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Unit 8 Lesson C: Do you mind . . . ?

Vocabulary

Food and eatingchop (onions) (v)

help with the dishes (v)

set the table (v)

turn on the oven (v)

Other words

(antique) table (n)

borrow (v)charge my phone (v)

install software (v)

Conversation strategies

Asking politely

Sometimes you need to ask to do something or ask someone to do something.

You can use Do you mind if + subject + verb .. . ?to ask permission to do something:

Do you mind if I look around? ( = Can I look around?)

You can use Would you mind + verb + -ing . . . ?to ask someone to do something:

Would you mind helpingme in the kitchen? ( = Can you help me?)

You can use Noto agree to requests with Do you mind if . . . ?and Would you mind + verb

+ -ing . . . ?:

A Do you mind ifI look around?

B No, go ahead.

A Would you mindhelping me in the kitchen?

B No, not at all.

Cambridge University Press 2014 Unit 8, Lesson C, Page 1

picar

ayuda con los platos

pon a mesa

mesa

pedir prestado

cargar mi celular

instalar softwere

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Touchstone 2nd Edition Language summaryLevel 2

In both examples, Nomeans "I don't mind. It's not a problem."

Agreeing to requests

You can use Yesor Noto agree to requests.

UseYesto agree to requests with Canand Could:

A Can I look around?

B Yes./ Sure./Go (right) ahead.

A Could you chop the onions?

B Yes./Sure./OK./ No problem.

Use Noto agree to requests with mind:

A Do you mind if I look around?

B No, go (right) ahead./No, not at all.

A Would you mind helping me in the kitchen?

B No, not at all./Oh, no. No problem.Im happy to help.

Cambridge University Press 2014 Unit 8, Lesson C, Page 2