--instructions--

Listen to the audio and answer the question below.

--questions--

--text--

What did Alice want to ask for?

--answers--

Information about the next meeting.

--feedback--

Alice does not ask about a meeting.

Permission to change the training schedule.

--feedback--

She does not mention the schedule.

A new software tool.

--feedback--

Alice is not asking about any software.

Help deciding which topics to focus on.

--video-solution--

4

--explanation--

Could is often used in questions to politely ask for assistance. It makes the request sound more polite and less direct than can.

Alice is asking for help in choosing the topics for the training session. She could also say:

• Can you help me? - Direct way.

• Could you help me? - More polite way.

• I was hoping you could help me. - Even softer and more polite way.

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