1.Department store assistant to a woman customer: Can I help you,...? Answer: Madam.
2. Parents to their child: What are you doing,...? Answer: dear, love, darling.
3. Railway traveler to a ticket clerk: One ticket to Lancaster, please,.... Answer: nothing.
Grandma Officer viewers ladies and gentlemen Sir caller gentleman Your Majesty Mum mummy listeners men and women Mr. my friend granny daddy Granddad Madam dear darling Love dad mate grandpa a) Child to his or her mother: Can I go out,....? b) Telephone operator: Please hold the line,....
c) Television presenter to people watching at home: Welcome to the Saturday Night Show,.... d) Child to his or her grandfather: Thank you for the present,.... e) Someone to a bank clerk or librarian: Can you help me,...? f) Someone making a speech to his audience: I"ll try to be brief,.... g) Polite shop-assistant to a male customer: Can I help you,...? h) Someone to the Queen: Good evening,....
i) Customer to a shop-assistant: Can I try on this coat,...? j) Wife to her husband: You look tired,....
k) Radio presenter to people at home: Now we have a surprise for you,.... l) Workman to a man passing by: What"s the time,...? m) Policeman to a man who asks for help: Yes,....
n) Policeman to a woman who asks for help: Yes,....
o) Someone to a policeman: Excuse me,....
p) Child to his or her grandmother: Here are your glasses,.... q) Woman shopkeeper in a small, friendly shop to a customer: What would you like,...? r) Soldier to his commanding officer: Can I go,...? s) Child to his or her father: Good night,....
t) Someone to a stranger in the street: Excuse me,....
Key to the exercise: a - mum, mummy.
b - caller, nothing.
c - viewers.
d - granddad, grandpa.
e - nothing.
f ladies & gentlemen.
g - Sir.
h -Your Majesty.
i - nothing.
j - darling, love, dear.
k - listeners.
l - mate.
m - Sir.
n - Madam.
o - officer, nothing.
p - grandma, granny.
q - dear, love.
r - Sir.
s - dad, daddy.
t - nothing.
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