Match each situation with the phrase that is most appropriate in terms of register and politeness.
1. You are writing a formal email to a professor you have never met to ask for the notes from Monday's lecture.
2. You are talking to a close friend from your group and want to borrow his notes from Monday's lecture.
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- 1BI would be most grateful if you could send me the notes from Monday's lecture.
- 2AMind if I borrow your notes from Monday's lecture?
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In the first situation the speaker writes to a stranger of higher status, so a polite, formal request is needed. "I would be most grateful if you could send me the notes from Monday's lecture." fits this. "Give me the notes from Monday's lecture, OK?" is a blunt order, "Mind if I borrow your notes from Monday's lecture?" is too casual, and "I hereby request that you provide me with the notes from Monday's lecture immediately." sounds legalistic and demanding. In the second situation the speaker talks to a close friend, so a friendly, informal question is natural: "Mind if I borrow your notes from Monday's lecture?" The formal phrases "I would be most grateful if you could send me the notes from Monday's lecture." and "I hereby request that you provide me with the notes from Monday's lecture immediately." would sound unnatural between friends, and "Give me the notes from Monday's lecture, OK?" is too abrupt.