Teach Y G - 16 - Making requests & offers

Question 1

1. Me ayuda, por favor
2. Puede indicarme el camino, por favor?
   - What are these 2 sentences examples of?

Answer 1

1. Will you help me, please?
2. Can you show me the way, please?
   - Two ways to make REQUESTS

Question 2

1. Por supuesto
2. Cómo no
   - What are these 2 sentences examples of?

Answer 2

1. Certainly/Of course
2. Certainly
   - Two ways of REPLYING to REQUESTS

Question 3

1. ¿Le llevo la maleta?
2. ¿Te preparo un café?
3. ¿Quieres galletas?
   - What are these 3 sentences examples of?

Answer 3

1. Shall I carry your suitcase?
2. Can I make you some coffee?
3. Do you want some biscuits
   - Three ways of making OFFERS

Question 4

1. Si, por favor
2. Es Vd. muy amable
   - What are these 2 sentences examples of?

Answer 4

1. Yes, please
2. That’s very kind of you
   - Two ways of REPLYING to OFFERS

Question 5

Object pronoun + Present tense

Answer 5

What is the most frequent structure to make REQUESTS?

Question 6

1. Me despierta a las 7.00, por favor
2. Nos llama a las 8.00, por favor
3. Me pasa la sal
4. Nos llama un taxi
5. Le dice a Gloria que estoy aquí, por favor
   - what are these 5 sentences examples of?

Answer 6

1. Will you wake me at 7.00 please?
2. Will you call us at 8.00 please?
3. Will you pass the salt?
4. Will you call a taxi for us?
5. Will you tell Gloria, I´m here, please_
   - Examples of structure to make requests

Question 7

Object pronoun + Present tense

Answer 7

What is the most frequent structure to make OFFERS?

Question 8

1. ¿Le doy un poco más?
2. ¿Les reservo una habitación?
3. ¿Te ayudo?
4. ¿Os llamo a las 6.00?
5. ¿Os llevo a la estación?
   - what are these 5 sentences examples of?

Answer 8

1. Shall I give you some more?
2. Shall I book a room for you?
3. Shall I help you?
4. Shall I call you at 6.00?
5. Shall I take you to the station?
   - Examples of the most frequent structure to make offers

Question 9

Si, por favor

• -> Es Vd. muy amable
• -> De acuerdo
• ->Vale
• ->Bueno

Answer 9

Yes please
--> That's very kind of you
--> All right
--> OK
--> Bueno
Replies from most formal to least formal

Question 10

Object pronoun can be before or after poder

Answer 10

How is the structure for making requests AND offers different when use poder?

Question 11

1. ¿Puede llamar al Sr. Martinez, por favor?
   2 ¿Pueden darnos otra mesa, por favor?
2. ¿Nos pueden dar otra mesa, por favor?
3. ¿Puedo hacer algo por Vd.?

Answer 11

1. Can you call señor Martinez, please?
   2 and 3. Can you give us another table please?
2. Can I do something for you?

Question 12

ahora mismo

Answer 12

right now

Question 13

YO MISMO … le llamaré

Answer 13

I myself … will call you

Question 14

1. ¿Puede Vd. llamarme a las 7.00, por favor?
   2 Me llama Vd. a las 7.00, por favor
2. What is the difference between sentences 2 and ·3_

Answer 14

1 and 2. Will you please call me at 7.00?
3. The first construction is slightly more polite. The second construction is more common probably because it is simpler.

Question 15

1. More polite and formal.

2. podría and podrían if addressing more than one person

Answer 15

Why do use poder conditional? Which person?

Question 16

1. ¿Quiere esperar un momento, por favor?
2. ¿Quiere repetir si es tan amable?
3. Querer

Answer 16

1. WOULD you wait a moment, please?
2. WOULD you be kind enough to repeat that?
3. What verb is being used here to make REQUESTS?

Question 17

1. ¿Quieres una copa?
2. ¿Quieres un poco más de café?
3. ¿Quieren Vds. que les llevamos al aeropuerto?
4. Querer

Answer 17

1. Do you want a drink?
2. Do you want some more coffee?
3. Do you want us to take you to the airport?
4. What verb is being used to make OFFERS + Note use of subjunctive.