Class 17, October 30

 

Can I make a phone call?

May I make a phone call? 

 

Can I eat something?

May I eat something 

 

Do you mind if I drink some coffee?

Do you mind if I eat something?

Do you mind if I call my family? 

 

Would you mind if I drank some coffee?

Would you mind if I ate something?

Would you mind if I called my family? 

 

Can I turn on the TV?

Would you mind if I brought my friend? 

Would it be OK if I took the test this Friday?

Would you mind if I checked my phone?

 

May I come to your room today?

Would you mind if I studied with you later for the final?

Can I study Reading and Writing with you?

Do you mind if I study with you tonight?

Would you mind if I cooked dinner for us tonight?

Would you mind if we played soccer after school?

 

Ban = to not allow something

*They ban smoking inside the building. 

Polite = good behavior, impolite = bad behavior

Respond = I answer your question

Ignore = I don’t listen to you

Thoughtless = you do a bad thing

Thoughtful = you do a good thing

 

You really should study harder.  I mean, why did you come here, if you didn’t want to study?

 

Nate: You really should study.

Student: But, I don’t want to.

Nate: Look, you just have one more day before the long weekend.  I mean, it’s not such a long time. 

Student: Come on!  I hate studying!

 

I need to go home.  I plan to go home soon. 

I need to buy a new car.  I plan to buy a new car this weekend. 

I’m so hungry!  I need to eat something.  I plan to eat lunch soon. 

 

I avoid eating unhealthy food.

I avoid talking to bad people.

I avoid getting into fights. 

 

I enjoy talking to you.

I enjoy playing sports with my friends.

I enjoy playing video games.

I enjoy cooking for you.

 

I like talking to you/I like to talk to you

I like traveling/I like to travel

I like visiting new places/I like to visit new places

 

I avoid talking to people who are not nice

I enjoy talking to friendly people

I dislike studying late at night.

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