I got this question sent to my mailbox. Since it might be of use to some of you, I post it here to share the question and my answer to all who have the same question.
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Ở Trường em vừa diễn ra đợt thi giáo viên giỏi cấp trường. Một cô giáo dạy bài Unit 9 trong giáo trình Headway ( elementary). Nội dung của bài là cấu trúc "Would like" cô giáo này giải thích Would like = like very much.
Và Yes/no question của nó là
Would + S + like..........? cô giáo giải thích đây là Polite request. Và không được trả lời là Yes hoặc No.
Hội đồng trong khoa không đồng ý
Would like = like và want
nên Would + S + like = Do you/ they want hoặc like
Does she / she want hoặc like
Đây ko phải là polite request
Chỉ có Would you like........ mới là polite request
Theo như khoa em giải thích vậy có đúng ko cô?
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Below is my answer:
1. polite request đúng là chỉ dùng "would you like"; xem thêm ở đây: http://www.elt-heaven.com/MyActivities/PoliteRequests/PoliteRequests.html và ở đây: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv239.shtml
2. "would she like" là để hỏi về preferences, vậy giải thích như khoa như vậy là đúng rồi.
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And finally, some further references:
1. http://www.freespokenenglish.pakown.com/CE/6.%20Asking-about-preferences.htm
2. http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2123807
3. http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-modal-would.htm
This third link is a real good one. Let me copy this part off the page, which is relevant to the question asked above:
would: Desire or inclination
I'd love to live here.
Would you like some coffee?
What I'd really like is some tea.
would: Polite requests and questions
Would you open the door, please? (more polite than: Open the door, please.)
Would you go with me? (more polite than: Will you go with me?)
Would you know the answer? (more polite than: Do you know the answer?)
What would the capital of Nigeria be? (more polite than: What is the capital of Nigeria?)
Chào bạn:
ReplyDeleteTheo tôi câu:
Would you know the answer?
What would the Capital (should be written with a capital letter "C") of Nigeria be?
(you can understand it 1. as a polite question or 2. as an expression that the one who asks the question would not expect the correct answer. That is, if the answer is wrong, it is OK). It is nuanced and admittedly not too many pick it up.:)