Lesson 17 Please be polite!
Sandy: May I leave the table please, dad?
Father: No, you may not, Sandy.
We haven’t finished our dinner yet.
Sue: Can I leave the table please, dad?
Mother: No, you can’t, Sue.
We haven’t finished our dinner yet.
Sandy: May I have some cheese and biscuits
please, dad?
Father: Of course, Sandy.
Here you are.
Sue: Please let me have some, too, Sandy.
Sandy: Here you are, Sue.
Father: That was a very good dinner, Betty.
I enjoyed it very much.
Father: May I leave the table please?
Children: No, you may not!
Sue: We haven’t finished our dinner yet!