Unit 12 – Offering and Declining Tonight, you will learn… How to offer something. The use of BREAKDOWN, SHUTDOWN, WEAR-OUT, and BREAK. How to invite and

Unit 12 – Offering and DecliningTonight, you will learn…

• How to offer something.

• The use of BREAKDOWN, SHUTDOWN, WEAR-OUT, and BREAK.

• How to invite and decline politely.

• In a culture note, you will learn about telecommunication used by Deaf people.






How to offer something

Food and Drink ____q____Pat: WANT EAT? Alex: SURE. I NOT-YET EAT ALL-DAY. I HUNGRY I. ____q____Pat: I MAKE SANDWICH. YOU WANT? Alex: FINE, ANY.

___whq___ _whq_Pat: DRINK WHAT? HAVE BEER, COKE, WATER WHICH? ____q____Alex: COKE, THANK-YOU. WANT HELP?


WANT EAT? Do you want something to eat?

Grammar Note: This form of HELP does not show subject or object and is used as a general offer of assistance as shown below:

WANT HELP? Would you like some help?


Exercise 12AAsk your partner if he/she would like: 1. Something to drink2. A coke3. Some help4. A sandwich5. A beer6. Some wine7. Some milk8. Something to eat9. Some hot tea10. Some hot chocolate











The use of BREAKDOWN, SHUTDOWN, WEAR-OUT, BREAK.

Note: BREAKDOWN below is used to describe the breakdown of large motors or motor-driven devices.

__whq__ ________q__________WRONG? MOTOR BREAKDOWN? Is something wrong with the motor?

BREAK can be used with most other devices as in:

BICYCLE BREAK. The bicycle is broken.


When power is involved, use SHUTDOWN as in:

T-V SHUTDOWN. The television is broken.

When something wears out or burns out, including people, use WEAR-OUT:

SHOES WEAR-OUT. My shoes have worn out.


I WORK ALL-DAY, WEAR-OUT. I worked all day long and I’m just worn out.


Exercise 12BIndicate to your partner that the following are not working:

1. a computer2. an old-fashioned non-electrical typewriter3. a truck4. an airplane5. a TTY (use electrical power)6. a hairdryer7. a hearing aid (use battery)8. a pair of pants9. a telephone10. a watch











How to invite and decline politely

PARTY YOU-INVITE-ME, I MUST DECLINE. I can’t make it to your party.

CONFLICT. I have a conflict.

Grammar Note: Other ways to explain why you must decline include:

I GO-AWAY. NOT HERE I. I’ll be gone. I won’t be here.

I BUSY I. I’ll be busy.

CAN’T I. STUCK. I can’t. I have something I can’t get out of.

How to invite and decline politely

Exercise 12CDecline an invitation to go out to eat. Give the following explanations:

1. You won’t be here. 2. You’re busy. 3. You have a conflict. 4. You’re stuck. 5. You’re sick. 6. You exhausted. 7. You have to work. 8. You have to study. 9. Your car broke down. 10. You’re meeting a friend.











In a culture note, you will learn about telecommunication used by Deaf people.

Culture Note: a TTY (also called a telecommunications device for the Deaf, a TDD, or teletypewriter) is a device for typing over telephone lines. Anyone having a TTY can call other party who has a TTY. If one of the parties does not have a TTY, there are relay services which one can call via voice or TTY. Te relay service will call the other party and relay the conversation between parties as in a normal conversation.

In recent years, more and more Deaf people have been using text pagers with small keyboards for communicating with each other electronically. You may see a Deaf person typing frantically, using his or her thumbs, on one of these pagers. Deaf people are also making heavy use of e-mail.











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Unit 12 – Offering and Declining Tonight, you will learn… How to offer something. The use of BREAKDOWN, SHUTDOWN, WEAR-OUT, and BREAK. How to invite and