1) You want to ask your boss for a day off for a friend’s wedding. a) I would appreciate it if I could take Wednesday off. b) Can I take the day off on Wednesday? c) Would it be possible for me to take Wednesday off as my friend is getting married? d) Would you mind if I went to my friend’s wedding next week? 2) You want a client to pay the balance of their invoice by the end of the week. a) Could you please pay the balance of the invoice by Friday? b) Do you mind paying the balance of invoice by the end of the week? c) Have you any idea if you could pay the balance by Friday? d) I would appreciate it if you could pay the balance of your invoice before the end of the week. 3) You want your colleague to review a document for you. a) I would be grateful if you could review the attached document for me. b) Is there any chance of you reviewing the document below? c) Would you mind having a look at this document for me? d) Please have a look at this. 4) You want a senior manager to take action regarding recycling. a) Would it be possible for us to introduce differentiated recycling bins in our office? b) I would be grateful if we could introduce differentiated recycling bins in our office. c) Could we have a look at getting some differentiated recycling bins? d) Would you mind thinking about introducing differentiated recycling bins for the office? 5) You want a colleague in another department to send you the minutes of their client meeting yesterday. a) I’d be interested to see the minutes from the meeting. b) Please send me the minutes of the meeting. c) Would you mind sending me a copy of the minutes? d) Have you got a copy of the minutes? 6) You want a new client to send you a detailed brief for their design changes. a) Is there any chance you could send me a detailed brief? b) Could you please send me a detailed brief? c) Can you send me a detailed brief? d) Please send me a detailed brief. 7) You want a potential client to give you permission to share their data with the marketing team. a) Would you mind if we shared the data with the marketing team? b) Can we share the data with the marketing team? c) Do you know if we can share the data with the marketing team? d) Have you any idea whether we can share the data with the marketing team? 8) You want your line manager to allow you to continue working from home. a) Can I continue to work from home? b) I’d be grateful if I could continue working from home.I’d be grateful if I could continue working from home. c) Please allow me to work from home. d) Would it be possible to continue working from home?

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