe you could test the link.

  • Someone says the link doesn't work.

  • Please.

  • If you have trouble with the link, check the link later.

  • Should be okay.

  • Okay.

  • If you have not already.

  • Please do make sure to like and share the video so other people can find today's lesson.

  • We'll go to the last part for today.

  • Now the other section.

  • So these are a few patterns I wanted to introduce, um, for for your reference.

  • And also because you hear them a lot in media.

  • First is could I get could I get so we just practiced this pattern?

  • Can I get you something as an offer pattern?

  • Yeah, but when you want to make a request, you can say, Could I get so again this get means bring Could I get ah, fork Or could I get another drink?

  • Could I get an appetizer, please?

  • Could I get the wine menu, please?

  • So, again, this get refers to someone bringing something to you.

  • So restaurants, hotels, service situations.

  • So this is a request to bring something.

  • So this is a request pattern.

  • Could I get Could I get Yes, you you can use.

  • Can I get can I get but could sounds a little more polite than can.

  • Could I get the wine menu, please?

  • Sounds very nice.

  • Next is another offer pattern.

  • Another offer pattern That's very casual.

  • Do you want Do you want?

  • You can use this one with your friends.

  • Do you want to?

  • If you want to talk about an action, do you want to avert?

  • Do you want to see a movie?

  • Do you want to go to the beach this weekend?

  • Do you wantto visit our friend?

  • Do you wanna verb?

  • If however, you want to offer an object like we talked about here If you want to offer an object, do you want known phrase?

  • Same thing.

  • So do you want some cake?

  • Do you want to drink?

  • Do you want something to eat?

  • We follow the same pattern I talked about here.

  • The difference is politeness.

  • Do you want something?

  • Sounds more casual.

  • It sounds closer than would you like?

  • So polite.

  • Would you like casual?

  • Do you want something?

  • Okay, let's go to the next one.

  • The next two are just They're extremely, extremely casual.

  • I have written on the board the way we pronounce them.

  • But please don't, uh, don't type these in formal or professional situations.

  • These two words are Gimme and let me give me and let me give me is the This is the print The way we pronounce this word.

  • When we reduce, give and me give me it becomes gimme in quick speech like give me another drink or give me something to eat or give me that That means that's a very direct and casual way to say Give me something So there's no please, there's no thank you.

  • There's no could I just gimme.

  • Gimme this thing That means I want that.

  • So this is for close friends and family members.

  • This is very, very casual.

  • On the other hand, let me let me So let me is the reduced form of Let and me Let me You might hear some people using use when they order at fast food restaurants.

  • Like give me a cheeseburger or let me have that chicken sandwich.

  • So let me is like saying Allow me, allow me allow me So let me have let me have known freeze.

  • So we follow these both with noun phrases Gimme noun phrase or let me have now phrase.

  • So please keep in mind.

  • Let me is followed by have because it's let me Let me.

  • We need to follow.

  • Let with a verb.

  • Yeah, Allow me to do something.

  • Let me have your drink.

  • Let me have a moment of your time.

  • So again, these are very, very casual request patterns.

  • Uh, some people are using Gimme.

  • Great.

  • Great.

  • Give me some pop.

  • Good.

  • Give me a hug.

  • Give me the money.

  • Great.

  • Okay, give me a hug.

  • Give me a kiss.

  • Give me a drink.

  • Good.

  • Give me a break.

  • Great.

  • And then some Lemme examples as well.

  • Let me have some chips.

  • Good.

  • Let me handle this situation.

  • Nice one.

  • Also as I mentioned, please keep in mind This is the way we pronounce it.

  • And some people will write these words.

  • Give me and let me.

  • Some people will write these words generally and for me as well.

  • I usually write Give me or let me But you may see these.

  • So I personally I recommend you you right or you type Give me or let me.

  • But in case in case you see these, that's what they give me and let me Phew all right.

  • I'm late.

  • As usual.

  • We'll wrap up there for today.

  • That was a lot, too, but I hope that you found some good patterns that you can use to make requests and offers.

  • Thank you for your good questions and thank you for your great example.

  • Sentences.

  • Someone says, Give me your brain.

  • That was a good one.

  • Sherry on Facebook.

  • That's funny.

  • Uh, unit says, Let me have let me have another drink.

  • Good, good, good.

  • Good examples, everybody.

  • So I have to finish there for today.

  • We will, of course, though, be back next week.

  • Next week's lesson will be on November 28th November 28th Wednesday, November 28.

  • The topic will be how tow, learn on your commute howto learn on your commute.

  • So I know many people are very busy.

  • We do.

  • So how do you use the time that you have either in the car on the train or maybe even just walking?

  • I'll share some ideas for using little bits of time thio to study to study.

  • So how can you use, um, short periods of time in your day to study?

  • Someone says, Do you have a podcast?

  • Yes, we do, so I'll talk about that next week, so please join us live next week Wednesday, November 28th to talk about howto learn on your commute.

  • It will be a good time, as always.

  • Go.

  • I'll finish there for today.

  • Don't forget to download your free things from the link below the video on YouTube or above the video on Facebook Instagram.

  • Please check YouTube or Facebook.

  • That would be great.

  • Thank you very much to everybody for liking and sharing the video.

  • Have so many people joining us from all around the world.

  • That is awesome.

  • So thank you so, so much.

  • We really appreciate you joining us every week.

  • With that, I will say goodbye for this time.

  • So enjoy the rest of your week.

  • Enjoy your weekend and we'll see you again soon.

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