Expressions In English

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1. Asking for help

Asking for help	Responses
S  Can you help me, please? S  Would you mind if I ask your help to …. S  I do apologize, but would you kindly helping me to ….? (do something) S  Can you give me a hand with this? S  Could you help me for a second? S  I wonder if you could help me with this? S  I could do with some help, please. S  I can't manage. Can you help? S  Give me a hand with this, will you? S  Lend me a hand with this, will you? S  Could you spare a moment? S  I need some help, please.	Accepting	Refusing
	S  OK. S  Sure. S  Certainly. S  No problem. S  Alright. S  Be my guest. S  With my pleasure. S  Sure. Glad to help.	S  Sorry. I can’t right now. I’m busy. S  I’m afraid I haven’t got the time. S  Not at the moment S  Sorry, I really want to help you, but ….

2.     Offering help

Offering help	Responses
Ø  Can I help you? Ø  Let me help you with that. Ø  Do you need help? Ø  Can I give a hand? Ø  Can I get you something to drink? Ø  May I help you carry those boxes? Ø  Would you like any help? Ø  Do you need a hand? Ø  What can I do to help you? Ø  May I be assistance? Ø  You look like you could do with some help. Ø  Let me give you a hand. Ø  Here, I’ll do it for you.	Accepting	Declining
	Ø  Yes, please. Ø  That’s very kind of you. Ø  Yes, thanks.	Ø  Please don’t bother. I can manage. Ø  No, thanks. Ø  No, thank you. Ø  Thanks but I think I can manage my self. Ø  That’s very kind of you, but … Ø  Thank you for offering, but .... Ø  No, it’s not necessary.

3.     Offering something

Offering something	Responses
*    Do you want some tea? *    Would you like to have some candies? *    Can I get you some aspirin? *    Will you have a book?	Accepting	Declining
	*    Yes, please. *    I’d like candy, please. *    Yes, thanks. *    Sure.	*    No, thanks. *    Not at the moment. *    That’s very kind, but I won’t, thank you.

4.     Denying and Admitting something 

Denying something	Admitting something
L I didn’t do that. L It wasn’t my fault. LI swear, it wasn’t me. L I certainly do nothing. L Absolutely not me. L I’m not that kind of person. L No way! LI swear, I didn’t it.	J Yes, I did that. J I’m sorry. J Sorry, I’ve lost it. J I know that’s my mistake. J It is all my faults. I’m sorry. J Forgive me for …. J I admit it.

5.     Making an invitation

Making an invitation	Responses
v  Will you join us for lunch? v  Can you come to ….? v  Do you want to join us? v  Shall we ….? v  Would you like to come to my birthday party? v  I’d love to invite you to come to …. v  I’d like to invite you to party next Friday. v  I was wondering of you’d like to …. v  Let’s go to the cinema shall we? v  How about going to the beach on Sunday? v  Are you free on Saturday? Would you like to ….	Accepting	Declining
	v  Yes, I will. v  Absolutely. Count me in. v  Thank you so much. I’d love to. v  Sure, I’d love to. v  Yes, thank you. What time? v  Sounds great v  OK v  All right	v  I really want to, but …. v  Sorry, but …. v  I’m sorry, I can’t. v  I’m awfully. Sorry, but I have other plans. v  I wish I could but …. v  I’d really like to but …. v  Sorry, I’ve already made plans.

6.      Congratulating someone

Congratulating	Responses
Congratulations!       I congratulate you.       Congratulations on your success.       Congrats on your graduation.	Thanks.       Thank you.

7.     Asking for and Giving opinion

Asking for opinion	Giving opinion
'  What do you think of ….? '  What’s your opinion about ….? '  How do you feel about ….? '  Tell me what you think. '  Please give me your frank opinion. '  What are you feeling of ….?	'  I think …. '  In my opinion, …. '  From my point of view, …. '  I think I like them. '  I believe that the lesson was quite interesting. '  For my self, …. '  I must say, ….

8.     Giving Compliment to someone

Giving Compliment	Responses
¯  Excellent! ¯  What a clever boy! ¯  How creative you are! ¯  What a noble person you are!	¯  Thanks. ¯  No, not really.

