ASKING FOR INFORMATION

·     Asking For Information

·         Asking Information There are a number of formulas used when asking for information in English.

·         Here are some of the most common:

·         Could you tell me…?

·         Do you know…?

·         Do you happen to know…?

·         I’d like to know…

·         Could you find out…?

·         I’m interested in…

·         I’m looking for..

·         These two forms are used for asking for information on the telephone:

·         I’m calling to find out…

·         I’m calling about…

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Here are some sample phrases and sentences for asking information in English:

·         What is this? This is a tableThis is a table

·         What is that? That is a chair.

·         What’s this? It’s a pen.

·         What’s that? It’s an apple.

·         What are these? These are pencils.

·         What are those? Those are books.

·         Where is Mr. King? He is over there.

·         Where is Ms. Knight? She’s (right) here.

·         Where’s Johnny? He’s in the house.

·         When’s the movie? It’s at 9:00.

·         When’s lunch? Lunch is at noon.

·         How is the food? It’s delicious.

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Information about company

·         What does your company do?

·         What is your specialty?

·         What do you specialize in?

·         What is your main line of business?

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Information about products

·         Could you give me some (more) information on this?

·         What can you tell me about this (product)?

·         Tell me about this one/model.

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Information about Price

·         What are you asking for this?

·         What does this sell for?

·         How much is it?

·         How much does it run?