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a. Asking information 

Who is on the telephone?

Where When

did you put the suitcase?

is your birthday?

Why

are you here?

How

did you get here?

Which

do you prefer: summer or rainy season?

Whose

book is this? 7/2/12

b. Giving information Marissa

is on the phone.

I

put it inside the big wooden cabinet.

My

birthday is on October 22, 1965.

I

am here because I have to attend the meeting.

I

got here by riding a taxi all the way from7/2/12 Malabon.

c. Confirming information - giving approval or verification Q: Are you ready for the trip? A: Yes. I am ready for the trip. Q: Is this Jenete Bautista I am speaking with? A: Yes. You are correct. Q: Will you go to the party tonight? A: No. I won’t. I have to review for the exam tomorrow. Q: Did you 7/2/12 receive the package I

d. Expressing surprise What!

That is a good news!

Ouch!

That really hurts!

Hey!

I got a perfect score!

What

a pity! He did not the exam!

Oh!

This is the best gift ever!

Gosh! Oh,

That is impossible to do!

my gosh! He is dead! 7/2/12

e. A wish 

- a desire I wish I were a fish in the ocean! I wish for a puppy.

- to form or to express a wish concerning



I wish you good health! -

a bid

He wished me a good morning. 7/2/12

f. iration (to regard with high esteem) A

lot of people respect him.

He

is a great leader.

She

is a hard worker.

He

has a lot of work to do but he never complains.

He

is a good provider.

She He

is very kind to everyone.

is always an optimist. 7/2/12

g. Expressing appreciation/gratitude Thank

you very much.

Thank

you so much.

Thanks

a lot.

You

did something unique. Thanks.

Thank

you so kindly for accepting my invitation.

Thank

you for saving me. You gave me 7/2/12 a second life.

h. Expressing regret/sympathy I

regret to inform you that you did not the test.

I

am deeply saddened about the destruction of your house in a fire.

Please

accept my deepest condolence for your father’s sudden death.

I

am sorry but I have to decline 7/2/12 your invitation.

i. Expressing congratulations Congratulations!

You are one of the outstanding students of the first quarter period!

Congratulations!

You got the highest test score!

Congratulations!

You won 1st place in the swimming contest!

Congratulations!

You won a gold

medallion! 7/2/12

Congratulations!

You are the

j. Expressing leave-taking Goodbye.

See you tomorrow.

See

you later.

See

yah. (Informal)

I

got to go home now.

I

have to run. I have a lot of things to do.

I

have to go now. I will talk with you later.

Bye.

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k. Praising Your

parents must be very proud of you!

You

are the most dependable student I ever had.

You

are very helpful and smart.

You

are highly efficient.

You

are very kind and understanding.

You

7/2/12 thoughtful. are very

l. Giving a command Close

the door gently.

Be

quiet.

Sit

down properly.

Get

your notebook and textbook.

Be

ready for a short quiz tomorrow.

Clean

the room after the last scheduled subject.

Ask

your 7/2/12 parent’s permission.

l. Giving a request Please

close the door gently.

- Close the door please. - May/Will/Could you please close the door gently? Please

be quiet.

- Be quiet please. - Will/Could you please be quiet? Please

sit down properly. 7/2/12

m. greeting Hi! 

Hi there!

Hello! Hello there!

Good

morning! / Good afternoon! / Good evening!

A

pleasant morning! A pleasant afternoon! A pleasant evening!

Ladies

and gentlemen, good morning!

Hey,

7/2/12 Michael!

n. Making an introduction Friends,

I would like you to meet my best friend, Cristina.

My

report for today is all about the digestive system.

Today,

I will discuss the importance of vegetable in our body.

Our

topic for today is all about Dr. Jose Rizal, our national hero.

An

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explanation about the

o. Expressing an apology I

am sorry to hurt you. It was an accident.

I

apologize for the delay. It was unintentional.

I

am sorry but your flight today is cancelled.

I

am sorry but I have to leave you. Our relationship is not working anymore.

I

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regret to inform you but you did

p. Expressing a complaint There

is a sewing defect at the tip of the reverse side of the front row collar.

The

streets are flooded again.

There

is a heavy traffic ahead.

The

food you ordered is not available.

It

is too hot stay here.

The

7/2/12 assignment is too long.

q. Relaying a message. Please

tell your classmates to meet me at the RJF Hall this afternoon.

Tell

your siblings that I miss them a lot.

Tell

Ms. Dela Cruz to go to the Principal’s office as soon as possible.

Mila

says thank you and she 7/2/12 sends you this gift.

r. Making a suggestion We

can work together so that we could finish fast.

We

must avoid arguments.

You

should always follow your parent’s advice.

If

you want to make your parents happy, play computer games hard but study harder.

It

is better to be humble and to 7/2/12 accept your mistakes.

s. Expressing approval/like I

like it a lot!

I

love what you did!

You

did something awesome!

That

idea is highly acceptable!

Yeah!

That works for me!

Yes!

That is similar to what I did ten years ago!

That

is comparable to our 7/2/12 expectations!

t. Expressing disapproval/dislike I

don’t like it.

I

hate it.

You

did something despicable.

That

is unacceptable.

What He

you did was wrong!

rejected your suggestion.

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u. Extending an invitation You

are cordially invited to the Cheering Competition in our school on July 23, 2012 at 2:30 pm. Please come.

I

would like to invite you in my 18th birthday on July 5, 2012, 7:00pm at the Manila Hotel.

Come

and enjoy a delightful evening with the country’s loveliest fashion models. 7/2/12

v. Accepting an invitation Yes.

I will watch the Cheering Competition. Yes. I will attend your 18th birthday party.



Yes.

I would like to witness the fashion show.

Yes. I

I will come and watch it.

will surf the net and visit my friends Facebook s. 7/2/12

w. Refusing an invitation I

am sorry but I will not watch it. I have a scheduled international meeting.

I

regret to inform you that I will not attend the party. I have a very important appointment with a client.

I

am sorry but I can’t be there because I have a lot of office work to do. 7/2/12

Thank you for listening. I hope that you learned a lot today! Be ready for the test tomorrow about this topic we have just 7/2/12