Упр.2 Юнит 1 Урок 5 ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10-11 класс
Decide what you would say in the following situations. Explain why.
- a) You ask your British friend about the weather forecast for tomorrow:
- Got any idea what the weather is going to be tomorrow?
- I wonder if you could tell me what the weather is going to be tomorrow.
- b) You are at the geography lesson in a summer school in Britain. You ask the teacher:
- Can you tell me what the advantages of the British physical environment are, please?
- I wonder if you could tell me what the advantages of the British physical environment are.
- c) You ask an American teenager during a TV bridge ‘Across the Ocean’:
- Can you tell me where teenagers usually spend their summer holidays, please?
- Got any idea where teenagers usually spend their summer holidays?
- d) You are at a travel agency. You ask an agent:
- I should be interested to know if there are any bus tours to Windsor.
- Could you tell me if there are any bus tours to Windsor, please?
- e) You are at the railway station. You ask the clerk:
- I wonder if you could tell me when the nearest train to London is.
- Could you tell me when the nearest train to London is, please?
a) Got any idea what the weather is going to be tomorrow? — this is an informal way to ask about the weather forecast.
I wonder if you could tell me what the weather is going to be tomorrow. — this is a more polite and formal way to ask the same question.
b) Can you tell me what the advantages of the British physical environment are, please? — polite request in a lesson.
I wonder if you could tell me what the advantages of the British physical environment are. — even more polite and formal.
c) Can you tell me where teenagers usually spend their summer holidays, please? — polite question to a teenager.
Got any idea where teenagers usually spend their summer holidays? — informal way to ask for information.
d) I should be interested to know if there are any bus tours to Windsor. — formal and polite, suitable for a travel agency.
Could you tell me if there are any bus tours to Windsor, please? — polite and natural request.
e) I wonder if you could tell me when the nearest train to London is. — polite way to ask at a railway station.
Could you tell me when the nearest train to London is, please? — also polite and correct.
