martes, 27 de octubre de 2009

“Excuse me! - Bothering people

This one is a general collection of expressions to use when you must bother someone for ANY particular reason…

Such as…

…asking people to be quiet
…conversation openers
…permission and requests
…thanking and replying
…getting somebody’s attention

Asking people to be quiet

Less polite

  • Shut up! [impolite]
  • Quiet! / kwaöWt / Be quiet!
  • Shh!

More polite

    • Could you be quiet, please?

      Conversation openers

        • Excuse me, is anyone sitting here?
        • Sorry, have you got the time, please?
        • I think we’ve met before, haven’t we?
        • It’s really hot, isn’t it?
        • Are you going all the way to San Francisco?

        Permission and requests

        • Could I use your pen?
        • Do you mind if I borrow your dictionary?
        • (‘Do you mind if I…?’ means ‘Is it a problem for you if I…?’)

        Getting somebody’s attention

          • Excuse me, have you got a moment?
          • Sorry to bother you, but could I just ask you something?
          • Excuse me, can you spare a minute or two?
          • Excuse me, are you in a hurry?
          • Sure.Go ahead.
          • It depends what it is.
          • Sorry, I’m late already.

Apologizing and Explaining oneself

There are a few ways to apologize but a good thing to remember is that we usually add something to an apology:

  • Part 1- Apologies
    • I’m sorry…
    • I’m very sorry…
    • I’m terribly sorry…
    • Excuse me…
    • Pardon me…
    • I apologize…
    • I’m afraid…
  • Part 2 - Explaining Oneself , Accepting Responsibility
    • …I wasn’t very well yesterday
    • …I didn’t see you
    • …It won’t happen again
    • …I’ll be more careful next time
    • …I’ll finish it before I go home
    • …It’s my fault
    • …It’s all my fault

DAILY EXPRESSIONS

Here we have commonly used English Expressions for daily communication & dialogues We also provide pronunciation materials which help in the teaching and learning of a standard English pronunciation.

Agreeing/Disagreeing

  • Track 1- Simple agreement
    1. I agree.
    2. I really agree with you.
    3. I think you are right.
    4. I couldn’t agree with you more.
    5. You said it.
    6. Can’t say I don’t agree.
    7. I’m with you on this.
    8. I partly agree
    9. I agree on this but not that.
    10. It’s partly true.
  • Track 2 - Accepting/Declining/Expressing acceptance
      • I accept your point.
      • Please accept this on our behalf.
      • Sorry, I can’t accept this.
      • I’m 100% with you on this!
      • Great idea.
      • I’ll take it.
      • Sorry, I can’t take it.
      • Accept my apology.
  • Track 3 - Simple disagreement or refusal
      • I disagree with you.
      • Everyone has their own opinion, right?
      • I think you’re wrong on this.
      • I’m sorry but I have to refuse your request.
      • You’re wrong.
      • No way!
      • You’ve got to be kidding!
      • How can you even say that?
      • Where is your logic?
  • Track 4 - Strong disagreement
      • I completely disagree with you.
      • You are very wrong to say that.
      • I totally disagree with you.
      • I can’t find myself to agree with you.
      • You’re dead wrong.
      • You’re way wrong.

martes, 20 de octubre de 2009

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