Упр.2 Юнит 1 Урок 5 ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10-11 класс
Decide what you would say in the following situations. Explain why.
- 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. - 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. - 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? - 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? - 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 a friend.
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.
b) Can you tell me what the advantages of the British physical environment are, please? — this is a polite request to a teacher.
I wonder if you could tell me what the advantages of the British physical environment are. — this is also polite and more formal.
c) Can you tell me where teenagers usually spend their summer holidays, please? — this is a direct polite question.
Got any idea where teenagers usually spend their summer holidays? — this sounds more informal.
d) I should be interested to know if there are any bus tours to Windsor. — this is a formal way to ask at a travel agency.
Could you tell me if there are any bus tours to Windsor, please? — this is a polite request.
e) I wonder if you could tell me when the nearest train to London is. — this is a very polite way to ask at a railway station.
Could you tell me when the nearest train to London is, please? — this is also polite and natural.
