J3_SUPP Unit 6 [Ex.1-4] Language Forms and Functions

Kristin : _____

Vijaya : Thank you. Do come in. I'm glad you have come.

To wish

• Hello, Vijaya, Happy Deepavali to you and your family!

• Hello, Vijaya, here is the pen I borrowed from you last week.

• Don’t worry, Vijaya, I am sure your father will be fine.

• Nice to meet you Vijaya.

Keane: The race will start at 8 a.m., won't it?

Clerk: ______

To confirm

• Did you check the e-mail?

• No one inform me about the time.

• That's right. Please register before 7.45 a.m.

• I am glad that you ask.

Lily: Lehman fell while climbing up the rambutan tree.

Rose: _______

To regret

• We should go visit him now

• I shouldn't have asked him to pluck the rambutans.

• Did he feel regret climbing up the rambutan tree?

• You must be excited now for not stopping him

Ronnie : Our team played badly, especially me.

Mat : _____

To blame

• Please don’t blame Ronnie anymore.

• We should make improvement on our strategy

• Maybe you should train harder.

• It's all your fault. You have let the team down.

David: Hello, Sam. You look worried. Can I help you?

Sam: _______ I don't have money to buy my lunch.

To request

• Yes, you can. Thank you for asking.

• I don’t want you to help me.

• Yes, I left my purse at home.

• Could you lend me twenty dollars?

Billy: Why don't you borrow Aileen's bicycle?

Sarah: I don't want because ____________

To explain

• Her bicycle has a flat tire.

• Thank you for reminding me.

• Do you think she will lend me her bicycle?

• I will try and borrow the bicycle from her.

Rooney : Are we going now ?

Mother: _______

To remind

• Yes. I don’t need you to remind me.

• Yes. Don't forget to lock your room.

• No, the concert starts at 8 a.m.

• No, we are not going today.

Kim: What shall we do this weekend?

May: _______

To suggest

• Do you have any suggestion?

• I want to go shopping today.

• Why don’t we go on a picnic?

• Sorry, I am already engaged.

Rose: Sara, may I borrow your umbrella, please?

Sara : I'm sorry I can't lend it to you. _____

To suggest

• I only have one umbrella.

• I have lent it to Ahmad.

• Why don’t you borrow one from Abu?

• The umbrella is too precious to me.

Charles : Gary, let's join Science society.

Gary: ____

To refuse

• Of course, how can I refuse such an offer.

• Sure, let’s invite Sam too.

• Are you sure? I heard that they are delinquents.

• No, I dislike science.