Assignment Answer Oumh2203 (1)

Snippet 1 Hari: Mr Chan, when do you need the signed contract to be delivered to you? Mr Chan: I want it today. [Using modal verbs] Answer: It would be so helpful if I could get it today.

Snippet 2 Naimah: Please could you email me the documents by this Friday? Haikal: I can’t do it. [Rephrasing a negative sentence] Answer: I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to email you the documents by this Friday.

Snippet 3 Seng Tat: Are we going to deliver the urgent parcel on time? Michael: We are having problems with the packaging.[Using qualifiers] Answer: We are having one or two problems with the packaging.

Snippet 4 Angelina: We should change the way we do things instead of changing the people we put in charge. [Using negative question form] Anita: Please could you explain a bit more? Answer: Shouldn’t we change the way we do things instead of changing the people we put in charge?

Snippet 5 Anita: I plan to call for a meeting next week. Can you help to set it up? [Using the past continuous] Hamid: Certainly. Answer: I was planning to call for a meeting next week.

Snippet 6 Anwar: My apologies, but when can we meet? Nathan: You said we were meeting today at 5 p.m. [Using the passive voice] Answer: I was told we were meeting today at 5 p.m.

Snippet 7 Selvi: Could you share your views on Anwar’s proposal? Umpang: I disagree! [Using softeners] Answer: I’m sorry, I disagree with you there.

Snippet 8 Terence: How much time do we have to resolve this? Siew Peng: Give me a solution by the end of the day. [Using modal verbs] Answer: Could you give me a solution by the end of the day?

Snippet 9 Fattah: Any discount on these items? Maulana: No. [Rephrasing a negative sentence] Answer: Unfortunately, there isn’t.

Snippet 10 Tan Sri: Will you be able to arrive here on time? Ganesh: I’m going to be late. [Using qualifiers] Answer: I’m going to be a little bit late.