1 SNAKE BITE

Snake Bite
B.
English Secondary Course
Friend: Do you have a spare pencil?
You: Yes, I do.
Friend: May I borrow it? I have forgotten to bring mine.
You: Of course. Here you are.
Friend: Thank you.
When you ask someone to do something for you, or ask for permission to do something,
it is important to sound polite. Here are some ways in which you can do this.
Requesting someone to do something for you:
“Could you shut the door for me, please?”
“Would you mind passing the paper, please?”
“Can you suggest a movie I could watch over the weekend?’
Asking someone for permission to do something:
“Can I use your computer, please?”
“Could you lend me some money?”
“Do you mind if I turn on the fan?”
Exercise
Now use the examples given above to make simple requests. Ask your friend for
some help in doing something, ask for directions to go somewhere, or ask for a
dictionary.
1.2.2 PART 2
Later in the evening .................... lived there.
Do you like playing with animals? Did you or anyone you know ever get scratched by a
cat or bitten by a dog while playing? How did your parents react to this? Raja is curious
about creatures like snakes and bees. In the evening when he tries to catch a bee he gets
stung. He runs for help to his grandmother and shows her the sting, she immediately thinks
that it is a snake bite. His grandfather looks at the bite and thinks exactly the same thing.
He picks him up and runs to the house of a man who he believes can help them. Raja does
not get a chance to tell any one that he has been bitten by a bee and not a snake. Sometimes
people misunderstand and react to situations without listening or asking questions. Has this
ever happened to you?
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