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Polite Requests

I Polite Request
II Observe and Learn
1 "Politeness costs nothing and gains everything"

When we don't know how to go to a place or how to do something, we ask someone for instructions politely. 

  • "I don't know how to use my new smart phone. Can you show me how to do it, please?"
  • "Could you show me the way to the bus station, please?"

 

III Rules to keep in mind
1 There are two types of polite requests
  1. Formal polite  requests made to people  we do not know very well.

Its form:

Could + subject + infinitive form of the verb + complement?

  • ”Could you drive less quickly, please?”
  • ”Could you speak more quickly, please?”
  1. Informal polite requests made to people we are familiar with.

Its form:

Can + subject + infinitive form of the verb + complement ?

  • ”Can you speak louder, please?”
  • ”Can you say it more clearly, please?”
2 Other polite forms to keep in mind

We also have to be polite if we want someone to do something for us Or we ask for permission to do something or make an offer.

  1. Form1: to make an offer

Would you like to + verb……?

 

  • "Would you like something or something else?"
  • “Would you like to take a single room or a double room?
  • “Would you like to take tea or coffee?"
  1. Form2: to ask for permission

    May + I / we + verb +………?

  • “May I borrow your pen, please?”
  • “May we take photos in this museum?”
  1. Form3: to ask someone to do something for us

Do you mind + verb + ing..............?

Would you mind verb + ing...........?

  • "Do you mind opening the door" 
  • "Would you mind calling a taxi for me?”
3 We generally use“please”in polite requests, but not always.
  • “Could you call the security agent?”
  • “May I use your phone?”

Keep in mind that in spoken English, the modals “could", ”may” and would make the form sound polite without “please”.

However, an imperative sentence becomes polite when we useplease at the end of the sentence. 

Order: “Shut the door!”

Polite form: “Shut the door, please”

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