On a plane
Air hostess: Is this your bag, Sir?
Passenger: Yes, it is.
Air hostess: You can't put it up there, Sir.
Passenger: May I put it here?
Air hostess: I'm afraid not.
Passenger: May I put it here?
Air hostess: Yes, of course.
May I...?
A
May I ?
May I put it here?
B
No, you can't.
You can't put it up there, Sir.
I'm afraid you can't put it up there, Sir.
I'm afraid not.
Under / over / up there
May I put my case up there?
May I put it under there?
May I put it over there?
A restaurant
Angela: Waiter.
Waiter: Yes, Madam.
Angela: May I have a glass of white wine, please?
Waiter: Certainly, Madam.
Waiter: Here you are, Madam.
Angela: Thank you. A drink for you, Mary?
Mary: Yes, please. May I have a glass of white
wine too, please?
Angela: Yes, of course. Waiter, would you get me
another glass of white wine, please?
Waiter: Another glass of white wine. Certainly.
Too / another
A
May I have |
Would you get me |
B
a glass of white wine, please?
a glass of white wine too, please?
another glass of white wine, please?
May I have...? Yes, here you are
A May I have a cigarette, please?
B Certainly. Here you are.
A Thank you. May I have some wine, please?
B Yes, of course. Here you are.
A Thank you.
Conversation
Mary: What shall we do this evening?
Bob: I don't know.
Mary: Let's go to the cinema.
Bob: No, not this evening. Let's stay here.
Mary: No. Let's go to a restaurant. Shall we go to
an Italian restaurant?
Bob: Which one?
Mary: Franco's. I like Franco's.
Bob: I don't like Franco's, I'm afraid.
And I don't like Italian food very much. I prefer
Chinese restaurant. Is there one near here?
Mary: All right. Let's go to Chinese restaurant.
Is there one near here?
Bob: I don't think so.
Mary: All right. Shall we have another drink?
Bob: Yes. Let's have another drink.
Suggestion
NO
A Let's go to the cinema.
B No. Not this evening. I don't want to
go to the cinema.
NO
A Let's go to an Italian restaurant.
B I don't like Italian food, I'm afraid.
YES
A Let's go to a Chinese restaurant.
B Yes. Let's. I like Chinese food.
Which one?
A Let's go to an Italian restaurant.
B Which one?
A Franco's.
B No, I don't like Franco's.
A Let's go to a Chinese restaurant.
B Which one?
A Wang Ho's.
B Yes. Let's. I like Wang Ho's.