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Asking for help

Ask for help politely and respond when someone helps you.

1Learn

Goal: Ask for help politely and respond when someone helps you.

Excuse me + Could you / Can you + please. Thank people clearly.

2Key phrases

Excuse me, could you help me?
Can you show me how this works?
Sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say that again?
Could you speak slowly, please?
Thank you so much. — You’re welcome.
Sorry to bother you, but…

3Sample conversation

A
Excuse me, could you help me? I can’t find the ticket counter.
B
Sure. It’s on the first floor, next to the lift.
A
Thank you so much.
B
No problem.

4Practice quiz

Question 1 of 4Choose the sentence
Choose the polite sentence.

5Speaking challenge

Speaking challenge

Ask for help in 4 situations: at a shop, at an office, on a bus, with your phone.

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Say it out loud. Nobody is listening — that’s the point. Mistakes are allowed.

Finish this lesson

Do the practice quiz above, then mark it complete.