1、,Could you please tell me where the restrooms are ?,Unit 3,Section B 2a - Self Check,2a,Where do you need to make polite requests? Think of some possible situations. Discuss them with your partner.,If you need help with your homework, how would you ask?,1. your mother or father:_,2. your best friend
2、:_,3. a teacher:_,Discuss the language you used to make this request. Was it the same each time? If not, discuss why.,The expressions you use depend on whom youre speaking to or how well you know them,Mom, can you help me with my homework?,Can you help me with my homework?,Excuse me, Sir? Could you
3、please help me with my homework?,Zhang Ming is traveling in the USA. He wants to go to a small town but he doesnt know the way now. What should he do?,Hi! Where is the East Town?,I dont know.,Excuse me. Could you please tell me where the East Town is?,Sure. Take No. 23 Bus and you will get there.,So
4、 knowing how to make requests _is important.,politely,提要求,请求,2b Listen to article and underline the topic sentence for each paragraph.,Paragraph 1 _ _ Paragraph 2 _ _ Paragraph 3 _ _ Paragraph 4 _,When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely.,Good speakers c
5、hange the way they speak in different situations.,Usually polite questions are longer. They include expressions such as “Could you please?”or “May I ask?”,It might seem more difficult to speak politely than directly.,1. What do you think the two questions in paragraph 1?2. Why is not it enough to ju
6、st askl a question correctly?,Both are correct English, but the first one could sound less polite.,Because we need to learn how to be polite when we make requests.,Read the passage and answer the questions.,3. What might the expressions you use depend on?4. What situations you can say “Where is my b
7、ook? ”,We might depend on whom we are speaking to or how well we know them.,In some situation, perhaps with people you know well.,1“Peter ,lend me your pen” is a _. A. a polite request B. a direct order 2. If you stop a stranger in the street, what we might NOT say: “_”. A. “ Excuse me . I wonder if
8、 you can help me.” B. “ Im sorry to trouble you but.” C. “ Where is the post office?.3. Sometimes we might even need to spend some time_ to a question or a request. A. lead in B. leading in,仔细阅读 精心细选,B,B,C,What can we learn from this passage?,Knowing how to ask for information _ is important. But we
9、 _ the way we speak when talking with _ people. The expressions(表达) we use might depend on_we are speaking to or_ we know them. Sometimes we may use some _ polite questions.,change,different,whom,how well,politely,longer,Where are the restrooms?,Find all the direct questions and polite request from
10、the passage.,2c,When is the school trip?,Peter, tell me your e-mail address?,Could you tell me where the restrooms are?,Excuse me, Mr. West. Do you know when the school trip is ?,Peter, could you please tell me your e-mail address?,A,kitchen,B,street,B,home,B,B,B,A,home,street,home,street,Read the r
11、equest below. In the second column, write A if you would say it to someone you know and B if you would say it to a stranger. In the last column, write where you think these people are.,2d,1. 提出礼貌的要求 2. 听起来更礼貌 3. 一个很直接的问题 4. 请求帮助 5. 在不同的情形下,make polite requests,sound more polite,in different situatio
12、ns,ask for help,a very direct question,Revision,6. 取决于 7. 你所用的表达方式8. 比如 9. 花时间导入 10. 变得更擅长,become better at,spend time leading in,such as/for example,the expressions you use,depend on,3b Write a polite letter to the school asking for the information you want to know .,In your letter, you should:intr
13、oduce yourselfsay when you are coming politely ask for informationthank the person for helping you,Using the following expressions to help you: My name is . and Im from. Ill be coming to your school for . Id like to know about. I would like to thank you for. Im looking forward to your reply.,1. Im l
14、ooking forward to your reply.look forward to 意为“期待, 盼望”, 后面接名词或者动名词。,e.g. I look forward to your good news. 我等待你的好消息。 Look forward to hearing from you. 期待你的来信。,2. I would like to thank you for thanks for “因而感谢”, 是客套用语, thanks 相当于 thank you for, 强调为何而感谢, 其后可接名词或V-ing。e.g. Thanks for lending me the mo
15、ney. 多谢您借钱给我。Thanks for reminding. Id forgotten all about his coming this afternoon. 谢谢你提醒我, 我完全忘了他今天 下午要来。,One possible version,Dear Sir or Madam,Ill be coming to your school soon for a short study vacation. I will leave for your school on July 10th. I am a boy from China. I am in Grade Nine. I lik
16、e English, I also like doing sports. I am glad that I can study in your school. Id like to know more information about the school.,Could you tell me what course I will study in your school? And I also want to know when the course will start. I want to know where I will stay. Can you tell me? Would y
17、ou mind telling me where and what I can eat in your school? I like all kinds of activities. Could you please tell me what activities I can do in your school?,The last question, can you tell me how I can get to your school? I would like to thank you for helping me and I look forward to your reply. Yo
18、urs faithfully student He Wei,. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box. 1.A: Could you tell me where the library is? B: Its on the _of Main and Center Streets. 2.A: I wonder why you dont wake up earlier in the morning. Youre always in a _ to get to school on time. B: Yes, youre right. I need t
19、o _my time better.,choice, corner, direct, polite, rush, suggest, plan,corner,rush,plan,3.A: I want to buy some winter clothes. Could you tell me which place would be a good _ for me to go to? B: I _ Jennys Clothes Store in Century Shopping Mall. Its convenient to get to. 4.In many countries, it is
20、often not _ to ask very _questions when you meet someone for the first time.,choice,suggest,polite,direct,. Write questions and answers using the words given. 1. buy a magazine/bookstore on third floor Q: Could you please tell me where I can buy a magazine? A: Theres a bookstore on the third floor.
21、2. get some stamps / post office on Green Street Q: Could you please tell me where I can get some stamps? A: Theres a post office on Green Street.,3. shopping center opens /10:00 a.m. Q: Could you tell me when the shopping center opens? A: It opens at 10:00 a.m. 4. get to the Japanese restaurant /go
22、 along Main Street and turn right on Lake Street Q: Could you tell me how I can get to the Japanese restaurant?,A: You can go along Main Street and turn right on Lake Street.,短语复习,1. 取一些钱_ some money 2. 一对;一双;一副 a_of 3.如何到达书店 _ _get to the bookstore 4. 在你的右边_ your right 5. 向左/右转_ left / right.,get,p
23、air,how to,on,turn,6.在和之间 _.and7. 经过 go _ 8.对做某事感到兴奋be_to do sth 9. 来吧 come _ 10. 在某人去的路上_ones way_,between,past,excited,on,on,to,16一家地下停车场 _ underground _ 17.听起来不礼貌 sound_ 18.在某些情形下_some_ 19.花时间导入一个请求spend time_ _a request 20.很抱歉打扰你 be_to_you,an,park,impolite,in,situation,leading,in,sorry,trouble,to,