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Lesson Plan: Basic Requests in English

Published on July 14, 2024 | Updated on February 21, 2025

During this lesson, you will learn how to make requests in English using modal verbs such as:

#1Can …
#2Could …
#3Will …
#4Would …
#5Would you mind …
$6Do you want to …

Examples of requests in English are:

#1Can you check my report?
#2Could you check my report?
#3Will you check my report?
#4Would you check my report?
#5Would you mind checking my report?
#6Do you want to check my report?

Task #1 Make Invitations (30 Mins)

Task #1A

Categorize the different requests

#1Business Professionals
#2Technology Professionals

Task #2 Accept and Decline Invitations (30 Mins)

Task #1A

Categorize the ways to accept and decline invitations


Pre-Task #3: Write and Speak (30 Mins)

Task #2A

Write and answer requests and invitations

There are two different tasks for beginners and advanced students

  1. Go to this Padlet.
  2. Write one simple requests related to an IT Topic.
  3. Then answer three questions different than yours by recording an audio using Vocaroo.
Information TechnologyPadlet
AdministrationPadlet

Break (30 Mins)

Task3A

Take some time off and be back on time

I need a break

Main Task: Making Requests (1h)

Task3A

Time to make requests and invitations

  1. Make Groups of 6
  2. Divide “can”, “could”, “would”, “would you mind”, “will”, and “Do you want to?” among the team members.
  3. Each member will make two questions with the assigned structure.
  4. Learn the requests and present them to the professor.

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Manuel Campos

Manuel Campos

I am Jose Manuel, English professor and creator of EnglishPost.org, a blog whose mission is to share lessons for those who want to learn and improve their English