In your everyday life, how often do you find yourself helping people out?

A natural way to answer

Fairly regularly, actually. It's usually small things, helping a colleague with a task, or carrying something for a neighbour. I like being someone people can rely on.

Key phrases to use

• give directions — to tell someone how to get to a place“I stopped to give directions to a confused tourist.”
• lend a hand — to help someone, usually with a practical task“Let me lend a hand with those boxes.”