aGENDA

Definition and Function

Expressions

Example

Assignment

DEFINITION

&

FUNCTION

Offer means to present,

introduce, or propose a help or an

assist for consideration.

Offering something is a way for
someone to offer help to other

either physical or abstract

expressions

• What can I help you?
• What can I do for you?
• May I help you?

• Can I help you?
• How can I assist to you?
• How can I help you?
• Do you want me to help you?

This is the common expression to
offer help. The word “May” is a way
to get permission to help.

May/Can I Help You ?

It is a formal expression, especially
when we offer help to older people
or someone whom we don’t know

It is less formal than “May I Help
You”. It is almost similar with “How
Can I Help You?”

What Can I do For You?

It is used if someone needs our
help, then we agree to help him/her

It is used to suggest an action in the
future.

What If ..... ?

It is usually used with the Present
Tense of the verb.

Example :

• What if I finish the number five

for you?

• What if I print the material for

you?

Responses

Refusing an Offer

Accepting an Offer

• Yes, Please / Okay
• Certainly / Thanks. That

would be excellent

• Thank you
• How kind of you! Thank

you very much

• That’s very good of you.

Thank you.

• No, thanks/thank you
• No, you don’t need to
• Don’t bother yourself,

thanks

• That’s very kind of you,

but i can manage myself

• That’s very kind of you,

but i don’t think it’s
necessary

Example

Siti : Riska. What are you doing now?
Riska : I’m cooking Choco banana crispy with ice cream.
Siti : That sounds delicious food. May I help you, Riska?
Riska : Yes, Please, that would be very lovely. Take a

knife on desk.

Siti : Okay, Riska. What else?
Riska : Peel the banana and slice the banana longwise.
Siti : Yes, Riska, I have finished it.
Riska : Thanks a lot, Siti.

thank you

Fenny, S.Pd

​ASSIGNMENT
(TUGAS)

task 1

Read each following situation carefully, then try to make expression of

offering help based on situations!

1. Your friend is operating the computer now. Suddenly there is a

trouble in his computer. You see this condition and try to offer
help. How would you say?

2. Your teacher brings some heavy boxes. Then you offer to help her.

How would you say?

3. You are standing in front of the school gate. Suddenly there is

someone who gets lost. You try to offer help for him. How would
you say?

4. Your friend is getting difficult to understand the lesson today. You

have already understood well about the lesson. You offer help to
explain the lesson. How would you say?

task 2

Complete the following dialogues with the suitable answer in the box!

• if I take

a. Miss Tina : Beni, ________ to lift these

books to the class?

Beni : Sure, Miss
Miss Tina : Thanks
Beni : You’re welcome, Miss

b. Aulia : Can I help you?

Bagas : No, _____ I can manage myself

c. Dimas : You look as if you could do with ______ !

Brenda : Thanks. I think I’ve got it

d. Deni : These books _______’ Let me help you.

Siti : Thanks anyway.

e. Mariam : You look tired. Do you mind ________

some glass of orange juice?

Sal : No, thanks. I bring mineral water.

• can you help me
• look so heavy

• thank you

• some help

Rearrange the sentences below to make a good dialogue!
task 3

• Sure. What can I do for you?
• Could you hold the door open for me?
• Of course
• Would you mind lending me a hand?
• No problem. Is there anything else?
• Actually there’s a doctor downstairs, too.

Could you get that one as well

a

• There is one thing you could do
• Would you mind closing the windows?
• Really? You look so busy
• Just say the word
• Is there anything I can do to help?
• Of course not
• Not at the moment, thank you

B