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Asking Giving and Refusing Permission

The document provides a teacher's notes for an ESL activity to practice asking, giving, and refusing permission. Students are given a worksheet to use polite phrases to ask permission for various items, fill in missing letters to complete phrases for giving and refusing permission, and then practice the language with a partner.

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Asking Giving and Refusing Permission

The document provides a teacher's notes for an ESL activity to practice asking, giving, and refusing permission. Students are given a worksheet to use polite phrases to ask permission for various items, fill in missing letters to complete phrases for giving and refusing permission, and then practice the language with a partner.

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TEACHER’S NOTES

ESL / EFL RESOURCES Asking, Giving and Refusing Permission

Activity Type Introduction


Reading, writing, Here is a useful worksheet activity to help students practice
listening and speaking language for asking, giving and refusing permission.
activity
Procedure
Language Focus Give each student a copy of the worksheet.
Asking permission
Draw the students' attention to the ten polite phrases for asking
Giving and refusing permission at the top of the worksheet and review the language
permission with the class.

The students then use the ten phrases to ask permission for the
Aim items shown on their worksheet.

To practice language When the students have finished, review their answers.
for asking, giving and
refusing permission. Next, students fill in the missing letters in the phrases that give
and refuse permission.
Preparation Afterwards, check the answers together as a class.
Make one copy of the
worksheet for each Answer Key - Exercise B
student.
1. Yes, of course.
2. Please feel free.
Level 3. By all means.
4. No, not at all.
Pre-intermediate 5. Sure, go ahead.
6. I'd prefer it if you don't.
7. I'm afraid not.
Time 8. No, you may not.
20 minutes 9. I'm sorry, but you can't.
10. I'm afraid that's not possible.

Students then work with a partner and take it in turns to ask,


give and refuse permission using the items from Exercise A and
phrases from Exercise B.

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ASKING PERMISSION

ESL / EFL RESOURCES Asking, Giving and Refusing Permission

A. Use the polite phrases in the box to ask permission for items (1 to 10) below.

Would you mind if I...? Would it be alright if I…?


I wonder if it might be possible to... Is it OK if I...?
Is it all right if I...? Do you mind if I…?
I wonder if I could... May I...?

1. Ask if you can borrow something.


__________________________________________________________________________
2. Ask if you can go out tonight.
__________________________________________________________________________
3. Ask if you can park your car here.
__________________________________________________________________________
4. Ask if you can use a friend's laptop.
__________________________________________________________________________
5. Ask if you can open the window.
__________________________________________________________________________
6. Ask if you can change your flight.
__________________________________________________________________________
7. Ask if you can turn the music down.
__________________________________________________________________________
8. Ask if you can speak to someone.
__________________________________________________________________________
9. Ask if you can leave class early.
__________________________________________________________________________
10. Ask if you can have another cup of coffee.
__________________________________________________________________________

B. Now, fill in the missing letters in the phrases that give and refuse permission.

Giving permission Refusing permission


1. Y _ _, _ f c _ _ _ _ _ 6. I'd p _ _ _ _ _ i _ i _ y _ _ don't
2. P_____f__lf__e 7. I'm a _ _ _ _ _ n _ _
3. B_a__m___s 8. N _, y _ _ m _ _ n _ _
4. No, n _ _ a _ a _ _ 9. I'm s _ _ _ _, b _ _ y _ _ can't
5. S _ _ _, g _ a _ _ _ _ 10. I'm a _ _ _ _ _ that's not p _ _ _ _ _ _ _

C. In pairs, take it in turns to ask, give and refuse permission using the items from Exercise A
and phrases from Exercise B.

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