Asking if Someone Approves Group 6 Ayu Novianti

Asking if Someone Approves Group 6 : • Ayu Novianti • Hafizh Dhyaudin • Riska Agustiyarini Saying You Approve Saying You Do Not Approve

Asking if Someone Approves • Do you think they’re all right? • We think we might hold it in the big classroom downstairs. Would you be in favour of that? • Yes, I would • Do you think … will work? • Is a good idea? • Is …. All right, do you think? • Are you in favour of …. ? • You are in favour of …. , aren’t you? • You would be in favour of …. , wouldn’t you?

Asking if Someone Approves (Informal) : • Is this OK now? • Looks good as new. Thanks. • Do you reckon … is OK? • All right? • Have I made a mess of … ? [but hoping for approval] • Are you for … ? Formal: § Could I ask if you approve of the project? § I’d like rather more time to study it, if you don’t mind. § Do you approve of … ? § Do you approve? § Is … acceptable / satisfactory ? § What is your attitude towards …? § Does … meet with your approval? § I hope … has your approval / support. [Expecting approval] § Could I ask for your reaction to …? § I take it you are not opposed to … ? [Expecting approval] § … has yor approval, hasn’t it? [Expecting approval]

Example: “At your language school, you have planned an end-of-term party. You speak to your teacher about the arrangement. ” A: We think we might hold it in the big classroom downstairs. Would you be in favour of that? / Are you in favour of that? B: Yes, I would “You have accidently broken a plate at a friend’s house, but have been able to glue it together again. ” A: Is this OK now? B: Looks good as new. Thanks. “You want your managing director’s opinion on a new manufacturing project. ” A: Could I ask if you approve of the project? / Do you approve of this project? / Is this project acceptable? B: I’d like rather more time to study it, if you don’t mind.

Saying You Approve • • …’s very good (oh) God. I’m very much in favour of that … is quite / absolutely right I’m very please / happy about That’s the way it should be What a good / an excellent idea /arrangement … is just what I wanted / hoped for / had in mind … seems / sounds just right/ fine

Saying You Approve Informal: § That’s a great idea! § Terrific! / Smashing! / Fantastic! § Fine! § Great! § OK! § …’s great/ fine…’s just the job! § I’m all for… § How terrific! / Smashing!/ Fantastic! Formal: (personally, ) I entirely approve of the plan I would certainly give … my backing I think we can / should give … our full / complete approval (in my opinion, ) … is the proper/ correct course to take (I must say) I find … quite satisfactory / acceptable … has my full support I can see no reason to appose … I would like to endorse … I can thoroughly recommend …

Example: “You are having conversation with an old man you’ve met in a post office. ” They say that we pensioners are going to get a bigger pension soon. (Oh) good. I’m very much in favor of that “You and some friends are planning a party, but you want to do something unusual. ” A: I know! Let’s hire a boat and have our party on that! B: That’s a great idea! / Terrific! “The possibility has arisen of a merger between your company and a well – known American one. The merger is being discussed at a meeting. ” A: Well gentlemen, can we have your opinions on this proposal? B: (In my opinion) This proposal is proper course to take / I can see no reason to oppose this proposal.

“You are booking a long distance flight at a travel agency. ” A: Of course, if there any delays, the airline will pay for you to stay in a hotel overnight. B: That’s the way it should be / what a good arrangement Vanessa: Let’s give her a surprise. Let’s book a helicopter flight over London for her! Carol: Terrific! / That’s great idea!

Saying You Do Not Approve • • I don’t think…. . ’s very good • I’m (certainly) not in favour of that. • What do you think? • • I don’t know the details, but it • sounds bad • I’m (really) not pleased / displeased / upset etc about…. • It’s wrong to…… • It isn’t right to…. • I can’t approve of…. . • I (really) don’t approve of…. . • I’m not (very) happy about…… Is it really necessary…. . ? …… needn’t…. . ……shouldn’t…… How dreadful / appalling etc!

Saying You Do Not Approve Informal: • (well) I don’t think much of that • …. . ’s a rotten|mean etc thing to do / trick etc • How rotten / mean etc! • Really! • Surely not! [say with a frow or grimace] • …. ’s all wrong • I’m dead against…. . [ usually to an idea or suggestion ] Formal: § (well) I’m (definitely) opposed to much a move. Perhaps we’d do better to look at our sales staff. § (I must say) I disapprove of …. . § I should like to say how much / greatly etc I disapprove of…. . § I feel I must register my disapproval to…. § I (really) don’t feel I can give my approval to…. § I (certainly) cannot give my approval / support to…. § (in my opinion) …. . ’s quite wrong § I would find it difficult to recommend…. . § (I must say) I find…. . (quite / completenly etc) unsatisfactory / unacceptable etc.

Example: “ In a train your neighbour shows you a newspaper headline: Government Want To Close Ten Hospital” A: I’m (certainly) not in favour of that. What do you think? B: I don’t know the details, but it sounds bad / I’m (really) not pleased about that news / Is it really necessary to close it? “You run across a friend, Tessa who seems you very upset. ” A: Hey, you know Sheila? She borrowed my car for two days last week, and when I got it back there was melted ice-cream all over the back seat and ground out cigarette ends all over the floor!” B: That’s a rotten thing to do / How rotten!

“At a board meeting, a director puts forward a suggestion for dealing with the problem of falling sales. ” • A: As I see it, the only solution is to lay off twenty percent for the labour force. • B: (Well), I’m definitely opposed to such a move. Perhaps we’d do better to look at our sales staff. A: I’ve just seen some children throwing stones at a cat. B: That’s a rotten thing to do! / That’s all wrong / They shouldn’t do that!