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    The document discusses offering and responding to offers of help. It provides examples of phrases to offer help formally, neutrally, and informally, as well as ways to accept or refuse offers of help with varying levels of formality. The document also discusses social functions and language features of offering and responding to help.

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    The document discusses offering and responding to offers of help. It provides examples of phrases to offer help formally, neutrally, and informally, as well as ways to accept or refuse offers of help with varying levels of formality. The document also discusses social functions and language features of offering and responding to help.

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    The document discusses offering and responding to offers of help. It provides examples of phrases to offer help formally, neutrally, and informally, as well as ways to accept or refuse offers of help with varying levels of formality. The document also discusses social functions and language features of offering and responding to help.

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    The document discusses offering and responding to offers of help. It provides examples of phrases to offer help formally, neutrally, and informally, as well as ways to accept or refuse offers of help with varying levels of formality. The document also discusses social functions and language features of offering and responding to help.

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    Group 1

    1. Elra Novita
    2. Fitra Ariani
    3. M. Irwan
    4. Salsabilla A.
    Offering Help
    Definition
    Expression of offering help is an expression that used to ofter to help someone.
    There are some ways to offer helps and to respond them. For example:
    • May I help you?
    • Can I help you?
    • Are you looking for something?
    • Would you like some help?
    • Do you need some help?
    • What can I do for you today?
     
    If we classify into their level of formality (situation), consider the
    speaker and listener, here they are:
    NEUTRAL INFORMAL FORMAL
    Need some help? Can I help u? May I be of assistant?
    I’ll do it for you. Let me help you … Might I help at all?
    Want a hand …? Shall I … Perhaps I could assist in some
    way?
    Can I help out? If you like I could …
    If we can be any of assistance,
    You look like you could do with What can I do to help …?
    please do not hesitate to
    some help…
    Would you like any help …? contact us again.
    Is there anything I can do (usually for written)
    …?
    I will …
    RESPONDING HELP
    ACCEPTING AN OFFER OF HELPS

    NEUTRAL INFORMAL FORMAL

    That’s very kind of you. Cheers! You’re most kind.


    Yes, please. Thanks very much. That’s extremely
    kind/good/thoughtful of you.
    If you’re sure it’s no trouble. Just what I needed …!
    Lovely! / Great!
    REFUSING AN OFFER OF HELP
    NEUTRAL INFORMAL FORMAL
    No, thank you. No, it’s OK. Thanks It’s very good of you to offer, but
    No, really, I can manage. Thanks a lot, but … …
    Please don’t trouble yourself
    That’s very kind f you, but … Nice thought, but …
    about …
    Don’t think so, thank you. No, don’t worry.
    That’s extremely kind of you,
    No, it’s all right, really. but …
    Thank you for offering, but I’m very grateful for your offer.
    … However, …
    No, don’t bother, really.
    Social function
    • to offer help someone
    • To ask what people want

    Structure Text
    • Salutation / greetings
    • Content
    • closing
    Language feature
    1. Spoken
    • Use intonation
    • Use gesture
    2. Written
    • Use simple present tense
    Example
    • Kissha : Hey you looks pale, what's wrong with you? 
    • Helen : My stomach hurts, maybe this is because I didn't take breakfast this
    morning. 
    • Kissha : May I bring you to the UKS? 
    • Helen : Sure, It would be really helpful. 
    • Kissha : Would you like me to bring you some foods?
    • Helen : Yes please. 
    • Kissha : Okay, but I will take you to UKS first then I will bring you foods and medicine. 
    • Helen : Thanks Kissha, It's very nice of you. 
    • Kissha : It was friends are for.

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