Asking and Offering For Help - Materi Bahasa Inggris Kelas 11

Summary

This educational video focuses on teaching viewers how to request and offer help in English and Indonesian. It covers the proper use of modal verbs and common phrases for asking for assistance ('Can you help me?', 'Will you help me?') and offering help ('May I give you a hand?', 'What can I do for you?'). The lesson emphasizes polite responses when accepting or declining help, the importance of tone based on the relationship with the person (peer or elder), and the structure of sentences. Viewers will learn both casual and formal ways to interact respectfully when offering or requesting help.

Takeaways

• 😀 The lesson focuses on how to ask for help and offer help to others in a polite and respectful manner.
• 😀 To ask for help, you can use modal verbs like 'can', 'could', 'would', followed by the subject and verb (e.g., 'Can you help me?').
• 😀 Common phrases for asking for help include 'Can you help me?', 'Could you give me a hand?', and 'Will you help me?'.
• 😀 Offering help is also done with modal verbs, using polite expressions like 'May I help you?' or 'How about I help you with that?'.
• 😀 Responses to a request for help can be either positive ('Yes, I can help') or negative ('Sorry, I'm busy').
• 😀 To politely reject a request for help, you can say things like 'Sorry, I can't' or 'I'm busy, but thank you for asking'.
• 😀 When offering help, you can use expressions such as 'Can I give you a hand?' or 'What can I do for you?'.
• 😀 If you don't want to accept help, a polite refusal might be 'No, thank you, I can do it myself.'
• 😀 The structure of sentences for asking or offering help is typically: modal verb + subject + verb + object, with the modal verb coming first.
• 😀 Different levels of formality are important. For example, when speaking to someone older or more respected, you can use more formal language like 'Would you mind helping me?'.

Q & A

What is the main focus of the lesson in this video?

The main focus of the lesson is learning how to ask for help and offer help in English, using appropriate expressions and modal verbs.

What is the difference between asking for help and offering help as explained in the video?

Asking for help involves requesting someone to assist with a task, while offering help means providing assistance to someone else, either physically or abstractly (e.g., ideas).

Can you give examples of questions used to ask for help in English?

Examples include: 'Can you help me?', 'Could you take my pen, please?', 'Would you mind helping me?', and 'Will you help me?'

How should one respond when someone asks for help?

Responses to a request for help can either be accepting (e.g., 'Yes, I can', 'Sure', 'No problem') or refusing (e.g., 'Sorry, I can't', 'I'm busy'). It's important to be polite when refusing.

What are some polite ways to refuse helping someone?

Polite ways to refuse include: 'Sorry, I can't', 'Sorry, I'm busy', 'I'm afraid I can't help', and 'I'm sorry, but I can't assist you.'

Why is the use of modal verbs important in asking for and offering help?

Modal verbs like 'can', 'could', 'will', and 'would' help structure requests and offers in a polite and grammatically correct manner, making them more courteous and formal.

What are some expressions used to offer help?

Examples include: 'May I give you a hand?', 'Can I help you?', 'How about I help you?', 'What can I do for you?', and 'Would you like some help?'

How should one respond when offered help?

When offered help, one can either accept (e.g., 'Yes, please', 'Thank you, that's very kind of you') or politely decline (e.g., 'No, thank you, I'll do it myself').

What is the structure of a sentence when asking for or offering help?

The structure typically follows the pattern: Modal verb + subject + verb + object (e.g., 'Can you help me?'). For offering help, it follows a similar pattern with expressions like 'May I give you a hand?'

What should you do if you don't want to accept help but still want to be polite?

If you don't want to accept help, you can politely decline with expressions like 'No, thank you, I'll manage on my own' or 'That's very kind, but I can do it myself.'