8 ACTIVATE Work in pairs. Study the key phrases and situations 1-6. Take turns to
make requests. Then report your
partner's requests to the class.
KEY PHRASES O Requests
Could you...
Can you ...
It would be great if you could...
Would you mind (not) -ing?
I'm cold. Can you
close the window?
Anna asked me to
close the window.
1 I'm cold.
2 I don't understand my homework.
3 I've missed the bus into town.
4 I haven't got any money and I want to go out.
5 The phone's ringing.
6 I can't reach something on the shelf.
Finished?
Write requests that your parents and friends
have made this week.
My mum asked me to do the washing-up.
My best friend is my fortress. We met the first time we both went to school, back in the first grade, and we've been inseparable ever since. We can understand each other perfectly, and sometimes it seems to me that we can even read each other's thoughts! My friend and I always sit together at the same desk at school. We are not bored at any lesson, because my friend is very cheerful and energetic. He can always come up with something interesting or say something that the whole class will laugh at. He's a lot of fun. at recess, we always go to the cafeteria and buy chocolate bars, we both love them. We always try to do our homework together, too, and someone always explains it to someone else if they understand the topic better. And after the completed lessons, we go for a walk. when it's summer outside, we play football on the field that is located near our houses. Sometimes we play basketball or ride bicycles. we live, by the way, also in the neighborhood. In winter, we play snowballs, arrange shootouts or sculpt