Making Offers and Responding to Offers - Functional Language
Practise making offers and responding to offers at A2–B1 level with useful phrase patterns and short situation-based responses. A separate page of suggested answers supports checking and discussion of other appropriate responses.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Useful phrase patterns
- Situation-based response practice
- Space for written responses
- Suggested answers on page 2
Offer practical help, accept warmly or decline without sounding abrupt.
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Page 1 of 2 · A4 printable PDF
Page 2 of 2 · Answer key · A4 printable PDF
A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Give learners page 1 and use the suggested answers on page 2 after they have compared their own responses.
- Separate offering to act from offering an item: Shall I carry…? versus Would you like something…?
- Write the eight offers and responses, including carrying bags, homework help and declining food.
- Practise an offer and a response; change partners so learners try both accepting and declining.
Support and extension
Provide offer/accept/decline stems. Extend with a short reason after No, thank you, while respecting that the listener can refuse help.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
