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Exercises

24.1 Correct the mistakes in this dialogue.
re : Do you like to go out this evening?
RPPePrPrprerrer : Why you don’t do your homework this afternoon?
I’m afraid but I haven’t got any money.
: That’s OK, I’ll pay. How about go to see a film?
No, actually I think I’d rather to stay at home and do my homework.

I’m busy this afternoon.
: OK. How about tomorrow evening, then?
Yeah good.
: Great. What film shall we go to?
For me it’s the same.

24.2 Complete these dialogues with a suitable word or phrase.
1 A: Could you ...............00.. open that window? It’s very hot in here.
B: Yeah, oo... .
2 A: Clive and Sally are here at the moment and we were .................... if you'd like to come
over and join us for a meal this evening?
Br Yes, Pd...
A: What ....... we do this evening?
B: I don’t know really. Any ideas?
A: Why oe go to the cinema? We haven’t been for ages.
B: Yeah, that’s a .........00.ccc
A: OK. Where ...0.....0.00..000... we go on Saturday?
Bl oveeceeeeeee going to the beach if the weather is good?
A: Yeah. Or we .......0......:005: try that new sports centre just outside town.
B: Mmm. | think P'd 0.00... go to the beach.
A: Yeah OK, if you ..........0....0....
A: What... you like to do this weekend?
B: I don’t... . You decide.
24.3 Here are eight requests, invitations or suggestions. Respond to each one as fast as you can
with a suitable reply. If possible, do this activity with someone else: one of you asks the
questions, the other answers.
nAPWN Do you think you could post a letter for me?
Could I borrow a pen for a minute?
RH
I was wondering if you’ve got a suitcase you could lend me?
Would you like to go out this evening?
I’ve got some tickets for a concert of classical music and I was wondering if you’d like to
go with me?
COONAN How about going to a football match at the weekend?
Why don’t we meet this afternoon and practise our English for an hour?
We could invite some other people from our English class to meet us as well.

24.4 There will be many situations when you make requests, invitations and suggestions in your
own language, and respond to the requests, invitations and suggestions of others. Try using
English expressions in place of your first language. If your friends don’t understand, you can
teach them a bit of English.

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