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4. Will you rent the new Wes Anderson movie?

5. Can you take our picture?

B SPEAK. Work with a partner. Take turns asking and answering the questions in exercise A.
Add please to the end of each question and use an appropriate affirmative or negative
answer.

rEal ENGlIsH
A: Can you download the concert tickets, please?
To make any request more polite, add
B: Sure, I’ll do it now. please to the end.

A: Could you download the concert tickets, please? Can you come here, please?
Could you sign this, please?
B: Sorry, I can’t. My Internet connection is down.

7 PRONUNCIATION. Read the chart and listen to the examples. Then complete the exercises.

ProNUNCIatIoN Could You and Would You
When could or would comes before you, the final -d blends with the y- sound in you,
resulting in a softer /d</ sound: /‘kud<u/ and /‘wud<u/.
Examples:
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Could you tell me the time? Would you wait a moment?
Could you speak a little slower, please? Would you explain this word, please?

A Complete the polite requests with could or would. Use the ideas in the imperative sentences
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in parentheses. Then listen and check your answers.
1. Could you tell me your full name?
(Tell me your full name.)
2. Would
(Lend me five dollars.)
3. Could
(Repeat the last question.)
4. Would
(Speak more slowly.)
5. Could
(Tell me the time.)
6. Would
(Raise your hands in the air!)

B Work with a partner. Take turns asking and answering the questions from exercise A. Give
affirmative or negative answers. Pay attention to the pronunciation.

A: Could you tell me your full name?
B: Sure. It’s Jennifer Ann Reynolds.

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