1、Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?,Unit 3,Section B (2a 3b),politely request direction correct polite,adv. 礼貌地；客气地 n. & v. 要求；请求 n. 方向；方位 adj. 正确的；恰当的 adj. 有礼貌的；客气的,direct speakerwhom impolite address,adj. 直接的；直率的 n. 讲（某种语言的人）；发言者 pron. 谁；什么人 adj. 不礼貌的；粗鲁的 n. 住址；地址；通讯处,NEXT,undergroun
2、dparking lot course,adj. 地下的； n. 地铁 停车场；停车区 n. 课程；学科,1. request n. & v. 要求；请求 【相关短语】make a request 提出请求/要求,BACK,请同学们在课后参照巴蜀英才英语P26的内容进行复习。,2. direction n. 方向；方位 【相关短语】in the direction of 朝着的方向,BACK,3. polite adj. 有礼貌的；客气的 【相关词汇】politely adv. 礼貌地； impolite adj.不礼貌的；粗鲁的。,请同学们在课后参照巴蜀英才英语P26的内容进行复习。,BAC
3、K,4. speaker n. 讲（某种语言）的人 ；发言者 后缀-er通常加在动词的后面构成名词，表示执行该动作的人，常译为“者；家”。如thinker, player等。,BACK,请同学们在课后参照巴蜀英才英语P26的内容进行复习。,Where do you need to make polite requests? Think of some possible situations. Discuss them with your partner.,2a,Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions.,2b,Could
4、 You Please .?When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely. For example, you may ask “ Where are the restrooms?” or “Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?” These are similar,requests for directions. Both are correct, but the first one sounds less
5、 polite. That is because it is a very direct question. It is not enough to just ask a question correctly. We also need to learn how to be polite when we ask for help.,Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations. The expressions they use might depend on whom they are speaking to o
6、r how well they know each other. It is all right to ask direct questions,to your classmates because you know them well. However, If you say to your teacher, “When is the school trip?”, this might sound impolite. But if you say, “Excuse me, Mr. West. Do you know when the school trip is?”, this will s
7、ound much more polite.,Usually polite questions are longer. They include expressions such as “Could you please .?” or “May I ask .?” It sounds more polite to say, “Peter, could you please tell me your e-mail address?” than “Peter, tell me your e-mail,address.” Sometimes we even need to spend time le
8、ading in to a request. For example, we might first say to a stranger, “Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me” or “Im sorry to trouble you, but .” before asking for help.,It might seem more difficult to speak politely than directly. However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in
9、different situations. This will help you communicate better with other people.,a polite request,impolite,a direct question,polite,politely,Find all the direct questions and polite requests from the passage.,2c,Make a request using the pictures below.,Make a request using the pictures below.,Make a r
10、equest using the pictures below.,Read the requests 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,A,kitchen,B,street,B,home,B,street,B,B,A,home,home,street,How to ask
11、 politely?,Pair work,Imagine you are going on a short study vacation at a school in an English-speaking country. What would you like to know before you go? Write some polite, indirect questions about the following topics.,3a,Write a polite letter to the school asking for the information you want to
12、know. Use your notes in 3a.,3b,In your letter, you should: introduce yourself say when you are coming politely ask for information thank 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 woul
13、d like to thank you for. Im looking forward to your reply.,Sample,Dear Sir or Madam, Ill be coming to your school soon for a short study vacation. Id like to know more information about your school. _,_ I would like to thank you for helping me and I look forward to your reply. Yours faithfully, _,Ho
14、mework,请同学们完成巴蜀英才英语九年级上，P26-P27 第四课时的相应练习。,1.when you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely. 当你去到国外时，知道如何礼貌地请求帮助是很重要的。,请同学们在课后参照巴蜀英才英语P27的内容进行复习。,（1）visit作及物动词，相当于go to ；如果作名词，常构成短语(be) on a visit to 。,（2）it is important to know 中，it是形式主语，后面的不定式才是真正的主语；如果要说明该动
15、词不定式的动作由某人来完成，则在前面加上for sb. Its important for us to speak politely. 礼貌地说话对我们而言很重要。,BACK,2.Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations. 会说话的人在不同的场合会改变自己的说话方式。,请同学们在课后参照巴蜀英才英语P27的内容进行复习。,they speak在句中作定语，修饰名词the way； “the way sb. do(es) sth.”是一个常用结构，表示某人做某事的方式。,BACK,3. Sometimes we
16、 even need to spend time leading in to a request. 有时我们甚至需要花点时间来导入到请求上来。,请同学们在课后参照巴蜀英才英语P27的内容进行复习。,（1）spend time leading中，动词spend后再接其他动词时，要使用其ing形式；如果接名词，则构成spend time / money on sth.。,I can spend more time reading the book. (=I can spend more time on the book.)我可以多花点时间来看这本书。,（2）lead本义是“带路；领路”，也可以表示比喻意义上的“引领”。 He led us into his beautiful garden. 他领我们走进他那美丽的花园。 , I tried to lead the discussion back to the main issue.我试图把讨论引回到主题上。,BACK,
