Modal Verbs: Making Requests

1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,360 Do you ever need to ask for help? 2 00:00:03,730 --> 00:00:05,9 Learn how to use modal verbs to ask for help 3 00:00:05,9 --> 00:00:07,80 and make other requests. 4 00:00:07,80 --> 00:00:10,60 Listen for can and could in this story. 5 00:00:10,60 --> 00:00:12,380 Last Saturday, before I went to the 6 00:00:12,380 --> 00:00:15,780 library I called my friend and asked to 7 00:00:15,790 --> 00:00:16,320 use his bike. 8 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:19,840 Hi Matt. Can I borrow your bike? 9 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,280 Sure! On my way to the library 10 00:00:22,289 --> 00:00:26,10 I got lost. Excuse me. Could you please 11 00:00:26,10 --> 00:00:29,859 give me directions to the library? 12 00:00:29,859 --> 00:00:33,730 Of course. Go straight and then turn right. 13 00:00:33,730 --> 00:00:35,950 The library is on the left. 14 00:00:35,950 --> 00:00:37,110 There are several model verbs we use to make 15 00:00:37,110 --> 00:00:40,510 requests. Can and could are two of them. 16 00:00:40,510 --> 00:00:42,420 Could is more polite than can but adding 17 00:00:42,420 --> 00:00:45,550 please to any request makes it more 18 00:00:45,550 --> 00:00:46,570 polite. 19 00:00:46,570 --> 00:00:49,840 Unlike other modal verbs for requests we 20 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:51,180 can use both you and I after can and 21 00:00:51,180 --> 00:00:54,940 could. Can you help me with my homework? 22 00:00:54,940 --> 00:00:56,250 Can I borrow your car? Could you lend me 23 00:00:56,250 --> 00:00:57,270 a hand? 24 00:00:57,270 --> 00:01:00,660 Could I speak to your manager, please? 25 00:01:00,660 --> 00:01:02,420 Click pause and rearrange the words to 26 00:01:02,430 --> 00:01:05,610 create a request. 27 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:12,480 This is American English. Thank you for watching.