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MODULE 9

OFFERING SERVICES / HELP

Offering services and help is a way and an expression to suggest or to offer help to someone who
needs it. The purpose is to offers assistance.
There are two kinds of offering :

 Formal offers are used when you talk to someone who are older or whose position is
higher than you.

 Informal offers are used when you talk to someone close to you

FORMAL INFORMAL

 May I help you?  Can I help you?


 May I be of assistant?  Do you need any help?
 Would you like/need any help?  Let me help you
 Is there anything I can do for you?  Need some help?
 Perhaps I could assist in some way  What can I do for you?
 How can I help you?
 What if I help you?

ACCEPTING SERVICES / HELP

FORMAL INFORMAL

 That would be great, thank you so  Yes, please


much  Yes, please. I really appreciate it
 That’s extremely  Yes, if you don’t mind
kind/good/thoughtful of you  Just what I needed!
 Thank you, It’s very kind of you
 That is so nice of you, thank you

REFUSING SERVICES AND HELP

FORMAL INFORMAL

 It’s very good of you to offer, but I  No, thank you


will manage it on my own  Don’t worry I can help myself
 I’m very grateful for your offer but  Don’t worry I will do it myself
….  Thanks, but I prefer not bothering
 Please don’t trouble yourself you
 That’s extremely kind of you, but….  I appreciate that but I can do it
myself
 Please don’t be bother yourself

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