UNIT 3

UNIT 3

Making unusual requests / asking for favors; (direct requests):

GRAMMAR & PRACTICE: http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ADVANCED/unit4/page4.htm

                                                http://www.slideshare.net/tcher_joe/unit-3-l4-ni3

WATCH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkc5z7gAYUU&feature=related

Indirect Requests:

LISTEN: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/145_gramchallenge36/

formal and informal requests:

PRACTICE:  http://www.pgic.com.au/call/InterActivites/InterM1U3requests.htm

WATCH, (internal business emails): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpvD1W3mbUE

taking and receiving messages, (tell/ask):

GRAMMAR: http://free-english-study.com/speaking/indirect-requests.html

                      http://www.eslgold.com/speaking/indirect_requests.html

accepting and declining requests:

REQUESTS WITH MODALS, IF CLAUSES, AND GERUNDS, indirect requests (p.17):

1. WOULD ... ?  ► IF + SIMPLE PAST

 Would it be all right if I used your laptop?

2. WOULD YOU MIND ... ?  ► IF + SIMPLE PAST

 Would you mind if I borrowed your laptop?

3. WOULD YOU MIND ... ?  ► IF + GERUND

 Would you mind letting me borrow your laptop?

4.  DO YOU MIND IF ... ?  ► PRESENT TENSE

 Do you mind if I use your laptop?

5. IS IT OK IF ... ?  ► PRESENT TENSE

 Is it OK if I use your laptop?

CONDITIONAL VERBS OVERVIEW:
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/conditionsum.html

INDIRECT REQUESTS, (questions in reported speech):