When do people use these expressions?
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
What's up?
- Greeting
- Leaving telephone messages
- Thanking someone
Could you please . . . ? I'd like to, but . . . ./I'd be glad to.
- Making indirect requests
- Apologizing
- Making, accepting, and declining requests
Could you tell . . . (that) . . . ?
- Making indirect requests
- Apologizing
- Making, accepting, and declining requests
Do you mind if I . . . ?
- Making indirect requests
- Apologizing
- Making, accepting, and declining requests
Can/Could you ask . . . if/whether . . . ?
- Making indirect requests
- Apologizing
- Making, accepting, and declining requests
Would you ask . . . to . . . ?
- Making indirect requests
- Apologizing
- Making, accepting, and declining requests
Would it be OK if I . . . ?
- Making indirect requests
- Apologizing
- Making, accepting, and declining requests
Thanks a million
- Making indirect requests
- Apologizing
- Thanking someone
Oh, I'm sorry.
- Making indirect requests
- Apologizing
- Thanking someone