Unit 3 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are? SectionB selfcheck 课件(共42张PPT)

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Unit 3
Could you please tell me
where the restrooms are
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 situations
ask for help
a very direct question
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
the expressions you use
become better at
spend time leading in
such as
depend on
I’m looking forward to your reply.
我盼着你的回信。
look forward to “期待, 盼望”, 后接名词或者动词-ing形式。
e.g. I look forward to your good news.
Look forward to hearing from you.
【语境应用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1) 他们正期待着他的来访。
They’re looking forward to _______ _______.
2) 我正期待着见到你。
I’m looking forward to ________ ________.
his visit
meeting you
2. I would like to thank you for …
我很感谢你因为……
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 money.
Thanks for reminding. I’d forgotten
all about his coming this afternoon.
thanks for & thanks to
thanks for (doing) sth. “为(做)某事感谢”。
e.g. Thanks for helping me / your help.
thanks to 多亏；由于
e.g. Thanks to you, I found my pet dog.
【语境应用】根据句意，从括号中选择恰当的一项填空。
1) It was all a great success —
__________ (thanks for / thanks to) a lot of
hard work.
2) Joe, thanks for __________ (send / sending)
me such a beautiful card.
thanks to
sending
3. I need to plan my time better.
我需要更好地安排我的时间。
plan vt. 打算；计划
plan sth. 计划某事
plan to do sth. 计划或打算做某事
e.g. Can you help me plan my trip (旅行) to
Chengdu
When do you plan to visit your
grandparents
plan n. 计划；安排
表示“有关……的计划”时，其后可接介词for引起的短语。
e.g. My father is making a plan for teaching.
Do you have any plans for this weekend
【语境应用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1) 这些是我们的工作计划吗？
Are these our ______ ______
2) 琳达正在制定学习计划吗？
Is Linda _______ ___ _____ for learning
3) 我们计划在两点前到达北京。
We ______ ____ ______ to Beijing
before two o’clock.
work plans
making a plan
plan to get
3a
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.
The course you will study
2. The time of the course
Q: Could you please send me the information of the courses
Q: Could you tell me how long the courses last
3. Where and what you can eat
4. Where you will stay
Q: Do you know where students usually eat and what kind of food they eat
Q: Could I found out more about where students can stay, please
5. What activities you can do
6. Travel to the school
7. Other
Q: Can you please tell me what kinds of activities students can do
Q: Could you please tell me how students usually travel to school
Q: Could you tell me how much the course costs
Useful sentences
My name is … and I’m from …
I’ll be coming to your school for …
I’d like to know about …
I would like to thank you for …
I’m looking forward to your reply.
写作内容是一封书信，要记住书信的格式，便于今后运用。
信中首先要介绍自己，然后告诉你去他们学校的时间，然后可根据在3a环节中所问到的问题来礼貌地询问想知道的信息。
写作指导
Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is He Wei and I’m from Beijing, China. I’ll be coming to your school soon for a short study vacation. I will leave for your school on July 10th. I’d like to know more information about the school.
One possible version
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 you 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’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours faithfully,
He Wei
Self Check
Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
A: Could you tell me where the library
is
B: It’s on the _______ of Main and
Center Streets.
corner
corner direct polite
rush suggest plan
2. A: I wonder why you don’t wake up
earlier in the morning. You’re always
in a ______ to get to school on time.
B: Yes, you’re right. I need to ______
my time better.
rush
plan
corner direct polite
rush suggest plan
3. A: I want to buy some winter clothes.
Could you tell me which place would be
a good choice for me to go to
B: I _________ Jenny’s Clothes Store in
Century Shopping Mall. It’s convenient
to get to.
suggest
corner direct polite
rush suggest plan
4. In many countries, it is often not _____
to ask very _______ questions when you
meet someone for the first time.
polite
direct
corner direct polite
rush suggest plan
2. 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: There’s a bookstore on the third floor.
2. get some stamps / post office on
Green Street.
Q: Do you know where I can get some stamps
A: You can get them at the 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 along Main Street and turn right on Lake Street
Q: May I ask how to get to the Japanese restaurant
A: Just go along Main Street and turn right on Lake Street.
3b
Write a polite letter to the school asking for the information you want to know. Use your notes in 3a.
