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Unit 3 Family life
Period 4 Speaking & Writing
牛津深圳版 九年级上册
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Helping others is helping ourselves.
So, what to say if you want to offer some help for others?
Background:
Jane and Amy are cleanning the classroom.
Jim is coming to offer some help for them.
Jane refuses his help, while Amy accepts his help.
Offering, accepting and refusing help,
How to express ?
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Jim
Jane
Amy
Offering, accepting and refusing help
refusing help
accepting help
offering help
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Read the conversation after the recording.
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A1 Joyce is doing some housework at home. Tony offers to help. Practise their conversation in pairs.
Hello Joyce, you look busy. Anything I can do to help?
Thanks, but I’m all right.
Come on. Let me give you a hand.
No, thanks. I can manage.
If you want, I could wash the dishes.
Wash the dishes? Oh, that would be good. Thanks a lot.
Tony
Joyce
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1. Tony offered to help Joyce three times. What did he say to offer help?
A2 Answer these questions.
Anything I can do to help?
Let me give you a hand.
If you want, I could wash the dishes.
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2. Joyce refused Tony’s offers twice. What did she say to refuse his offers?
A2 Answer these questions.
Thanks, but I’m all right.
No, thanks. I can manage.
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3. Joyce accepted Tony’s third offer. What did she say to accept his offer?
A2 Answer these questions.
Oh, that would be good. Thanks a lot.
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Summary
Offering help
Can/May I help you (with…)?
What can I do for you?
Can I give you a hand?
Do you need any help?
Is there anything I can do (for you)?
Is there anything you want/need?
Shall I help you?
Anything I can do (to help)? (informal)
Need a hand? (formal)
May I assist you? (formal)
Useful sentences:
Summary
accepting help
Useful sentences:
Yes, please. Could you…
Oh yes, that would be nice/lovely/helpful.
Indeed you could, thank you. (formal)
Well, if you wouldn’t mind…
Well, now that you ask, you could…
Oh, that wo