* 15 Visiting (p.4 of 6)

15.17ï¿½ï¿½ When you offer a visitor a seat

Have a seat.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Please come in. Have a seat.ï¿½>

Please sit down.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½Take a seat.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Please sit down. Let me get you something to drink.ï¿½>

Please take a chair.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Please take a chair. This one is comfortable.ï¿½>

Take this chair. It's more comfortable.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½Come in and sit down. Take this chair. It is more comfortable.ï¿½>

Would you prefer a more comfortable chair?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½No, I am all right here.ï¿½>

Would you like to sit over here?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Yes, let me sit by the fireplace.ï¿½>

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15.18ï¿½ï¿½ When you offer a visitor a drink

Would you like something to drink?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Gin and tonic, please. I need to relax.ï¿½>

Would you care for a drink?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Yes, I would. A glass of wine, please.ï¿½>

Can I get you something to drink?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ (used with can or may or could)ï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Just a soda pop, if you donï¿½t mind.ï¿½>

Would you like to freshen up a bit?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Do you have ginger ale?ï¿½>

What would you like to drink?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Oh, just a cup of hot tea. Thatï¿½ll be all right.ï¿½>

The bar is over there. Please help yourself.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Iï¿½ll grab a beer.ï¿½>

I hope you don't mind getting yourself a drink.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Not at all. Iï¿½ll get something.ï¿½>

Get yourself a drink and something to eat.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Thank you. Itï¿½s very kind of you. Iï¿½ll get a sandwich and some red wine.ï¿½>

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15.19ï¿½ï¿½ When you invite a guest to stay for dinner

Can you stay and have dinner with us?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½That would be great. Thank you for your hospitality.ï¿½>

Would you care to stay for dinner?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Oh, sure. What could be better than to share a meal with friends.ï¿½>

Can you stay for dinner?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½I am very grateful to you, but not this time. I have some work to do tonight.ï¿½>

Can you have dinner with us?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Itï¿½s very kind of you, but I really have to go.ï¿½>

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15.20ï¿½ï¿½ When you direct a visitor to a particular room

Would you like to join us in the backyard?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½Do you want to join usï¿½?ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Oh, I didnï¿½t know everybody was there.ï¿½>

Would you care to join us in the living room?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½With great pleasure.ï¿½>

Please come into the living room.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Oh, there everybody is!ï¿½>

Come on in the living room.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½What a delight to see everyone.ï¿½>

Everyone is in the living room.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½OK, let me introduce myself to everyone.ï¿½>

Everyone seems to be in the kitchen.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Great! Letï¿½s help the hostess prepare the food.ï¿½>

The other guests are in the garden.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Let me join them.ï¿½>

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15.21ï¿½ï¿½ When you want a visitor to meet with other guests

Please feel free to mingle with the other guests.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Thank you. I believe I know some of them.ï¿½>

Please go around and introduce yourself to everyone.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Thank you. What a terrific gathering!ï¿½>

Can you just introduce yourself to the other guests?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Yes. I have been introduced to some of them already.ï¿½>

Just go in and meet everyone.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Thank you. What a lovely group of people.ï¿½>

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15.22ï¿½ï¿½ When you meet with other guests

May I join you?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ A ï¿½Will you allow me to sit with you and share your conversation?ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ (used with can or may or could)ï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Sure. Pull up a chair.ï¿½>

Do you mind if I join you?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Get a drink and sit on the sofa.ï¿½>

Hello, my name is Bob.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Nice to meet you, Bob. I am Jane.ï¿½ ï¿½ ï¿½Nice to meet you, too.ï¿½>

Hello, I am Betty.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½Nice meeting you, Betty. I am Mark.ï¿½>

So, how do you know Jack and Alice?ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½We grew up together.ï¿½>

I work with Jack.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ < ï¿½ ï¿½How interesting. I know that your work is highly scientific.ï¿½>

I am a friend of Alice's.ï¿½ï¿½ Listenï¿½ï¿½ <ï¿½I am a friend of Aliceï¿½s. We met in college and maintained friendly relationships since.ï¿½>

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