In your letter, you should:
﹡introduce yourself
﹡say when you are coming
﹡politely ask for information
﹡thank the person for helping you
【写作任务】(Section B 3a & 3b)
假如你叫张婷，今年暑假准备去英国的某所语言学校进行为期两周的游学，去之前你想了解一些相关信息。请你给这所学校的负责人写一封信，礼貌地询问你想知道的一些信息。
【思路点拨】
1. 定基调
体裁：应用文(书信)
时态：叙述自己的情况时用一般现在时，叙述将来发生的情况时用一般将来时
人称：第一人称
2. 谋布局、写句子
3. 巧衔接
在本文中，要想使询问的四条信息连贯，可以使用表示列举的连接手段如first, then, next, last / finally。这种运用连接性状语连句成篇的方法，也是使文章保持连贯的一种衔接手段。
4. 成篇章
Dear Sir / Madam,
My name is Zhang Ting and I’m from Beijing, China. _____________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Zhang Ting
5. 化“平凡”为“非凡”
I’d like to know where to eat and live. → I’d like to know where I will eat and whether I will stay in the dorm (学生宿舍) or with a host family.
2. 谋布局、写句子
(1) Now I’m writing to ask for some information
(2) I wonder about the whole plan for this study vacation
(3) Could you please tell me what courses I’ll take
(4) I wonder what activities I can do
(5) I’m looking forward to your reply
4. 成篇章
Dear Sir / Madam,
My name is Zhang Ting and I’m from Beijing, China. I’ll be coming to your school for a two-week study vacation this summer. Now I’m writing to ask for some information about this study vacation.
First, I wonder about the whole plan for this study vacation. Then, could you please tell me what courses I’ll take and how long each course will last Next, I’d like to know where to eat and live. Last, I wonder what activities I can do to learn more about your culture.
I would like to thank you for your help. I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Zhang Ting
根据短文内容及所给首字母提示，补全文中所缺单词，使短文完整、通顺。
Ben is an impolite boy. Oh, no! I’m not c (1). Ben’s brother Jack is an impolite boy. Instead Ben is a p (2) boy. He is always asking for things or doing things politely. Now he is making a call to his mother.
Dear Mom, p (3) me for going to Green Supermarket with Jack without telling you.
correct
polite
pardon
Today the things in this supermarket are good and they're i (4). So Jack and I bought some. For fruit, we bought some g (5), bananas and strawberries. For vegetables, we bought some potatoes and onions. We also bought some other things. Then we were in trouble. We didn't have enough money for them. Jack is still in the supermarket. I'm outside. I tell you my d (6).
inexpensive
grapes
direction
I'm on Green Street and I’m beside a bus stop. Please get some money for us as quickly as possible. I s (7) you drive your car here. Jack and I are waiting for you. Please hurry up!
suggest
visit a foreign country 去国外游览
ask for help politely 礼貌地请求帮助
sound less polite / impolite
听起来不怎么礼貌 / 不礼貌
a direct question 一个直接的问题
in different situations 在不同的情况下
depend on 取决于
speak to sb. 和某人说话
school trip 学校旅行
such as 诸如
e-mail address 电子邮箱地址
lead in to a request 导入请求
spend time (in) doing sth. 花费时间做某事
trouble sb. 麻烦某人
communicate better with other people
更好地与他人交流
an underground parking lot 一个地下停车场
pass the salt 递一下盐
change some money 兑换一些钱
go on a short study vacation 去游学
an English-speaking country
一个讲英语的国家
in a rush 急忙地
on time 按时
Your friend Tom invites you to attend his birthday party. Write a polite letter to him asking for more details.
When you visit a _______ country, it is __________ to know how to ask for help ________. For example, “Where are the restrooms ” or “Could you ______ tell me where the __________ _____ ” these are similar ________ for _________ you may ask.
foreign
important
politely
please
restrooms are
requests
directions
Fill in the blanks according to 2b in Section B.
Both are _______ English, but the first one sounds _____ polite. That is because it is a very ______ question. It is not enough to just ask a question ________.
We also need to learn how to be polite — when we ask for _____.
In English, ___ in Chinese, we change the way we _______ in different _________.
correct
less
direct
correctly
help
as
speak
situations
The expressions you use might _______ ___ whom you are speaking to ___ how well you know them. If you say to your teacher, “When is the school trip ” this might sound ________. But if you say, “Excuse me, Mr. West,
depend
impolite
or
on
Do you know when the school trip ___ ”,
this will sound _______ more polite. However, it is all right to ask direct
questions to your classmates because you know them ______.
is
much
well
It might seem more _________ to speak politely than _________. It is important to learn how to use ______ ________ in different situations. This will also help you _____________ better with other people.
difficult
directly
right
language
communicate