CĐ LANGUAGE FUNCTION

Cindy: “Would you mind closing the window, please?” – Phil: “

• Of course. Are you cold?

• No, not at all. I will close it now.

• Yes I do. You can close it.

• Yes of course you can do it.

Cindy: “I apologize for keeping you waiting for 2 hours. My car broke down on the way.”

Phil: “____________________”.

• You are very welcome

• Your apology is accepted

• Thank you.

• It is my pleasure.

Cindy: “Is there a post office near here?” – Phil: “___________________”.

• No, they are not expensive

• Many post offices have been closed down.

• The post office opposite the railway station offers the best services.

• Yes. There is one just around the corner.

Cindy: “I just baked a nice cake. Would you like a piece?” – Phil: “ _____________

• No, thank you. I just had a big dinner and could not eat another bite.

• Yes, you are welcome.

• Here it is.

• No please don’t do it. I am starving.

Cindy: “May I sit here?” – Phil: “________________’.

• I am sorry the chair is taken.

• I am lonely.

• No, I haven’t been waiting for long.

• Yes, I have just arrived.

Cindy: “It was so kind of you to invite us to you baby shower party. It was very nice.”

Phil: “_____________________”.

• Yes, the baby is still very young.

• I hope you see the baby.

• That’s what we had to do.

• You are welcome. I am glad you liked it.

Cindy: “It’s a lovely day for a walk” Phil: “______________________’.

• You should not walk that fast

• Let’s go to the park and have a walk there for 30 minutes.

• Yes, I do.

• It is a long way from here.

Cindy: “No sugar for me, thanks. I am on a diet”. Phil: “_________________”

• Perhaps you would like some milk instead?

• Perhaps you should try to lose weight.

• Don’t mention it.

• Would you like some more?

Cindy: “You stepped on my feet!”_ Phil: “________________________”.

• I am terribly sorry. I didn’t mean it

• You are welcome.

• Don’t mention it.

• That’s not what I mean.

Cindy: “What are Harris’s new friends like?” Phil: “_______________________”.

• They like heavy music.

• We don’t really know what they are like. We’d better ask them next time they are here.

• They are just fantastic, friendly and very polite.

• They are tall and in their twenties.