Lesson 1

ASKING AND OFFERING SERVICE/ HELP

Apa yang dimaksud dengan Asking and Offering Help?

 Asking Help adalah ungkapan dalam Bahasa Inggris yang digunakan

untuk meminta bantuan kepada orang lain.
 Offering Help adalah ungkapan yang digunakan untuk menawarkan bantuan/
jasa kepada orang lain dengan menggunakan kalimat Bahasa Inggris.

1. Penggunaan Asking and Offering Help

 Jadi kapan kita akan mengunakan Asking and Offering Help dalam kehidupan sehari-
hari?
 Berdasarkan pengertian di atas tentang Asking and Offering Help, maka dapat
disimpulkan kapan kita harus menggunakan ungkapan ini. Jawabnya adalah ketika kita
ingin meminta bantuan kepada orang lain dan ketika kita ingin menawarkan
bantuan/jasa kepada orang lain.

Penggunaan Ungkapan Asking and Offering Help dalam situasi Formal dan Informal

Asking Help

Asking Help (Formal) Asking Help (Informal)

 Could you possibly help me?  Can you help me, please?
 Could I possibly ask you to help  I can‟t manage. Can you help?
me?  Give me a hand with this, will you?
 Would you be willing to help me?  Lend me a hand with this, will you?
 Could you do me a favour, please?  Let me give you my hand.
 Could you help me for a second?  Can you give me a hand with this?
 I wonder if you could help me with  Can I ask a favour?
this?  Can you help me?
 I could do with some help, please.  Help me, please.
 Could you spare a moment?  I really need you to help
 I need some help, please.  Do me a favour, please
 Could you give me a hand?
 Would you mind helping me out?
 Could you help me, please?
 I need some assistance, please.
 Would you help me?
 Offering Help

Offering Help (formal) Offering Help (informal)

 Would you like some help?  Can I help you?
 May I help you?  Need any help?
 May I offer my assistance?  Do you need a hand?
 Could I help you?  Can I give you a hand?
 What can I do for you?  Do you need any help?
 What shall I do for you?  Can I do anything to help?
 I‟ll be glad to help you?  Do you need any help?

Giving Help

Giving Help (formal) Giving Help (informal)

 I‟d like to help you.  I will do it for you.
 I‟d be happy to help you.  Let me help you.
 Sure. what can I do for you?  Yes, I can help you
 Sure. I would be glad to help you  Yes, no problem.
 Yes. How can I help you?

Jenis Ungkapan Asking and Offering Help

1. Menggunakan modal Can

Asking for Help Offering Help

 Can You help me?  Can I do for you?

 Can I use your dictionary?  Can I help you?
 Can I borrow your ruler?  Can I get you something to drink?
 Can you open the window?  What can I do for you?
 Can you take a book for me?  How can I do for you?

Catatan:
Penggunaan W/H Question dapat diikut sertakan untuk membuat ungkapan Offering
Help
 2. Menggunakan modal May
Asking for Help Offering Help
 May I ask something for you?  May I help you?
 May I go home early?  How may I help you?
 May I borrow your bicycle?
 May I go to the movie?
 May I call you?

3.Menggunakan Would/ Could

Asking for help
 Could you help me?
 Could you show the best way?
 Would you mind bring my bag?
 Would you mind help my home
work?

4. Menggunakan Let

Offering Help
 Let me help you?
 Let me open the door?

2. Responses/ Tanggapan
1. Accepting/ Menerima

Accepting/ Menerina (Asking for Help) Accepting/ Menerina (Offering Help)

A: Would you like to open the door, A: Can I help you?
please?
B: Certainly. B: Yes, please.

 Ok  Yes, please
 Sure  Ok
 Certainly  Certainly
 No problem  Thanks
 My pleasure  Thank you
 It‟s not a big deal.  How kind of you! Thank you very
 Absolutely much.
 That‟s very good of you!
  That‟s terribly kind, Thank you
very much.
 Yes, please do.
 What a good idea!
 Yes, please.
 Thanks. That would be excellent.

2. Declining/ Refusing (Menolak)

Declining / refusing (Asking fo Help) Declining/ Refusing (Offering Help)

A: Can you help me to give this present for, A: Can I help you with those boxes?
James?
B: I’m afraid I can’t do it. B: No, Thanks. I can do it by my self.

 Absolutely not  No, Thanks

 Sorry, I can‟t  No, Thank you
 Sorry, I‟m busy  No, you don‟t need to.
 I‟m afraid I can‟t do it  Don‟t bother yourself, thanks.
 I am sorry, I can‟t help you now  No, thank you.
 Sorry, I am busy right now  That‟s very kind, but I can manage
 I wish I could help you but I have to myself.
do some important tasks.  That‟s very kind of you, but I don‟t
think it‟s necessary

TASK 1

Read the dialog and answer the questions!

Situation : Mrs Laura will prepare for dinner in the kitchen and her son “Jimmy” will help
her to do something. Let’s find out!
Jimmy : Hi mom…

Mrs Laura: Hi, sweety… have you finished your school homework?

Jimmy : Yes, mom. I‟ve already done it.

Mrs Laura: Good boy… There is your milk in the refrigerator.

Jimmy : Okay, mom. I‟ll take it. Mom…?

Mrs Laura: Yes, sweety. What‟s going on?

Jimmy : What will you cook for our dinner?

Mrs Laura: I‟ll cook your favourite food and some vegetables.

