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Communication

Saying what you want people to do
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3 Listen and repeat.
CD2
A Can you do something for me?
B Yes? What is it?
A I want you to take the rubbish out.
B OK. I’ll do that straightaway.
A And then, clean your room!
B Oh, do I have to?
A Yes. It’s been in a mess for weeks.

A Hi, can you do something for me?
B What is it?
A I want you to help me with my homework.
B I’m sorry, I can’t. My mum asked me to
take the rubbish out.
A Oh.
B Then she told me to clean my room.

4 Work in pairs. Ask each other to do something. Use the ideas below.

• lend me your phone
Can you do something for me? I want you to …
• give me a lift to the station
• help me with my homework What is it?
• turn down your music
• feed my cat

5 Work with a different partner. Tell each other what your partner before told or asked
you to do.

She asked me to … He told me to …

Sounds right Asking and telling

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When we ask someone to do something, we use different intonation from when we tell
CD2
someone to do something. Listen and repeat.
1 I want you to take the rubbish out.
2 Clean your room!
3 I want you to help me with my homework.
4 Turn that music down!

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