The Art of Business English How to Make Polite Requests
The Art of Business English How to Make Polite Requests sets out the four request patterns can you, will you, could you possibly and would you mind, with example sentences for each and the replies that follow them. The written lesson on the episode page explains that would you mind takes a verb in the -ing form and shows how an answer to that pattern works, and the episode itself is on the page to listen to.
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How It Helps Your Business English
The page carries a short written lesson beside the episode. It gives four ways to open a request, can you, will you, could you possibly and would you mind, each with example sentences, then a set of replies for accepting and for refusing. A closing note explains that would you mind is followed by a verb in the -ing form and how the answer to that pattern works.
You listen to the episode and read the lesson beside it, then take the four openings and decide which one you would use with a colleague, a client and a manager. Practice the reply lines as well as the requests, since answering is where hesitation shows, and give particular attention to the -ing form after would you mind.
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