Jimmy : Do you need chilli and pepper?

Mrs Laura: Yes, of course. Thank you.

Jimmy : Let me take them for you.

Mrs Laura: Thanks, but pepper is here. Just give me chilli, please.

Jimmy : Okay. Here it is. Anything else, mom?

Mrs Laura: Can you help me to take some eggs?

Jimmy : That’s no problem. How many eggs do you need, mom?

Mrs Laura: Two eggs, please. They are in the cabinet.

Jimmy : I see. Here you are.

Mrs Laura: Thank you, sweety.

Jimmy : You are welcome, mom. Anything else?

Mrs Laura: Wait a minute. Can you come here?

Jimmy : Yes, mom.

Mrs Laura: Please make up these vegetables.

Jimmy : I like it. Someday I wanna be a chef like you do.

Mrs Laura: That‟s a good idea. But, how about your father‟s idea, because he wants you to be an
army.
Jimmy : I can be an army, but not on the battlefield.

Mrs Laura: What do you mean?

Jimmy : I will join the forces but my position will be in the kitchen. I‟ll cook for them.

Mrs Laura: Hahahaha… That‟s so funny.

Jimmy : It‟s done for the vegetables.

Mrs Laura: Wow…Nice.

Jimmy : See… I‟m able to be a chef someday.

Mrs Laura: I‟m sure about it, sweety.

Jimmy : Let me clean the dining table, mom.

Mrs Laura: How kind of you. Thanks a lot.

Jimmy: No problem mom.

Mrs Laura: The doorbell is ringing. That must be your father. Please open the door.

Jimmy: I’m on my way.

Exrcise 1

Identify the expressions used in the dialog.

Offering help Asking for help Accepting offer Refusing offer

1. 1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3. 3.
etc

Exercise 2

Answer the questions based on the dialog!

1. When does the dialog occur?
2. Where does the dialog take place?
3. What does Jimmy do to help her mother?
4. Mrs Laura: Can you help me to take some eggs?
Jimmy : That‟s no problem. How many eggs do you need, mom?
What does the underlined utterance mean?
5. Jimmy : I can be an army, but not on the battlefield.
What does the underlined word mean?

TASK 2

Exercise 3
Read carefully and answer the questions. This dialog is for questions number 1 to 5.
Ara : Good afternoon Mrs.Tina.
Mrs. Tina : Good afternoon Ara. What are you doing?
Ara : I‟m looking for a book. Could you do a favor for me
Mrs. Tina : What is it?
Ara : I need a book about science. Would you mind showing me it?
Mrs. Tina : No, of course not. Can you look for it on the shelf over there?
Ara : Umm… I have searched it but I haven‟t found it. Would you please look
for it together?
Mrs. Tina : I have two books of science. Both of them are “My body science” and “A
Philosopher looks all science”. Do you like both of them?
Ara : Really? Can you lend me the second one, please?
Mrs. Tina : I‟ll lend you if you give it back soon.
Ara : Certainly. I‟ll return it immediately. Thank you.
Mrs. Tina : You‟re welcome.
Questions:
1. Where does the conversation take place?
2. What is Ara looking for?
3. How many books does Mrs. Tina have?
4. Which book does Ara borrow?
5. “I have searched it…..” What does the sentence word mean?

GRAMMAR REVIEW
Expression
If Clauses followed by Imperative / Suggestion
Pattern Sentence
If clause + an imperative If you want to be an OSIS chairperson, offer a good program to
improve the school environment.
If clause + a suggestion If you want a low price, why don’t you go to the factory outlet?
If clause + a general truth If you don‟t put cherries on it, your cake will look pale and dull.
If clause + a reminder If you want to pass the exam, you have to study harder.
If clause + a dream/ wish
If I am elected president, I will waive taxes for poor people.

Note/ Catatan:
1. An „if clause‟ is in present tense. Artinya bahwa „if clause dalam bentuk present.
2. Struktur kalimat imperative:
(+) Verb base (Vo) + Object/ complement
(-) Don‟t + Vo + Object/ complement
(-) Don‟t + Be + Adjective (kata sifat)
Yang mana semua struktur tersebut dapat diikuti dengan kata „please‟.
3. Untuk sebuah saran/ nasehat dapat menggunakan modal „should‟ atau pertanyaan „why
 don’t you….?‟
Examples
1. If you have time, call me soon.
2. If you take your little sister to the mall, don‟t leave her unattended.
3. If you make mistakes, please apologize.
4. If you look for nice bags, you should go to B&B shop.
5. If you are tired, you should stop working and have a rest.
6. If you like watching a leather puppet show, why don‟t you go to town square tonight?

TASK 3
Create sentences using if clauses followed by imperative or suggestions, based on the following
situation.
1. Your friend is going to a computer fair this afternoon. You went there yesterday, so
suggest to him/ her what he/ she should do?
2. Your brother asks you to shut down the computer when you have finished typing your
assignment.
3. Your younger sister is going to visit her friend‟s mother in hospital. You suggest she
takes fruits.
4. Your mother is going to go to the stationary, you ask her a new drawing book.
5. Your older brother will go to Bali for vacation, you suggest him to be careful with the
pickpocket.

References
Kurniawati, Cicik & Susiningsih. 2015. Bahasa Inggris (Pegangan Guru). Klaten: PT Intan
Pariwara
https://www.text.co.id/asking-and-offering-help/