Level 09 – Step 06 : Modality in requests:Polite Requests and Suggestions (Could you please pass the salt? Let’s not forget our promise.)
/Level 09 – Step 06 : Modality in requests:Polite Requests and Suggestions (Could you please pass the salt? Let’s not forget our promise.)
🚪 Let’s Begin
/🚪 Let’s Begin
🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn how to make polite requests and gentle suggestions — the words we use when we want to be kind and clear.
/🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn how to make polite requests and gentle suggestions — the words we use when we want to be kind and clear.
🐧Igupen: Like asking someone to pass the salt without sounding bossy?
/🐧Igupen: Like asking someone to pass the salt without sounding bossy?
🦉Professor Owl: Exactly.
/🦉Professor Owl: Exactly.
Small words like could, would, please, and let’s help us show respect and cooperation.
/Small words like could, would, please, and let’s help us show respect and cooperation.
Listen, try, and practice.
/Listen, try, and practice.
📚 Lesson
/📚 Lesson
What are polite requests and suggestions?
/What are polite requests and suggestions?
Polite requests ask someone to do something in a respectful way.
/Polite requests ask someone to do something in a respectful way.
We often use “Could you…” or “Would you…” + verb, and we often add “please” for kindness.
/We often use “Could you…” or “Would you…” + verb, and we often add “please” for kindness.
Example: Could you please pass the salt?
/Example: Could you please pass the salt?
Polite suggestions offer ideas without forcing someone.
/Polite suggestions offer ideas without forcing someone.
We often use “Let’s…” + verb to include ourselves and sound cooperative.
/We often use “Let’s…” + verb to include ourselves and sound cooperative.
Example: Let’s not forget our promise.
/Example: Let’s not forget our promise.
Use a calm voice and friendly words.
/Use a calm voice and friendly words.
Politeness helps people want to help you.
/Politeness helps people want to help you.
🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
/🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
When you ask, start with “Could you…” or “Would you…” and add “please.”
/When you ask, start with “Could you…” or “Would you…” and add “please.”
When you suggest, start with “Let’s…” to include everyone.
/When you suggest, start with “Let’s…” to include everyone.
Quick checks inside the lesson
/Quick checks inside the lesson
Request pattern: Could you please + base verb? → Could you please open the window?
/Request pattern: Could you please + base verb? → Could you please open the window?
Suggestion pattern: Let’s + base verb (or Let’s not + base verb) → Let’s finish our homework now.
/Suggestion pattern: Let’s + base verb (or Let’s not + base verb) → Let’s finish our homework now.
🌼 Sample Sentences
/🌼 Sample Sentences
No.01 Could you please pass the salt?
/No.01 Could you please pass the salt?
No.02 Would you help me with this math problem, please?
/No.02 Would you help me with this math problem, please?
No.03 Could you turn down the music, please?
/No.03 Could you turn down the music, please?
No.04 Would you mind opening the door?
/No.04 Would you mind opening the door?
No.05 Could you please show me how to use this app?
/No.05 Could you please show me how to use this app?
No.06 Let’s study together after lunch.
/No.06 Let’s study together after lunch.
No.07 Let’s not forget our promise.
/No.07 Let’s not forget our promise.
No.08 Let’s ask the teacher for an example.
/No.08 Let’s ask the teacher for an example.
No.09 Would you please wait for me at the gate?
/No.09 Would you please wait for me at the gate?
No.10 Could you please send the message now?
/No.10 Could you please send the message now?
🎓 Practice exercises
/🎓 Practice exercises
Note: Think first, then check the answers.
/Note: Think first, then check the answers.
Q1: Rewrite as a polite request: “Pass the salt.”
/Q1: Rewrite as a polite request: “Pass the salt.”
Q2: Choose the correct polite request: A) Could you close the window? B) Close the window. (Pick A or B.)
/Q2: Choose the correct polite request: A) Could you close the window? B) Close the window. (Pick A or B.)
Q3: Change this into a suggestion including yourself: “We should leave now.” (Start with Let’s.)
/Q3: Change this into a suggestion including yourself: “We should leave now.” (Start with Let’s.)
Q4: Fill in the blank with “Could you” or “Would you”: _____ _____ help me carry these books?
/Q4: Fill in the blank with “Could you” or “Would you”: _____ _____ help me carry these books?
Q5: Make a polite request using this phrase order: (please / Could / help / you / me / with my homework).
/Q5: Make a polite request using this phrase order: (please / Could / help / you / me / with my homework).
Q6: True or False: “Let’s not be late” is a polite suggestion that includes the speaker.
/Q6: True or False: “Let’s not be late” is a polite suggestion that includes the speaker.
Q7: Choose the best polite request for asking someone to be quiet: A) Be quiet. B) Would you please be quiet? (Pick A or B.)
/Q7: Choose the best polite request for asking someone to be quiet: A) Be quiet. B) Would you please be quiet? (Pick A or B.)
Q8: Fill in the blank with “Let’s” or “Let’s not”: _____ _____ forget to bring umbrellas.
/Q8: Fill in the blank with “Let’s” or “Let’s not”: _____ _____ forget to bring umbrellas.
Q9: Turn into a polite request: “Give me the book.” (Use Could you please…)
/Q9: Turn into a polite request: “Give me the book.” (Use Could you please…)
Q10: Choose the polite suggestion to start work together: A) We start now. B) Let’s start now. (Pick A or B.)
/Q10: Choose the polite suggestion to start work together: A) We start now. B) Let’s start now. (Pick A or B.)
◆ Answers
/◆ Answers
A1: Could you please pass the salt?
/A1: Could you please pass the salt?
A2: A
/A2: A
A3: Let’s leave now.
/A3: Let’s leave now.
A4: Could you
/A4: Could you
A5: Could you please help me with my homework?
/A5: Could you please help me with my homework?
A6: True
/A6: True
A7: B
/A7: B
A8: Let’s not forget to bring umbrellas.
/A8: Let’s not forget to bring umbrellas.
A9: Could you please give me the book?
/A9: Could you please give me the book?
A10: B
/A10: B
🦉 Closing
/🦉 Closing
🦉Professor Owl: Well done.
/🦉Professor Owl: Well done.
Remember, polite requests use “Could you” or “Would you” with “please,” and suggestions with “Let’s” include you and sound friendly.
/Remember, polite requests use “Could you” or “Would you” with “please,” and suggestions with “Let’s” include you and sound friendly.
🐧Igupen: I’ll try using “Could you please…” and “Let’s…” today — it sounds nicer and clearer.
/🐧Igupen: I’ll try using “Could you please…” and “Let’s…” today — it sounds nicer and clearer.
🦉Professor Owl: Keep practicing with friends and family.
/🦉Professor Owl: Keep practicing with friends and family.
Small polite words make big differences.
/Small polite words make big differences.
