Say No

Lesson 7
 asked someone to do
something for you?

When someone asks you to

do something for, is it easy
for you to say no? why?
Is it easy or difficult to
say no to
❏ Family
❏ Friends
❏ People you don’t
know
❏ Colleagues
❏ teachers
 Column A Column B

Lend me some money 2 Can you show me how to use this?

Show me how to use this Do you think you could lend me some money? 2

Lend me your dictionary Could you give me a glass of red (wine), please?

Tell me the way to the village Could you not park your car here, please?

Give me a glass of red (wine) Can you lend me your dictionary?

Don’t park your car here Would you mind telling me the way to the village?
 Column A Column B

Lend me some money 2 Can you show me how to use this? 6

Show me how to use this 6 Do you think you could lend me some money? 2

Lend me your dictionary 5 Could you give me a glass of red (wine), please? 1

Tell me the way to the village 3 Could you not park your car here, please? 4

Give me a glass of red (wine) 1 Can you lend me your dictionary? 5

Don’t park your car here 4 Would you mind telling me the way to the village? 3
法助動詞（英語では“ Modal verbs” もしくは“ helping verb” ）とは、“ auxiliary verb” 助
動詞の一つです。英語の呼び方にも、その働きのヒントが隠れていますね。
例えば、法助動詞は主動詞の時制を変えたり、可能性を示したりする働きがありま
す。他にも、許可や必要性を表すこともできます。
一般的な英語の法助動詞は次の９つです。
● Can
● Could
● Will
● Would
● Should
● May
● Might
● Must
● Shall
Which column do the request use
modal verb?
Which column are the requests
yes/no questions?
In which column are the requests
Which column do the request use
modal verb? 　 B
Which column are the requests
yes/no questions? 　 B
In which column are the requests
1. I’m afraid we don’t have any left. Would you
like some white? 1
2. I would, but I don’t have any.
3. I’d usually say yes, but I’m using it right
now.
4. I’m sorry, but I don’t live around here.
1. I’m afraid we don’t have any left. Would you
like some white? 1
2. I would, but I don’t have any. 2
3. I’d usually say yes, but I’m using it right
now. 5
4. I’m sorry, but I don’t live around here. 3
 Can you~?

Can you (verb) (object)

Can you (verb) me (object)

Can you help me?
Can you write me a letter?
Can you let me go home?
Can you give me the salt?
Can you get me some water?
 Let
me~
させてもらえませんか
させてください
させていただけませんか
Can I go home early?
早く帰ってもいいですか？
Can you let me go home early?
早く帰らせてくれませんか
Can you ~

read this book?

 check my
homework?
sign this?
call me a taxi?
steak
Pick up/drop off
dry cleaning
 Could you ~?
Could you (verb) (object)

Could you (verb) me (object)

Could you take out the trash?
Could you make dinner?
Could you buy me a camera?
Could you turn off the light?
Could you~?

take out the trash?

get me coffee.
teach me English
buy me ice cream
book
heater
Do you think
you could~
door
clean
umbrella
 Use the prompts to make
polite requests
1. Take these letters do the post office.
Do you think you could take these letters to the post office?
2. Bring me the bill.
Can
3. Buy me a drink.
Could
4. Don’t smoke here.
Would you mind
5. Lend me your bicycle.
Do you think
 Use the prompts to make
polite requests
1. Take these letters do the post office.
Do you think you could take these letters to the post office?
2. Bring me the bill.
Can you bring me the bill?
3. Buy me a drink.
Could you buy me a drink?
4. Don’t smoke here.
Would you mind not smoking here.
5. Lend me your bicycle.
Do you think you could lend me your bike.
1.Can you show me how to use
this?
2.Could you lend me your
dictionary?
1.Can you show me how to use
this?
2.Could you lend me your
dictionary?
 Time to talk
Roleplay 1: 　 You are colleagues, you work in the same office together.
● Tomorrow is your colleagues day off, but it’s a working day for you. You
want to take the day off
● Go to your colleagues desk and say hello
● Ask your colleague to change their day off with you

Roleplay 2: You live in a house and your partner is your neighbour

● You are selling your sofa. The sofa is on the street
● Someone will come to take it away in 20 minutes
● Your (angry) neighbours comes to your door.
 Time to talk

Tomoyuki- p. 31 roleplay 2

Yukiya- p. 31 roleplay 1

Teppei p. 84 roleplay 2

Brandee- p. 84 roleplay 1