Requesting

  

Formal	semi-formal	informal
Would you mind closing   the window? / Would you be kind enough   to close the window? / Would (Will) you be so kind   (good) as to close the   window? / Could I trouble you to close   the window? response: Of course. / I will.  response: Thank you.	Do you mind closing  the window? / Please close the window. response: Of course. / Surely./ OK. response: Thanks.	Close the window. / Close the window,   will you? response: Okay / All right/ you’ll just close   the window.
What would you like to drink? / Would you care for a drink? / Do have another. response:  That’s kind of you./ Yes, I’ll have vodka with lemon./ No, thank you./ A glass of water, thank you.	Can I get you a drink? / Will you have another drink? / One more? response  Yes, please. / Yes, I will, thanks. / No, thanks, I’m fine.	Have a drink. Another drink? / One more? / Why don’t you have  another one? response:  Okay/All right/ No
Would you care for   a drink or coffee? response A coffee, thank you./ I wouldn’t mind a cup of coffee  if it’s no trouble.	Will you have a coffee  or tea? response  A tea, please. / I’ll have a coffee.	Cup of tea or coffee,   Somu? response Coffee / Tea / Neither / Nothing
I’d like to ask you a few questions, if you don’t (wouldn’t)  mind. response Please go ahead / It’d depend on  the questions, I’m afraid.	Please answer a few  questions. response Please ask / It depends	I  need a few answers. response Ask / OK / why?
If it’s not too much to ask, would you pass this on to .../ I wonder if you could pass this   on to.. / You couldn’t help me pass this   on to ... response Not at all. / I’d be happy to ... .	Would (will) you pass this   on to... / Please pass this on   too... response I will / Surely / Certainly	Pass this on to... response OK