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    The document discusses offering and responding to help. It provides examples of phrases to offer help formally, neutrally, or informally, as well as phrases to accept or refuse offers of help. Offering help examples include "May I help you?" and "Can I do anything for you?". Accepting help examples are "Thank you" and "Yes, please". Refusing help examples are "No thank you" and "That's very kind of you, but...". The document also provides examples of offering and responding to help in conversations.

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    The document discusses offering and responding to help. It provides examples of phrases to offer help formally, neutrally, or informally, as well as phrases to accept or refuse offers of help. Offering help examples include "May I help you?" and "Can I do anything for you?". Accepting help examples are "Thank you" and "Yes, please". Refusing help examples are "No thank you" and "That's very kind of you, but...". The document also provides examples of offering and responding to help in conversations.

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    The document discusses offering and responding to help. It provides examples of phrases to offer help formally, neutrally, or informally, as well as phrases to accept or refuse offers of help. Offering help examples include "May I help you?" and "Can I do anything for you?". Accepting help examples are "Thank you" and "Yes, please". Refusing help examples are "No thank you" and "That's very kind of you, but...". The document also provides examples of offering and responding to help in conversations.

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    Offering Things and Services/Help

    There are some ways to offer helps and to respond them. For example:

    May I help you?

    Can I help you?

    Are you looking for something?

    Would you like some help?

    Do you need some help?

    What can I do for you today?

    OFFERING HELP
    Or offering to do something for someone.
    If we classify into their level of formality (situation), consider the speaker and listener, here they
    are:
    INFORMAL
    Can I help u?

    NEUTRAL
    Need some help?

    FORMAL
    May I be of assistant?

    Let me help you

    Ill do it for you.

    Might I help at all?

    Shall I

    Want a hand ?

    Perhaps I could assist in some

    If you like I could

    Can I help out?

    way?
    If we can be any of assistance,
    What can I do to help ?

    You look like you could do


    with some help

    please do not hesitate to contact us


    again.

    Would you like any help ?

    (usually for written)

    Is there anything I can do ?


    I will zx

    RESPONDING HELP
    To respond help, people may accept or refuse an offer of helps. The common respons for help is
    Thank you. The examples of the responses are:
    ACCEPTING AN OFFER OF HELPS:
    NEUTRAL
    Thats very kind of you.

    INFORMAL
    Cheers!

    FORMAL
    Youre most kind.

    Yes, please.

    Thanks very much.

    Thats extremely
    kind/good/thoughtful of you.

    If youre sure its no trouble. Just what I needed !


    Lovely! / Great!

    REFUSING AN OFFER OF HELP


    NEUTRAL
    No, thank you.

    INFORMAL
    No, its OK. Thanks

    FORMAL
    Its very good of you to offer, but

    No, really, I can manage.

    Thanks a lot, but


    Please dont trouble yourself about

    Thats very kind f you, but Nice thought, but


    Dont think so, thank you.

    No, dont worry.

    Thats extremely kind of you, but

    No, its all right, really.

    Im very grateful for your offer.


    However,

    Thank you for offering, but

    No, dont bother, really.

    Example in Conversations

    Dalam dialog berikut diberikan beberapa contoh ungkapan ketika kita akan menawarkan
    sesuatu kepada orang lain.

    A: Here. Have a cookie. (Ini, silakan dimakan kuenya)


    B: Thanks
    A: Would you like some cake? (Anda mau makan kue)
    B: No thank you. It looks delicious though (Tidak terima kasih. Kelihatannya enak juga)
    A: How about a glass of coffee? (Bagaimana dengan segelas kopi?)
    B: Thanks, but I dont drink coffee. (Terima kasih, tapi saya tidak minum kopi)
    A: What will you have (to drink)? (Kamu mau minum apa?)
    B: Manggo juice will be fine. (Jus mangga saja)
    A: Would you like some more pie? (Kamu mau makan kue lagi?)
    B: Sure. Its really good. Did you bake it yourself? (Tentu, sangat enak. Apakah kamu yang
    membuatnya sendiri?)
    A: Can I get you some milk or something? (Bisa saya buatkan susu atau sesuatu)
    B: Well, a glass of water would be okay. (Baiklah, segelas air putih juga tidak apa-apa).

    A: I was wondering if you need any help on your new project.


    B: Sure! That would be great! Are you good at writing or would you rather do the computer
    work?
    A: I would like to help with the computer work.
    B: Great! We are going to be working in teams of three. Are you OK working with others?
    A: Yes, I like working like that.
    B: We will begin next Monday. Would you be available then?
    A: Yes, I can be there.
    B: Well, if you could send me your basic background information before next Monday, it would
    be useful.
    A: I will send the information to you.
    B: Well then, thanks for your help. Have a great day!

    TUGAS BAHASA INGGRIS


    (Offering Things and Services/Help)

    Disusun Oleh:
    ELSA PRISKA
    XII IPA 2

    SMA NEGERI 4 PADANG


    Tp.2013/2014

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