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Using Modals To Make Polite Requests

This document provides materials for an English language lesson on making polite requests using modal verbs. It includes a warm-up activity where students revise a sample dialogue to be more polite. scenario cards are provided for pairs of students to role play polite requests in different workplace situations. Key modal verbs for polite requests are reviewed such as "may I", "could you", and "would you mind".

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Using Modals To Make Polite Requests

This document provides materials for an English language lesson on making polite requests using modal verbs. It includes a warm-up activity where students revise a sample dialogue to be more polite. scenario cards are provided for pairs of students to role play polite requests in different workplace situations. Key modal verbs for polite requests are reviewed such as "may I", "could you", and "would you mind".

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NO LIMITS Strand 2 Communication in the Workplace & Strand 4 Language Skills 2.

2.5 Requesting time off or permission to leave early 4.4 Speaking 4.5 Grammar

Using Modals to Make Polite Requests Topic: Materials: Objective: Using modals to make polite requests Scenario Cards Understand, follow or give instructions, including commands and polite requests. (CC 0.1.7)

Warm Up: (whole group) 1. Write dialogue on the board: Employee: Hey you, I need to tell you something. Supervisor: What do you want? Employee: I will be late tomorrow. No problem? Supervisor: Huh? 2. Ask Ss if this is an appropriate conversation with a supervisor. Ask Ss why or why not? 3. Ask Ss to help you revise the dialogue using modals to make the conversation more appropriate. For example: Employee: Excuse me, may I speak with you? Supervisor: Sure. Whats up? Employee: May I come in 10 minutes late tomorrow? I need to take my daughter to school. Supervisor: Yes, you can. Thank you for asking. Communicative Practice: (pairs) (whole group) Model Activity: Choose a scenario card and select 2 Volunteers to act out the scene. Write down the dialogue that they had. Discuss their dialogue with the whole class. Ask for possible alternatives. 1. 2. 3. 4. Give each pair a scenario card. In pairs, Ss should write a dialogue using modals. Pairs will then perform their scenario for the class. As a class, they will discuss the choices made by the pair and suggest alternatives.

Additional Practice: 1. Have Ss change partners and pick a new scenario card. 2. Have Ss role-play the situation. 3. Write down the dialogue.

TeacherResource: Grammar:PoliteRequests Goover: PoliteRequestswithIasthesubject. MayI,CouldI,CanI PoliteRequestswithyouasthesubject. Wouldyou,willyou,Couldyou,Canyou AndPoliteRequestswithWouldyoumind? Idiomwouldyoumind Wouldyoumind+Ving Wouldyoumindclosingthewindow? OR Wouldyoumind+ifSubjectVpObject ExWouldyoumindifIclosedthewindow?

PoliteRequests:ScenarioCards

Youbotharecoworkers.You dontknoweachothervery well.Youareatalunchtable inacafeteria.Oneofyou wantsthesalt. Oneofyouistheinstructor. Oneofyouisastudentwho wantstoleaveearly.

Oneofyouwantstotalkto yoursupervisoraboutleaving workearly.Oneofyouisthe supervisor.

Oneofyouwantstomakean appointmentwithDr.Smith. TheotherpersonisDr. Smithsreceptionist. Oneofisyoucallingtospeak Oneofyouwantstotalkto withMichelleSrebnikin yoursupervisorabout HumanResources.Oneofyou changingyourschedule.The isthereceptionist. otherpersonisthesupervisor. OneofyouisgoingtoDuane Youareinthecomputerlab. Reade.Theotheronewants Oneofyouknowshowto somethingfromDuaneReade. uploadafile.Theotherone Askyourfriendtopickup doesnt.Askyourfriendto whatyouneed. showyouhowtodoit.

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