Everyday English Be polite

Be polite!

1 Respect people around you Some people are not using polite language in shops and cafes. You know this Example: “We want two pizzas.” → “We’d like two pizzas, please” 1. “Give me those flowers.” 2. “Where are the skateboards in this shop?” 3. “I need an alarm clock” 4. “That sandwich there.” 5. “We want to try on these jeans.” 2 Find the right words Come on

TIP

“I’d like” → polite

“ I want” → not so polite USEFUL PHRASES I’d like/We’d like(to) please.. Can you show me/give me? Can I …please? Have you got…? Excuse me, do you sell…?

I can help you Hey, great! Thank you

Your friend helped you. A car is coming but your friend doesn’t see it. Your friend is upset today. Watch out!

Cheer up, it’s not the end of the world. Your friend has got a problem. Your friend’s team has won the game. Your friend is looking at things in a shop. You don’t want to wait.

3 Let’s listen: Street Style Last Saturday Emma and Lisa were in ‘Street Style’, a clothes shop in Greenwich. a) Listen to the conversation and practice the dialogue with a partner. Look for the missing parts.

Emma: Look, Lisa. These shoes are nice, aren’t they?

Lisa: Hmmm, they aren’t my style.

Emma: Well, you always , don’t you? But shoes like these are ’in’ just now.

Lisa: I wear what I like, . Anyway, you can’t buy them, can you? You spent all your money last week.

Emma: I know but I can still look. Come on. I want to now.

Lisa: OK. Let’s just look at these trousers here. – Ugh! No, thanks!

Emma: Ssh! Not so loud! The assistant near the changing rooms can hear you.

Lisa: Oh, yes! Look at her face. She didn’t like what I said, did she?

Emma: Well, you weren’t these trousers. Oh, that’s my mobile. Hi, Terry…In “Street Style’. Lisa is here too. In a music shop? You are you? …Wait a minute while I ask Lisa. We’ve got time to meet Terry, haven’t we?

Lisa: Sure. Here, give me the phone. – Hi, Terry! Come and find us here. Why not? Because ? OK. See you at the Green Village snack bar. on a new top very polite about wear trainers aren’t buying new CDs They are terrible see the skirts it’s a girls’ shop not what’s ‘in’