9.     Making, Accepting, and Rejecting a request

Making a request	Accepting a request	Rejecting a request
%  Could I have some more tea, please? %  Could I have some more chocolate, please? %  Could I have another piece of cake, please? %  Can you get me the newspaper, please? %  Would you pass me the salt, please? %  Would you be so kind to give me an ice cream, please? %  May I have some money, please?	%  Yes, of course. %  OK. Here you are. %  Sure. %  Certainly. %  Of course. Here you are. %  I’d like to give you. %  This is for you.	%  I’m sorry, I’m busy. %  Sorry, but nothing left. %  Sorry, but you must not eat too much sugar. %  I’m reading it right now. %  I’m really sorry, I’m very busy. %  I’m sorry. I don’t have an ice cream. %  Sorry, not this time.

10.            Asking for Agreement, Agreeing and Disagreeing

Asking for Agreement	Agreeing	Disagreeing
Ë It is a fantastic film, isn’t it? Ë Do you agree with ….? Ë Don’t you think so? Ë Don’t you agree?	Ë Yes, it really is. Ë I think so. Ë Yes, I agree with you. Ë That’s a good idea. Ë I think you are right. Ë That’s right. Ë I agree. Ë That’s true. Ë I’m with you. Ë Right. Ë I can’t agree more. Ë I’m in complete agreement with you Ë Yeah/Yup. Ë You are right. Ë That just what I think, of course.	Ë I don’t think so. Ë I don’t agree with you. Ë I disagree. Ë That’s not a good idea. Ë I don’t think that’s right. Ë I’m sorry. I disagree. Ë I totally disagree. Ë That’s not right. Ë That’s not true. Ë No way! Ë Not a chance! Ë I see what you mean, but …. Ë That may be true, but …. Ë No way! Ë I can’t agree with …. Ë No, that’s wrong. Ë Not quite true. Ë I don’t know for sure. Ë But, I thought ….

11.            Asking for, Giving and Denying information

Asking for information	Giving information	Denying information
|  Could you tell me where Grand Bali hotel is? |  Is it far from the airport? |  What’s the matter with you? |  Where did you put the book? |  Do you know where the First National Bank is? |  Can you tell me how to get to the subway station from the bank? |  I’d like to know ….?	|  It’s on Jalan Hang Tuah. |  No. It’s about 25 minutes drive. |  I’ve got a toothache. |  I put it on the table. |  Yes. Just go straight down this road and the First National Bank is on your right. |  Sure, you have to take the no. 12 bus and get off in Burbank street. The subway station is there. |  Yes, I know that. It ….	|  That’s not true. |  I don’t want to talk about it. |  I don’t know. |  I can’t remember. |  How do you know that? |  Are you sure? As far as I know …. |  I’m really sorry, but ….

12.             Asking for, Giving and Discarding permission

Asking for permission	Giving permission	Discarding permission
·         Can I talk to you? ·         May I open the window? ·         May I go to the movie? ·         Can I swim in the river? ·         Can I walk on the grass, please?	·         Yes, of course you can. ·         Sure. ·         Yes, you may. ·         Yes, you can. ·         Yes, certainly.	·         I’m sorry, you can’t ·         I’m sorry, you may not. ·         I’m afraid you may not. ·         I’m afraid you can’t. ·         I’m sorry, it’s not allowed.

13.            Responding to a statement

Statement	Responding to a statement
§      Sanur beach is lovely. §      I can stay in the beach for the whole night. §      Fredy is such a careless boy. §      It’s a beautiful night.	§      That’s right. §      Yeah. It’s so beautiful. §      That’s true. §      Yes, it is

14.            Showing attention

Showing attention

ª      Really? ª      Wow! ª      Right. ª      Did you? ª      Were you? ª      Is she? ª      I see. ª      Is it? ª      Hmmm …. ª      Yes. ª      And.

