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Instructions:

b. Refer back to the polite questions chart (3.2) and complete the
following questions, using the appropriate verb of your choice. Write
your sentences about the indicated context. For each context, you
may write three completely different questions, or three variations of
the same question.  

Context:  You are checking in for your flight

Examples:

1. Could I have an aisle seat please?

2. Could you tell me if the flight is still on time?
3. Do you happen to know if there’s any restaurants near the gate?

Context:  You’ve arrived at your destination, and you need transportation to

your hotel.
a) Do you know where I can get a taxi?
b) Could you please tell me what is the fastest way to get there?
c) Do you know if the place is far?

Context:  You are in the window seat on your flight and need to get up to use
the restroom.
a) Excuse, could I pass? I need to go to the bathroom
b) Do you mind if we change places? I always need to go to the restroom
c) Could you take care of my things while I go to the bathroom?
Context:  Your flight has landed, and you don’t know where to go to claim your
baggage.
a) Do you know where I can pick my baggage?
b) Do I need a ticket to pick my baggage?
c) Could you please help me to get my baggage?
Context:  You need to fill out your customs forms, but you don’t have a pen.
a) Could you please lend me your pen?
b) Could someone tell me where I can get a pen?
c) Do you know if I need to fill all my form with pen?
Context: You want to make reservations for a client dinner and need to know
what time the restaurant is open until.
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a) Do you at what time we close on this day?

b) Could we schedule this dinner for another day?
c) Could you please tell me for how many people it´s the reservation?
Context:  You have been sitting on the runway for 45 minutes waiting for your
flight to take off.  You want to know what’s going on.
a) Do you know why we are not moving?
b) Do you know if it´s okay the plane?
c) Do you if we are going to get to our destination at time?

Context:  You have to use the bathroom urgently, but there is a long line.
a) Do you know why is taking so long?
b) Do you know how many people are inside?
c) Could you please let me enter first? I need to get my plane

Context:  The earphones the flight attendant gave you for the in-flight movie
don’t work.
a) Could you please provide me another set? These don’t work
b) Do you know if they can give me another one?
c) Could you please tell me how this work? I can’t hear nothing
Context: You want to know where the gym is located in your hotel.
a) Could you please tell me where is the gym?
b) Do you know if we need to pay to access to the gym?
c) Could you please tell me at what time is open the gym?
Context:  You lost your cellphone charger.
a) Could you please lend me you charger? I need to make a call
b) Do you where I can buy a charger here?
c) Do you know if the airport had free charge stations for the phones?
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