some situations from mr walid

Situations

(1) Greetings:
Good morning / afternoon / evening / night
(2) First meeting:
How do you do? / pleased to meet you.
(3) Meeting someone after a long time:
How nice to see you a gain.
Fancy seeing you.
(4) Meeting someone on the first day of the year.
الـرد
Happy New Year ––––––– The same to you
(5) Introducing: الـرد
This is ………… ––––––––– How do you do?
(6) Seeing someone off:
Good bye. Keep in touch  Thanks. I’ll keep in touch.
(7) Asking about country and nationality:
What’s your nationality  I’m ……………………
Where are you from  I’m from …………………
Where do you come from  I come from …………
( Asking for help:
 Could you ……………… / would you ……………
 الموافقة  of course. Just a minute.
الرفض  sorry, I can’t.
 Would you mind + v + ing. يمكن أيضاً استخدام
الموافقة  Not at all – No, I don’t.
الرفض  Sorry, I can’t.
(9) Offering help:
 Shall I ……………………  Yes, please
 Would you like me to ……………  No, thanks. I can manage
(10) Asking for permission:
 May I ………………… Certainly / Here you are
 Could I ……………… Go a head
Sorry, I need it my self
(11) Preference:
I prefer ………………… to ……………
I’d rather ………………… than …………
I like …………………… best
(12) Advice:
 Can you give me some advice about …………………?
What do you think I should do about ………………?
الرد  * You should …………… / you shouldn’t ……
* The best thing is to ……………………………
* If I were you, I’d / I wouldn’t …………………
قبول النصيحة :
Yes, I know, I should / shouldn’t
Yes, I’ll do this soon.
رفض النصيحة :
I’ll see / I’ll make my mind about it / I’ll think about it.
(13) Making suggestions:
 What about / How about + v + ing.
 Let’s ……… / Shall we …………
 Why don’t we ……………………
الموافقة  That’s a good idea / why not / fine by me.
رفض  I’m not very keen / I don’t feel like that.

(14) Apology:
 I’m really sorry about ……………………………………
قبول  Never mind / it doesn’t matter / Don’t worry about it.
رفض  Oh, no! It was new.
You’d better get me another one.

(15) Inviting:
 I invite you to ………… / would you like to come to ……………
الموافقة  Thanks, I’d love to / Great idea.
رفض  Sorry, I can’t because ……… / I wish I could but …………
(16) Thanking:
** Thank you for ……………………
** It was kind of you to ……………
الرد  That’s all right – Don’t mention it.
(17) Opinion:
 What do you think of …………………?
 What’s your opinion in …………………?
الرد  I think ……………… / In my opinion …………………
(18) Agreeing and disagreeing:
Agreeing  I think so / I couldn’t agree more.
Disagreeing  I don’t think so / You’re right but ……………
(19) Exclaiming:
أخبار سعيدة Good heavens! / How amazing! / what a great idea!.
What a surprise!
أخبار حزينة  How horrible! / I’m sorry to heart that.
(20) Regret:
I regret + v+ ing. لتندم على شئ فعلته
I regret to + مصدر لتندم على شئ لم تفعله بعد
(21) Asking and giving instructions:
* Could you tell me the way to ……………? 1) للسؤال عن الطريق
 Go along this street then turn right. The ……… is next to ……………
2) للسؤال عن تشغيل جهاز
* Could you show me how to use this TV/radio / telephone.
 You should (press this button then this one).
(22) Wishes:
 I wish you / I hope …………………………
(23) Liking and disliking:
Liking I love / adore …………………
Disliking I hate ………… / I can’t stand ……… / I don’t like …………
(24) Annoyance:
I am annoyed with / at ……………………
(25) Anger:
I am angry with / at.
(26) The weather:
What’s the weather like today.
It is windy / rainy / hot / fine / cloudy.
(27) Warning:
* Mind you don’t…………… Thanks very much.
* Be careful or you’ll ……… That’s kind of you.
(28) Asking for information:
 Could you tell me the time, please الوقت
 Could you tell me when the train to Tanta leaves ميعاد قطار
 Could you give some information about … طلب معلومات
(29) Offering drink:
A What can I get you?
B Tea please.
A How much sugar?
B With two spoons.
A Help yourself.
(30) Price: Pounds
How much is + اسم الشيء + It is / they are ––––––
are Piastres
Pounds
How much do + اسم الشيء + Cost It costs pounds
does They cost piastres
(31) Impression:
How did you find …………………?
How was …………………………?
الرد  It was interesting / Fine / boring / fantastic.
(32) Complaining:
What is the matter with …………………
What is wrong with ………………………
 He is ……………… / He suffers from …………
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