Offers

 

Offers: 

Offers may cover two different activities-

1. Making offers 2. Accepting offers 3. Refusing offers

 

1. Making offers: 

We can make an offer with the following utterances.

i. Can I open the door for you?

ii. Shall I get you a chair?

iii. Would you like me to bring you the book?

iv. Would you take tea or coffee?

v. Will you have tea or coffee?

vi. May I offer you tea?

vii. Do sit down please.

viii. Be seated please.

ix. Let me get a chair for you.

 

2. Accepting offers: 

We are free to accept an offer or refuse an offer. 

When we accept an offer we can use the following expressions:

i. Yes, please.

ii. Yes, please. That's very nice of you. 

iii. Yes, please. That's very kind of you.

iv. Tea, please.

v. Yes, thank you, I'd love some more.

vi. Yes, thanks, I'd prefer coffee.

vii. Thanks. It's nice of you.

viii. Thank you very much indeed.

 

3. Refusing offers:  

We can refuse an offer saying:

i. No, thank you.

ii. No, please don't bother. I can manage, thank you.

iii. That's very kind of you, but I couldn't possibly manage anymore.

iv. No, thank you very much. I'm just leaving.




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