Thank you.
Key sentences
| Giving thanks
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Accepting thanks
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Thanks for (gerund).
Thank you for (gerund).
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You're welcome.
No problem.
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| Giving thanks
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Accepting thanks
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I appreciate (noun).
I appreciate (pronoun).
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Sure thing.
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| Giving thanks
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Accepting thanks
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Thanks for (noun).
Thanks for (pronoun).
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Don't mention it.
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| Accepting thanks
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Giving thanks
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| Sorry, I can't help you.
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Thanks anyway.
Thanks for trying.
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Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
Thanks for (gerund).
| gerund
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sentence
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| meeting me
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Thanks for meeting me.
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| helping me
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Thanks for helping me.
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| coming
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Thanks for coming.
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| telling me
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Thanks for telling me.
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I appreciate (noun).
| noun
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sentence
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| your help
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I appreciate your help.
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| the gesture
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I appreciate the gesture.
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| your work
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I appreciate your work.
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| the work you've done
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I appreciate the work you've done.
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Thanks for (noun).
| noun
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sentence
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| the present
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Thanks for the present.
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| the ride
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Thanks for the ride.
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| your kindness
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Thanks for your kindness.
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| your hospitality
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Thanks for your hospitality.
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Example
Practice this conversation.
| Giving thanks
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Accepting thanks
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| Thanks for (meeting me).
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You're welcome.
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| Giving thanks
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Accepting thanks
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| I appreciate (your help).
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Sure thing.
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| Giving thanks
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Accepting thanks
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| Thanks for (the present).
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Don't mention it.
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| Accepting thanks
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Giving thanks
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| Sorry, I can't help you.
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Thanks anyway.
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Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Giving thanks
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Accepting thanks
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Thanks for ... .
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You're welcome.
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| Giving thanks
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Accepting thanks
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| I appreciate ....
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Sure thing.
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| Giving thanks
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Accepting thanks
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| Thanks for ....
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Don't mention it.
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| Accepting thanks
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Giving thanks
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| Sorry, I can't help you.
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Thanks anyway.
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Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Giving thanks
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Accepting thanks
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| Imagine your partner helped you. Imagine what they did. Thank them.
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Accept your partner's thanks.
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Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |