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You need to ask a stranger for directions. How would you politely ask?
Acceptable answers only
you / Could /turn off /the TV /?/ please
Could you please turn off the TV?
you / please / open / the door / ? / Could
Could you please open the door?
you / hand me / my book /? / please / Could
Could you please hand me my book?
you / read it / well / ? / please / Could
Could you please read it well?
Is this polite or impolite; formal or informal
Give me that pen!
Impolite and informal
the computer / , /please / ? /Could / you / turn on
Could you turn on the computer, please?
the window/ , / please/ ? / Could / you / close
Could you close the window, please?
please / take a photo/ of me /? / Could / you
Could you please take a photo of me?
please / take a nap / before the class / ? / we / Could
Could we please take a nap before the class?
You want to change seats on an airplane. How would you ask the person next to you?
Acceptable answers only
you / open / the window / ? / Could / please
Could you please open the window?
you / the way / to the movie theater / Excuse me. / tell me/ Could / , / please / ?
Excuse me. Could you tell me the way to the movie theater, please?
to go out with me / you / this weekend / ? / Would / like
Would you like to go out with me this weekend?
please / you / your boyfriend / the truth / Could / tell
Could you please tell your boyfriend the truth?
Pronounce this request correctly: Could you pass the salt, please?
make sure you pronounce ' Could you' together = /Kʊdʒuː/
you / please / spell /?/ Hi. /Could / your last name
Hi. Could you please spell your last name?
you / the light / ? / Could / please / turn off /
Could you please turn off the light?
up / please? / me / Can / pick / you / later,
Can you pick me up later, please?
you / Could / tell me / where / the nearest bank is / ?
Could you tell me where the nearest bank is?
Is this polite or impolite; formal or informal
Excuse me, could you tell me where the restroom is?
you / tell / your friends / the party / ? /Could / about
Could you tell your friends about the party?
you me with Could my homework /, / help/ please /?
Could you help me with my homework, please?
a moment / help me / with / ? / this table / you / Could
Could you help me with this table a moment?
passing me / you / Would / mind / ? / the salt, / please
Would you mind passing me the salt, please?