(共29张PPT)
Section B
Reading (2a—2d)
Before you read
1
Talk in groups
Where do you need to make polite requests
At school
At home , especially when speaking to your elders.
In a foreign country.
In public places like a park and a bank.
How to ask politely
Do you know where I can…
Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to…
Could you please…
Reading
Could You Please …
While you read
2
Task 1
Skimming
Read the article and underline the topic sentence for each paragraph.(P22)
2b
Paragraph 1.
When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely.
Paragraph 2.
Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations.
Paragraph 3.
Usually polite questions are longer.
Paragraph 4.
However , it is important to
learn to use the right language in different situations.
Task 2
Scanning
Find all the direct questions and polite requests from the passage.
2c
Direct questions Polite request
Where are the restrooms
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
Where‘s the post office?
Pardon me , could you please tell me where to park my car
Task 3
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer.
1.Which of the following is correct
A. It is enough to just ask a question correctly.
B. In different situations, good speakers speak in the same way.
C. Direct questions are shorter than polite questions.
D. Using the right language in different situations is unnecessary.
2. If you say to your teacher ,which of the following is the best way
A. When is the school trip
B. Do you know when the school trip is
C. Can you tell me when the school trip is
D. Excuse me, Mr . Liu. Do you know when the school trip is
3. What can you learn from the passage
A. Using the right language in different situations is not important.
B. In different situations, we need to choose and use suitable language based on cultural knowledge .
C. Direct questions are longer than polite questions.
D. It’s easier to speak politely.
Task 4
Try to guess the meanings of some phrases according to the context and underline them.
1.寻求;索要:
2. 依靠;依赖:
3.相互;互相:
4. 听起来不礼貌:
5.例如;像:
6.导入
7.花费时间做某事:
8.与……交流:
:
ask for
depend on
each other
sound impolite
such as;for example
lead into
spend time doing sth
communicate with
1. Both are correct, but the first one sounds less polite.
* less + adj. / adv. “不那么,稍许不......”
His second movie is less interesting, I think.
我认为他的第二部影片就不那么有趣。
adj.
2. The expressions they use might depend on whom they are speaking to or how well they know each other.
他们使用的表情很可能取决于说话的对象以及亲密程度。
depend on + 名词/ 代词/ 宾语从句 : “视……而定,取决于……”
Our success depends on how well we can
work with one another.
【即学即练】
根据汉语意思,完成英语句子。
这种产品的价格取决于它的质量而不是它的大小。
The price of this kind of product ________ its quality instead of its size.
depends on
3. It might seem more difficult to speak politely than directly.
it 形式主语,无意义, 放在句首避免头重脚轻;真主语:to speak politely than directly
might :情态动词,可能,推测的不确定性;“有可能,也许会”,比may语气委婉,含蓄,更不确定
It took me three days to finish the project.
完成这个项目化了我三天时间。
Gina might not be able to go.
吉娜可能走不了。
Task 5
Retelling
It is important to know how to_____________
politely. It is not enough to just ask a question ________. We also need to learn how to ___ when we ask for help .
Good speakers______ the way they speak in __________ The expressions they use might _________ whom they are speaking to or how well they know _________.
ask for help
correctly
be polite
change
different situations.
depend on
each other
And direct questions sounds _________. Usually
polite questions are _________ . Sometimes we need to
spend time ________ a request. It might seem more
difficult to speak _________than _________. But using
the right language in different situations will help you
________________ each other.
impolite
longer
leading into
politely
directly
communicate better with
Task 6
Group work
Discuss the following questions with your partners.
Do you think you are polite enough at school If not, what will you do later
In order to be a polite student, what should we do in our daily life
What goes around comes around.
你给别人什么,返回来别人就会给予你什么.
One never loses anything by politeness.
讲礼貌不吃亏。
"After you" is good manners.
“您先请”是礼貌.
Courtesy costs nothing.
礼多人不怪
There is nothing that costs less than civility.
彬彬有礼,惠而不费
中考链接
一、选择正确的答案。
1. Paul’s parents were worried that he______too much time chatting on line.
A. spent B. paid C. took D. cost
【解析】选A。考查动词辨析。spend time doing sth. “花费时间做某事”; pay“支付; 偿还”; take表示“花费时间”, 其结构为“It takes sb. +时间+to do sth. ”。
2. A direct order like “Daisy, pass me the book. ”sounds rude. We’d better say: “______”
A. Daisy, could you please pass me the book
B. Daisy, I wonder if can you pass me the book.
C. Daisy, give me the book!
D. Daisy, I wonder you can pass me the book.
【解析】选A。考查交际用语。A项“戴西, 请你递给我那本书好吗 ”, 语气客气委婉; B项语序不正确; C项“戴西, 递给我书! ”语气直接粗鲁; D项主句和从句之间缺少连词if或whether。
二、根据中文提示,用所给短语的适当形式填空。
1. The expression you use _____________(取决于)whom you are speaking to.
2. ____________ (与......交流)parents can help you solve some problems.
3. We even need to spend time __________(导入)a polite request.
4.My mother likes fruits ,________(例如;像)grapes, apples and oranges.
5. This statement ____________(听起来礼貌).
depends on
Communicating with
leading into
such as
sounds polite
Summary
Thank you