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This is just my opinion about the definition: Asking About Information is to put a question to someone about that we don't know.
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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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>>INFORMATION ABOUT COMPANY
What does your company do?
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We produce marketing materials.
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What is your specialty?
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What do you specialize in?
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We specialize in art and design.
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What is your main line of business?
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What are your major products?
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We produce office machines.
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What services do you provide?
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We design software.
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We provide technical support.
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>>INFORMATION ABOUT PRODUCTS
Could you give me some (more) information on this?
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This is one of our top brands.
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It's our best selling refrigerator.
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This one is the best in its class.
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What can you tell me about this (product)?
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We're really pleased with its performance.
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It's an excellent computer.
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I highly recommend this one.
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Tell me about this one/model.
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This model comes with several features.
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This particular one has two components.
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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?
This (one) sells for $5900.
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This one goes for $2900.
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This one is priced at $9695.
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Here are some sample phrases and sentences for asking information in English.
- Q: What is this? __ A: This is a table
- Q: What is that? __ A: That is a chair
- Q: What's this? __ A: It's a pen
- Q: What's that? __ A: It's an apple
- Q: What are these? __ A: These are pencils
- Q: What are those? __ A: Those are books
- Q: Where is Mr. King? __ A: He is over there
- Q: Where is Ms. Knight? __ A: She's (right) here
- Q: Where's Jhonny? __ A: He's in the house
- Q: When's the movie? __ A: It's at 09.00
- Q: When's lunch? __ A: Lunch is at noon
- Q: How is the food? __ A: It's delicious
this is the audio for the dialogue above..... :)
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Another example:
Amina: What’s the lowdown on the new guy?
Earl: Which new guy?
Amina: You know, the cute one. Fill me in. Is he single?
Earl: I don’t know. I have no idea.
Amina: You’re working with him side-by-side and you haven’t gleaned any personal information about him?
Earl: We talk about work. It’s not my job to pry into his personal life.
Amina: I need to get the scoop on Mr. Perfect and you’re my source.
Earl: You don’t know anything about him, so how do you know he’s perfect? Maybe when you get to know him, you’ll find out he’s a selfish, self-centered jerk.
Amina: Wait, catch me up on what’s going on here. Have other people asked you about him?
Earl: Yeah, maybe about a dozen of the women in this office. They’ve been bombarding me with questions.
Amina: Oh, sorry. I didn’t know.
Earl: Yeah, I’m not the guy’s social secretary. You women have to satisfy your own curiosity elsewhere.
Amina: Point taken, but do you know if he’s shown interest in any of the dozen women you’ve talked to?
Earl: Ugh!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
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