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Chapter 10

Topik 9. Expression of asking for help and offering some help

1. Learning Outcomes

After learning the topic:
The students are able to communicate with some language function,
such as asking for help and offering some help

2. Material

Please watch the following video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxEGvaQz6XY

ASKING FOR HELP

We all need help sometimes. In English, it is not polite to ask directly. So there
are many phrases that we can say before a request to 'soften' it. Here are such
phrases.

1. Can you give me a hand with this?
2. Could you help me for a second?
3. Can I ask a favour?
4. I wonder if you could help me with this?
5. I could do with some help, please.
6. I can't manage. Can you help?
7. Give me a hand with this, will you?
8. Lend me a hand with this, will you?
9. Could you spare a moment?
10. I need some help, please.

Phrase 1 is quite a direct question to use with friends and people who you know
quite well.
Phrase 2 is more polite. We include the words 'for a second' to show that we don't
need a lot of help and that it will not be difficult.
Phrase 3 is a general way of introducing a request for help.
Phrase 4 is polite and can be used with people you don't know very well, or with
your boss.
Phrase 5 is quite direct, and the focus is that you really need help. It's quite strong.
Phrase 6 shows you have a big problem. You are desperate for help. you often
hear this phrase when somebody has too much work to do.

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