Granting Request

•      STANDAR COMPETENCY

Mengungkapkan makna dalam teks percakapan transaksionl dan interpersonal resmi dan berlanjut dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari.

•      BASIC COMPETENCY

Mengungkap-kan makna dalam percakapan transaksional (to get things done) dan interpersonal (bersosialisasi) resmi dan berlanjut (sustained) secara akurat, lancar dan berterima dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari dan melibatkan tindak tutur: mengusulkan, memohon, menolak, membahas kemungkinan atau untuk melakukan sesuatu.  

•      INDICATOR

1. Mengidentifikasi makna tindak tutur memohon.
2. Merespon tindak tutur memohon.

DEFINITION :

Granting requests is to express a wish or ask for to grant a request in a polite or formal way often followed by an infinitive or by a clause beginning with that.

EXPRESSING GRANTING REQUEST :

- Asking someone to do something:

                        • Can you give me the…..?

                        • Could you phone me at…..?

                        • Would you mind repairing my watch?

                        • Do you think you could take me to the shop ?

                        • I wonder if you could write me an application letter? 

-Asking someone for something:

                        • Can I borrow your pen?

                        • Could I have a seat?

                        • Can’t I sit beside you?

                        • May I use your computer?

- The expression to accept it:

                              •      OK

                              •      Sure

                              •      All right

                              •      Certainly

                              •      It’s a pleasure

-  The expression to refuse it:

                              •      I’m afraid, I ….. (give your reason).

                              •      I’m sorry, I can’t.

                              •      I’d like to, but…(give your reason).

There is an another of granting request

ATTENTION!

When you ask someone to do something for you, or ask if you can do something, it's important to sound polite. Here are some of the common ways that you can do this.

- Asking someone to do something for you

     "Could you open the door for me, please?"
"Would you mind opening the door for me, please?"
"Can you open the door for me, please?"

     Note:

     could  and can are followed by the verb without to.

     Would you mind  is followed by the verb and -ing.

- Asking if you can do something

     "Can I use your computer, please?"
"Could I borrow some money from you, please?"
"Do you mind if I turn up the heating?"
"Would you mind if I turned up the heating?"

     Note:

    Could  is more polite that can.

    Do you mind if… is followed by the verb in the present tense, but

    Would you mind if… is followed by the verb in the past tense.

     

     When you're using these two sentences, you don't use please. It's already polite!

EXAMPLE OF GRANTING REQUEST :

Diva    :  Hey, merry.

Merry  : Hi, put.

Diva    : What are you doing?

Merry  : I’m looking for my pencil. It’s lose.

Diva    : Oh, don’t worry fortunately I have two pencil here.

Merry  : Really? Can i borrow your pencil?

Diva    : Of course

Merry  : Thanks