15.            Making a conversation

Starting a conversation	Extending a conversation	Ending a conversation
ჯ      Nice day, isn’t it? ჯ      Nice place, isn’t it? ჯ      Have you been here before? ჯ      You know what? ჯ      Let me tell you something important. ჯ      Have you known that ….? ჯ      Hi!.... ჯ      Hello!.... ჯ      Excuse me, …. ჯ      I hope you don’t mind if …. ჯ      Lovely day, right?	ჯ      Tell me more. ჯ      Really? ჯ      And then? ჯ      I guess so. ჯ      By the way	ჯ      See you around. ჯ      Goodbye. ჯ      It’s been a pleasure talking to you. ჯ      Take care. ჯ      I think I’ve got go now. ჯ      I’m sorry, I’ve got to go now. ჯ      I’m afraid, I must go now.

16.            Making a phone call

Starting a conversation on the telephone	Extending a conversation on the telephone	Ending a conversation on the telephone
¤       Hello? ¤       Who’s calling, please? ¤       Who’s speaking? ¤       Can I speak to ….? ¤       May I speak to ….?	¤       By the way, …. ¤       Well, …. ¤       Anyway, …. ¤       Ummm, ….	¤       It’s nice talking to you. ¤       It’s time for me to say goodbye. ¤       Bye.

17.            Asking people to do something

Asking people to do something	Responses
◊  Let’s (+V1) …. ◊  What about (+Ving) …. ◊  Shall we (+V1) ….	Agree	Disagree
	◊  Okay. …. ◊  Let’s do it …. ◊  That’s a good idea …. ◊  All right ….	◊  I’m sorry, I don’t feel like I want to …. ◊  I’m very sorry, I can’t.

18.            Expressing Certainty and Uncertainty

Expressing Certainty	Expressing Uncertainty
R  I’m sure. R  No doubt. R  Definitely. R  I’m certain. R  I’m positive. R  I’m very sure. R  I’m believe so	R  I doubt it. R  I’m not sure. R  I’m not certain. R  I’m not positive. R  I can’t say that for sure.

19.            Asking Repetition

Asking Repetition

C  Pardon C  Pardon me C  I beg your pardon C  Please, say that again. C  I’m sorry I can’t hear you.

20.            Showing Admiration

Showing Admiration

P What a wonderful view! P That’s very beautiful country! P How terrific it is! P It is a real clean beach

21.            Responding to bad news

Responding to really bad news	Responding to less serious bad news
∞     How awful! ∞     How terrible! ∞     I’m really sorry to hear that! ∞     That must be awful! ∞      That must be terrible!	∞     Oh no! ∞     What a pity! ∞     What a shame! ∞     What a nuisance! ∞     Poor of you!

22.            Responding to good news

Responding to good news

∴     Wow! ∴     Amazing ∴     Wonderful ∴     That’s great ∴     I’m glad to hear that ∴     I’m happy with the news ∴     I can feel that you’re happy

23.            Greeting

Greeting	Responses
∮      Hi …. ∮      Hello …. ∮      How are you? ∮      How are things? ∮      How are you doing? ∮      How have you been? ∮      How is everything? ∮      I’m glad/pleased/happy to meet you. ∮      It’s nice/good/great meeting you. ∮      Good morning/day/afternoon/evening.	∮      Hi …. ∮      Hello …. ∮      I’m fine. ∮      Very well. ∮      Okay. ∮      Not bad. ∮      All right. ∮      Me, too. ∮      It’s nice/good/great meeting you, too. ∮      Good morning/day/afternoon/evening.

24.            Introducing

Self Introducing	Introducing others	Asking for and responding about people’s name		Asking for and responding about people’s address
♫    Let me introduce myself. ♫    My name is …. ♫    I am …. ♫    Allow me to introduce myself. ♫    I’d like to introduce myself.	♫    I’d like to introduce …. ♫    Let me introduce …. ♫    I’d like you to meet …. ♫    This is ….	Asking	Responses	Asking	Responses
		♫    What is your name, please? ♫    What is your first name? ♫    How do you spell your name? ♫    Can I have your name?	♫    My name is AndreanPratama. ♫    My first name is Andrean. ♫    A-N-D-R-E-A-N ♫    Yes, of course. My name is AndreanPratama	♫    Where do you live? ♫    Where is your house? ♫    Where do you come from? ♫    Where is your address house? ♫    Where is your boarding house?	♫    I live in Jl. JendralSoedirman 69 Surakarta ♫    My house is inSiantan. ♫    I come from Bali ♫    My address house is in Jl. Tugu 11 Bandung. ♫    My boarding house is in Jl. Cendana Jakarta.

