Conversational patterns Formal Greetings Good morning afternoon

Conversational patterns

Formal Greetings Good morning/afternoon/ evening Informal Hi! Hello! Haven’t seen you for ages! How are you? You don’t look happy.

Suggestions/offers We could… How about (V ing)/ What about (V ing)… Why don’t we … ? Why not … ? What do you think about… ? I would like to …? It would be a nice (great idea)… Would you like to … ? Are you interesting in …? I’d like to invite you … Let’s … We might…

Accepting That’s sounds … I’d really like… I’d love to … That would be great! How could I say no? A great idea! Sure With pleasure No problem Why not? Refusing offers I’m really sorry, but… Thanks… but I’m afraid I can’t… Unfortunately, I won’t be able to make it. It was nice of you to suggest that, but… I’m sorry, but I have some plans for…

Offering help Can I help you? What can I do for you? Are you fond of …? What are you interested in? Which … would you prefer?

Explaining the situation You see… Let me explain… Let’s start from the beginning Well, By the way, In fact…

Asking for information Could you tell me …? Excuse me do you know…? Do you happen to know…? I’d like to know… ? Do you know … ? (Happen to) know …? (Got) any idea… ? I wonder if you could tell me … I should be interesting to know …

Expressing likes I’m very keen on… I (really) enjoy… I’ve always liked… There nothing I like/enjoy more than … I adore I’m absolutely crazy/mad about… … is (really) great/terrific!

Expressing dislikes I have never liked … is not one of my favourite… I (really) hate… I can’t stand… … is rubbish I must say I’m not too fond of …

Making a dialogue In a travel agency About plans for the future trip In the street In the restaurant (cafe) In the hotel …

-Good morning. Can I help you? -Yes, please. I’d like to go to … Where can I get some information about holidays in …? -Oh, I’ll give you some leaflets. You’ll find a lot of information there. -Thank you. But what would you advise me to visit? -There a lot of special tours. You can choose yourself. -Can you tell me anything about travel procedures, what travel documents do I need? -How much will it cost? -How are you going to pay? In cash or by credit card? -Can I have you telephone number to contact you? - I hope you’ll enjoy your trip.