KB 1. OFFERING HELP

 

LEARNING ACTIVITY 1

 

LET’S LEARN HOW TO OFFER HELP

 

Offering help is an expression to offer suggest or help to someone who need it.

The purpose is to offer assistance for someone who is doing something politely.

There are two kinds of offering help: informal offers and formal offers.

• Formal offers are used when you talk to someone who are older or whose

    position is higher than you.

 • Informal offers are used when you talk to someone close to you

 

Study the following expressions used to offer help.

Expressions of Offering Help
In Formal Setting	In Informal Setting
- Would you like some help? - Would you like me to do it for you? - Would you mind if I carry your bag? - Could I offer you a help? - Would you like a cup of tea? - I wonder if I could help you? - Shall I help you?	- What can I do for you? - May I help you? - Can I help you with your task? - Do you want me to help you? - Let me help you. - I will help you. - Do you want me to have a look at your task? - I’d be glad to help. - Is there anything I can help?

 

 

Response
Accepting	Refusing/Declining/Rejecting
- Yes please, I’d love to. - If you wouldn’t mind. - Thank you. That would be great. - Thank you very much. - Thank you. - Thanks. - Yes, please. - I’d like it very much. - That sounds nice. - That’s very kind of you.	- No, thank you. - That’s very kind of you, but …. - Thank you for offering, but …. - It’s okay. I can do it myself. - Don’t worry, I’ll do it. - No, thank you. I’m fine. - No, thanks. I am good. - No, it’s alright. - No, thanks. - No, I can manage it by myself.

 

 Practice 1

READ AND STUDY THE WORDS BELOW

Is there anything else: apakah masih ad yg lain?	One more week: satu minggu lagi	Will: akan	Offering help: menawarkan bantuan
May I help you: bolehkah sy menolongmu?	Then: kemudian	Completing: melengkapi	Have you finished: sudahkah kamu menyelesaikan
Following dialogue: percakapan berikut	Identify: mengidentifikasi	Read: baca	I will take my laptop: sy akan membawa laptop sy
Pay attention: perhatika	From: dari	Still: masih	Expression: ungkapan
Bold typed: cetakan yg tebal	Dialogue: percakaoan	Have: mempunyai/ sudah	Are you joking: apakah kamu bercanda?
Submitted: mengumpulkan	Tomorrow: besok	Mine: punya saya	What about you: bgmn dgmu
I think, I can do it myself: saya rasa, sy dpt melakukanya sendiri	Finish: menyelesaikan	What can I do for you: apa yg dapat sy lakukan untmu	Do you need any help: apakah kamu membutuhkan bantuan
Talk: berbicara	Plan: rencana	With: dengan	Explain: menjelaskan
I Think: menurut saya	How: bagaimana	Can: dapat/ bisa	Of course: tentu saja
I don’t think so: sy rasa tdk begitu	Become: menjadi	Accept: menerima	That’s  a good idea: itu ide yg bagus
Below: dibawa	Show: menunjukan	Refuse: menolak	A bit confused: sedikit bingun
Report laporan	Type: mengetik	Find: menemukan	By: dgn/ oleh
Please: tolong	Correct: benar	Assignment: tugas	Answer: menjawab
I don’t think so: sy rasa tidak demikian	Then: kemudian/ kalua begitu	Due date: tenggat waktu/ jaatuh tempo	That’s a good idea: itu ide yg bagus
Toward: ke arah/ terhadap	Benefit: manafaat	Can you find: dptkah kamu temukan	Each other: satu sama lain

 

Practice 2

Please read the following dialogue. Pay attention to the bold typed expressions. Then, identify the expressions of offering help from the dialogue

 

  IKBAR  : Hi Argo, have you finished your Biology assignment?

  ARGO : No. I haven't. We still have one more week to finish it, don't we?

                    What about yours?

  IKBAR  : Are you joking? The due date will be tomorrow. I have finished

                 mine and I’ve just submitted it to Ibu Naning.

       Do you need any help with your assignment, Argo?

 ARGO : Of course. Well, I plan to talk about Tempe.  

                  I will explain the fermentation process and how it becomes part

                 of Biotechnology.

 IKBAR  : That's a good idea. What can I do for you?

 ARGO : I think you can help me with the report. I am a bit confused

                            with the report format. Can you please explain it to me?

 IKBAR : Sure. Is there anything else I can help?

 ARGO  : Hmm, I don’t think so. I think I can do it myself.

 IKBAR  : Okay, then. I’ll take my laptop and show you the report format.

 ARGO : Okay.

Practice 4

 Identify the expressions of offering help that you can find in the dialogue and the responses by completing the table below. Check (√) the correct answer.

No	Expressions	Types of Expression & Response
		Offering   Help	Accepting	Refusing
1	Do you need any help with  your assignment, Argo?
2	Of course.
3	What can I do for you?
4	I think you can help me  with the report.
5	Is there anything else that I  can help?
6	I don’t think so. I think I  can do it myself.

        Practice 4

Read the dialogue above  once more. Then, answer the questions about it.

1. Where do you think the dialogue takes place?

2. What is the dialogue about?

3. What problem does Argo have?

4. How can Ikbar help Argo?

5. Why do you think Ikbar help Argo?

6. What is Argo’s response toward Ikbar’s offer of help?

7. What is the benefit of helping each other?