25.            Expressing Leave Taking

Leave taking	Responses
�      I think I should be going/getting on my way now. �      I’ve really got to go/run now. �      I’d really better go now. �      I have to get going now. �      Good bye. �      See you… �      Take care. �      Farewell.	�      I should get going, too. �      I’ll call you. �      I’ll see you. �      Let’s get together soon. �      Good bye. �      See you… �      Take care. �      Farewell.

26.            Giving Command, Prohibition and Warning

Giving Command	Giving Prohibition	Giving Warning
E  Sit down! E  Stand up! E  Be quiet! E  Open the book! E  Read the book! E  Turn on the radio! E  Do your homework! E  Open the door! E  Close the window!	E  Don’t litter! E  No smoking! E  You mustn’t be late! E  Don’t cheat! E  Don’t go! E  Don’t open the door! E  Don’t stay here! E  Never come back here anymore.	E  Be careful. E  Wet floor. E  Look out. E  Go out. E  Keep your eyes open.

27.            Expressing Gratitude

Expressing Gratitude	Responses
I I’m very grateful for …. I I’m so grateful for …. I Thank you very much for …. I Thank you for …. I That was nice of you. Thank you. I That was nice of you. I Thanks a lot for …. I Thanks. I Thanks a million. I I keep forgetting to thank you for …. I I want to express my gratitude to …. I I want to thank ….	I You’re welcome I You’re entirely welcome I You’re welcome I Don’t mention it I It was my pleasure I You’re welcome/ Don’t mention it I You’re welcome I Don’t worry about it I Forget it I I’m glad I could help I That’s alright I It was nothing at all

28.            Expressing Apology

Expressing Apology

Accepting Apology

☃  Sorry. ☃  I’m very sorry. ☃  Please excuse me for …. ☃  Please forgive me. ☃  Forgive me for …. (Verb-ing). ☃  I feel terrible/bad. ☃  I don’t mean to make things difficult for you. ☃  I’d like to apologize for …. (Verb-ing). ☃  I apologize for …. ☃  Please accept my apology for …. ☃  Forgive me, I’m terribly sorry about …. ☃  I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to. ☃  Oh no! Did I do that? ☃  Oh! I’m sorry.

☃  It’s alright. ☃  Please don’t be sorry. ☃  Don’t worry about it. ☃  These things will happen. ☃  No problem. ☃  Not to worry. ☃  Never mind. ☃  It doesn’t matter. ☃  That’s OK. ☃  Please don’t be sorry. ☃  That’s quite all right. ☃  I understand completely. ☃  You really don’t have anything to apologize for …. ☃  I don’t worry about it if I were you. ☃  Oh, that’s all right. It can happen to anyone. ☃  It’s not your fault. ☃  Forget it!

29.            Expressing Like and Dislike

Expressing Like	Expressing Dislike
♛  I like …. ♛  I love …. ♛  I enjoy …. ♛  I really enjoy …. ♛  I’m very fond of ….	♛  I don’t like …. ♛  I hate …. ♛  I really hate …. ♛  I can’t bear …. ♛  I can’t stand ….

30.            Expressing Possibility and Impossibility

Expressing Possibility	Expressing Impossibility
G  It is possible that the headmaster will teach this class G  They might go to London this holiday.	G  It’s not possible that she will come. G  It’s impossible that they finish the job proberly. G  It’s unlikely that the condition is getting better.

31.            Expressing Sympathy and Hope

Expressing Sympathy	Expressing Hope
¹  I’m sorry to hear that. ¹  That’s too bad. ¹  That’s awful.	¹  I hope that …. ¹  I hope we will …. ¹  I hope you will ….