General English Level 6 Version 2.1 © 2004 acl Pty Ltd GELEV6 Unit 01 Topic 01.doc Zahra: Oh, why not? Bert: You KNOW I'm __________ 3 at cooking. Remember that pie I brought last time we had a party? Carol: Oh Bert. How could we forget?! Bert: See, you're STILL _________ _____ 4 of me! Carol: We're only joking. Seriously, though, it would really ______ ______ 5 if you went to the shops. Bert: Hang on a minute. Let me get a pen and some paper to make a list. Zahra: Well, I'd better _____ _____ _____ 6 some work. Carol: OK, Zahra. Thanks again for the lovely dish ______ ______ ______ 7 coming up about half an hour before lunch to get all the cups and plates ready? Zahra: No problem. See you later. Carol: OK Bert. Let's see. What else do we need? Soft drinks, juice … oh, and milk for the tea and coffee. Bert: OK let me _____ ______ _____ 8 . Soft drinks… juice … milk … beer … Carol: I didn't say beer, Bert! You know there's no drinking _____ _____ _____ 9 here! Bert: I know, but it was ______ _____ _____ 10 !  LANGUAGE FOCUS 02 Polite suggestions, requests and instructions In this activity we will revise the language of polite suggestions, requests and instructions. Bert says: Why don't I go and get some of the other bits and pieces you need? Why don't I ... is a polite way of making a suggestion. Here are some other ways of making suggestions: How about buying some decorations? I think we should tell everybody. 4