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Level
1
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Unit
13-2: "Request 2"
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Tim:
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May
I borrow your cell phone, please? |
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Fred |
I
am sorry, but my cell phone is broken. |
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Tim:
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Oh
no. May I use your computer, then? |
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Fred |
Why
do you need to use my computer? |
| Tim:
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I
want order a cell phone for you from an internet shopping
mall. |
| Fred: |
That's
very nice of you. |
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10 minutes) |
| Tim:
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Ok.
I ordered it. May I have your credit card number? |
| Fred:
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Why? |
| Tim:
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I
said I want to order a new cell phone for you, not buy a new
one! |
| May
is used to make a request |
Ex: May I borrow your cell
phone?
May I use your computer? |
| Note: May I help you (is
also used to make offers) |
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Complete
the conversations.
(at a hat store)
Clerk: _____________? (to help)
Steve: Yes. These hats are very nice. ______________ ( to try on)?
Clerk: Sure, you may.
Steve: It's nice. It's exactly my style. But, I have no cash.
_______________? (to pay by credit card)
(at the drug store)
Pharmacist: _____________? (to help)
Tom: Yes. ___________________? (to have something for a sore throat)
Pharmacist: Here you go. Take one spoonful every morning and at
night.
Tom: ____________________? (to take without food)
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Do
you often buy things from an Internet shopping mall?
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Have
you ever shopped on the internet? Have seen any scams?
(Scam = fraudulent business scheme)
Read the article below to give you a rough idea of some of the
types of scam you might come across on the internet. (look up
any vocabulary words you don't know)
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It's not difficult to find scams on the
internet. You see them on web sites, in unsolicited
e-mail, in news group postings
and in chat rooms. If it sounds too good to be true, it
probably is.
Here are some clues:
Hidden addresses. Beware
of advertisements using an anonymous
email address or a post office box number and make it hard
for you to find their actual
location.
CAPITAL LETTERS SHOUTING AT YOU!!!!
Even the look and wording of ads can make you suspicious.
Be skeptical of ads
that shout at you, like 'THE SECRETS OF GUARANTEED SUCCESS!!!'
or 'How to make a million!!!'.
Vague
references. 'Thousands of satisfied
customers!' Sounds impresssive,
but you're not given enough information to check them out.
'This is not a scam'. Don't
fall for this trick. A legitimate business doesn't
need to convince you of its legality.
Promises of instant
wealth. Some scams will offer a 'secret' money-making
method available 'only to a select
number of people'. But a typical
scam reaches thousands
of users. Details of
the scheme are kept hidden until after you pay a fee.
Hidden expenses.
Be wary of ads promising 'no start up costs' and
then asking for a one-off fee.
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