English for Grade VIII: Asking for Permission

Lesson Topic: 

Kompetensi Dasar	Indikator Pencapaian Kompetensi
3.4 Menerapkan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan teks interaksi interpersonal lisan dan tulis yang melibatkan tindakan menyuruh, mengajak, meminta ijin, serta menanggapinya, sesuai dengan konteks penggunaannya	3.4.1 Menemukan ungkapan meminta ijin dan tanggapannya baik secara informal, formal ataupun sopan dalam beberapa percakapan singkat dan sederhana dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari peserta didik. 3.4.2 Melengkapi percakapan singkat dan sederhana dengan menggunakan ungkapan meminta ijin dan tanggapannya sesui dengan kata kunci yang diberikan.
4.4 Menyusun teks interaksi interpersonal lisan dan tulis sangat pendek dan sederhana yang melibatkan tindakan menyuruh, mengajak, meminta ijin, dan menanggapinya dengan memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan yang benar dan sesuai konteks	4.4.1 Melakukan percakapan interpersonal dengan menggunakan ungkapan meminta ijin melalui media: Permission speaking cards

Teaching Material 

Expressions to ask for permission

Asking for Permission	Responding
	Accepting	Declining
May I use your dictionary, please?	Sure. Here it is.	Sorry, I’m using it now.
Can I turn on the TV, Mom?	Yes, of course.	Sorry, dear. You should study now.
Do you mind if I sit here?	Not at all. Please.	Sorry. It’s already occupied.
May I go to the toilet, Sir?	OK, but don’t be long.	Not now. We’re in the middle of a test.
Could I submit the assignement tomorrow morning?	OK, but before the bell rings.	Sorry, you have to submit it today.
Would you permit me to leave the meeting at half past ten?	Sure, you may leave	Sorry, but the meeting is very important.

Here are How to Use Modals for Asking Permissions:

• We use CAN to ask for permission from someone we know well.

Examples:
Can I speak to John Wilson, please?
Can I borrow your pen for a minute?

• We use May as a slightly more formal way to ask for permission.

Examples:
May I ask a question please?
May we go home now?

• Could and Would are used as more polite way of asking for permission.

Example:
Could I submit the assignment tomorrow morning?
Would you permit me to leave the meeting at half past ten?
(Could is the past tense of can and Would is the past tense of will. However, when asking for permission, could and would do not have a past tense meaning.)

• Do you mind…..?

Do you mind if I sit next to you?

See more about this topic using the slides below.





Watch the video about "Asking for Permission" https://youtu.be/ECsuLalo-JI?t=109

Sumber Belajar

v  Buku Penunjang Kurikulum 2013 Mata Pelajaran Bahasa Inggris When English Rings The Bell, Kelas VIII,  Kemendikbud, Revisi Tahun 2016

v  Internet : 

https://7esl.com/modals-for-asking-permissions/

https://youtu.be/ECsuLalo-JI?t=109