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Practical English Conversation 8000 Sentences: Complete Guide to Making Requests and Giving Suggestions

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    This article selects high-frequency expressions from 'Practical English Conversation 8000 Sentences' focusing on making requests and giving suggestions. Covering daily life, work, and travel situations, it helps learners move beyond textbook English and master natural, authentic spoken English.

    Learning English is not only about mastering grammar and vocabulary, but more importantly about using it naturally in real-life situations. However, sentences in textbooks are often too formal and differ greatly from everyday expressions. To speak fluent and natural English, you need exposure to real dialogues. Here, we have selected commonly used English expressions for daily life, covering socializing, work, travel, and more, helping you get rid of 'textbook English' and learn the way native speakers actually talk. Below is this issue's content of 'Conversation 8000 Sentences: Making Requests.' Keep practicing and let your English get closer to real life!

    Do you mind if I ask you a favor? Would you give me a hand? I'm sorry to bother you. I'll be glad to. Could I possibly? If you'd like. Could you pass the sugar please? OK. Here you are. Please do this. Would you drive me to the store? Would you help me find the number for the ABC hotel? I don't know how to fill out this form. Tell me why. May I borrow your pen? Do you have a pen? Can you lend me ten dollars? Would you give me a call? I'd appreciate it if you could call me tonight. Please turn it down. Wait here until I get back. Excuse me. Hello there. Hey. Do you have time? Can I ask you a favor? May I ask you something? Sorry for interrupting. Guess what? Sorry I mistook you for someone else. May I use your phone? How should I do it? This is the way you should do it. It will do the trick. This looks better. I'll do it my own way. Like this. Like what? It's easy. Just like that. It's a little hard. It's complicated. This is the first thing to do. You dropped this. I think you dropped this. Is this yours? Isn't this yours? It's mine. I've lost my wallet. I'm in trouble. May I help? Think twice before you decide. How about this one? I want to make a suggestion. Let's take a shortcut. Let's play hooky. Let's call in sick. Let's play cards. I have an idea. Tell you what? Let me think for a moment. Just think about it. You should get a haircut. Why don't you join us? What do you suggest? I want to make a bet. I suggest you take a taxi. Yes. Can I help you? Sure. What is it? Any problems? What's the matter? Of course. No problem. Whose idea is it? Yes, thank you. Yes, please. Go ahead. After you. My pleasure. Why not? No, not at all. I will. Got it. Say no more. Make yourself at home. I'd be happy to help you. Certainly. Whatever you say. Anything for you. I'll take care of it. Count me in. I'll do the rest. Deal. I'll do it no matter what. It's quite easy. It's nothing. That would be great. Would you? You're on. If you don't mind. Any time. Anything. Let's do it. Your wish is my command. That will do. Anything will do. That'll be enough. What's it about? May I have your phone number? I wish I could, but I won't. No thank you. I don't think so. I don't want it. I really don't want it. I'm sorry, I can't help you. I'm against his proposal. I wish I could help you, but I can't. I can't do anything about it. I can't make that happen. I'm not in the mood. I'm afraid I've got urgent business now. I have other business to take care of. I'm sorry but I'm busy just now. I'm sorry but I'm in a hurry. Not right now. Count me out. I'd rather not. Enough. I've had enough. Unfortunately it's not convenient for me today. That's beside the point. Is it all right if...? May I come in? May I sit here? May I play catch here? Do you mind if I smoke? Am I allowed to take pictures here? Let me see it. May I use your phone? May I use the bathroom? Can I park my car there? May I take a look? Do you mean any place? Go ahead. It's up to you. Sure. I'm game. If that's all right with you. If it's all right with you. Yes, please do. You can go home now, John. I'm afraid not. I'd rather you didn't. Not on your life. Over my dead body. Nope. Not yet. Not now. Not here. You may not eat here. Take a look. Listen. Don't ignore me. Look here. Look at that. Come look. Look at me. I heard something. I'll go and take a look right away. It's your turn.

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Vocabulary Guide

Listening ComprehensionListening Comprehension
  • favor

    noun

    1. an act of gracious kindness

    Synonym: favour

    2. souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party

    Synonym: party favorparty favourfavour

    3. an advantage to the benefit of someone or something

    e.g. the outcome was in his favor

    Synonym: favour

    4. an inclination to approve

    e.g. that style is in favor this season

    Synonym: favour

    5. a feeling of favorable regard

    Synonym: favour

  • ignore

    verb

    1. be ignorant of or in the dark about

    2. give little or no attention to

    e.g. Disregard the errors

    Synonym: neglectdisregard

    3. bar from attention or consideration

    e.g. She dismissed his advances

    Synonym: dismissdisregardbrush asidebrush offdiscountpush aside

    4. refuse to acknowledge

    e.g. She cut him dead at the meeting

    Synonym: disregardsnubcut

    5. fail to notice

  • complicated

    adj

    1. difficult to analyze or understand

    e.g. a complicated problem
    complicated Middle East politics

  • convenient

    adj

    1. large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense)

    e.g. a commodious harbor
    a commodious building suitable for conventions

    Synonym: commodious

    2. suited to your comfort or purpose or needs

    e.g. a convenient excuse for not going

  • proposal

    noun

    1. the act of making a proposal

    e.g. they listened to her proposal

    Synonym: proposition

    2. an offer of marriage

    Synonym: marriage proposalproposal of marriagemarriage offer

    3. something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

  • suggestion

    noun

    1. the act of inducing hypnosis

    Synonym: hypnotismmesmerism

    2. the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association

    3. an idea that is suggested

    e.g. the picnic was her suggestion

    4. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

    e.g. it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse

    Synonym: propositionproffer

    5. persuasion formulated as a suggestion

    Synonym: prompting

    6. a just detectable amount

    e.g. he speaks French with a trace of an accent

    Synonym: tracehint

  • allowed
  • interrupting
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