(共64张PPT)
Unit 3
Section B
Period 2 (2a —3b)
Why does the man say “sorry,I can’t help you.”
His request sounds less polite.
It is a direct question.
It's not enough to just ask a question correctly.
We also need to learn how to make polite requests.
Where/when do we need to make polite requests
Ask a stranger for information.
Ask your elders for something.
Ask your teacher for something
work in groups to discuss
Do you need to make polite requests when you ask your classmates where the teacher is
第页A.What to do when you meet with difficulties.
B.How to get along well with others.
C.What to do when fail.
D.How to make requests politely.
Reading tips: The first or the last sentences can help you get the main idea.
Fast reading
What is the main idea of this passage
Fast reading
Underline the topic sentence for each paragraph
Para. 1
Could 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 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 or how well they know each other well. 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 sound 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.” Sometimea s we even need to spend time leading in to a request. For example, we might first say to stranger, “Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me” or “I’m 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 different situations. This will help you communicate better with other people
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Tip：
The topic sentence is usually
the ______ or the______ sentence
of each paragraph. Sometimes it
is also in the ____ of the paragraph
first
last
middle
Read the following sentences about the passage and give the correct logical order.
importance of language appropriacy
features of polite language
seems difficult, but still important
what is language appropriacy
____ _____ _____ _____
a d b c
[ pr pr s ]
Fast reading
n.得体；合适
Read again and discuss these questions.
Is it enough to speak correctly
Is it necessary to ask indirect questions to all the people around you
What are the features of polite language
What words can we use to make polite questions Please circle those “magic words”in paragraph3.
Careful reading
5.Can you help the man make a more polite question by using the “magic words”
7.What is the writer’s purpose
Careful reading
6.What does “this” refer to in paragraph4
Using suitable language!
The culture of a nation is in its language. It is not enough to only know correct grammar. It is also very important to know how to choose suitable language for every situation.
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, restaurant / home
B, street
A / B, any public place / home
B, street
B, movie theater / concert hall
A, home
B, street
Keys:
When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely.
Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations.
However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations.
The expressions they use might depend on whom they are speaking to or how well they know each other well
2b
阅读能力与素养
Read again and complete the blanks using words in the box.
important direct difficult good
correctly longer impolite well
It is enough to just ask a question ________. We also need to learn how to be polite when we ask for help.
correctly
________ speakers change the way they speak in different situations. The expressions they use might depend on whom they are speaking to or how _________ they know each other. For example, it is all right to ask ________ questions to your classmates. But it will sound _________ to ask your teachers direct questions.
important direct difficult good
correctly longer impolite well
Good
well
direct
impolite
Polite questions are usually ________ and sometimes they sound like a kind of request. It seems ________ to speak politely, but it is very _________ to learn how to use the right language in different situations.
important direct difficult good
correctly longer impolite well
longer
difficult
important
Find all the direct questions and polite
requests from the passage.
2c
1.
2.
3.
Direct questions
Where are the restrooms
When is the school trip
Where’s the post office
1.
2.
3.
4.
Polite requests
Could you please 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
Pardon me, could you please tell me where to park my car
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
Topic Question
The course you will study
The time of the course
Where and what you can eat
Where you will stay
Could you please send me the introduction of the courses
Could you tell me how long the course lasts
Do you know where students usually eat and what kind of food they eat
Could I find out more about where students can stay, please
Topic Question
What activities you can do
Travel to the school
Other
Can you please tell me the kinds of activities students can do
Could you please tell me how students usually travel to school
Could you tell me how much the course costs
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
Useful expressions
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.
Dear Sir / Madam,
My name is Li Jie and I’m from Beijing, China. I’ll be coming to your school for a short study vacation this year. I’d like to know more about your school and the course I can take.
First, I would like to find out exactly how long the course is and when it will begin. I wonder if you could send me the course outline and some information about the course fees.
Could you please also give me some information about student housing and transport to your school In addition, it would be interesting for me to know about the activities that students can take part in and the places where they can hang out and have their meals after school.
I would like to thank you for your help and I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours faithfully,
Li Jie
Make a polite request using the pictures below.
Pair work
Role-play the following situations. Think about the relationship between the speaker and the listener. Decide how to make the request.
A teenager wants to stay out late, and asks a parent about it.
2. A foreign friend is interested in your new video game, and asks about it.
3. Some students want to hand in their homework later than the teacher asked for it.
4. You want to change the time you asked a friend to come for a meal at your house.
Exercise
BAD GOOD
Where are the corn chips
There’s no milk left
How does this work
Slice it thicker / thinner.
Give me a pound of that.
How to ask politely
Could you tell me where the corn chips are, please
Is there any more milk, (please)
Can you show me how this works (e.g. a coffee grinder)
I’d like it sliced thicker / thinner,
please.
Will you give me a pound of that,
please Can / Could I have a pound of that, please
Translate the phrases.
make polite requests
ask for help
sound less polite
a direct question
such as
e-mail address
communicate with sb.
Pardon me.
an underground parking lot
提出客气的请求
求助；寻求帮助
听起来不太礼貌
直接的问题
例如；比如
电子邮件地址
和某人交流
对不起
地下停车场
Summary
Language points
1. make polite requests
request n. 要求；请求
It is my last request.
这是我最后的请求。
He seemed disappointed when the man refused his request.
当那个人拒绝了他的要求时, 他看起来很失望。
I bought it at / by your request.
我应你的要求买下来。
I knew I shouldn’t accept anything from such a person, but I found it difficult to turn down his _____.
A. offer B. suggestion
C. request D. plan
表示主动提供，用offer。
A
request vt. 请求；要求
He requested help from the librarian to find the book he wanted.
他请求图书管理员帮他寻找他想要的书。
I requested him to come before ten.
我要求他十点以前来。
The boy requested to go boating with his schoolmates.
那男孩要求与同学一道去划船。
知识拓展
2. choice n. 选择；挑选
He is careful in his choice of words.
他措辞很谨慎。
He went abroad at his own choice.
他出国是自愿选择的。
You have no choice but to give up.
你别无选择, 只能放弃。
The shop has a wide choice of hats.
那家商店出售各式各样的帽子。
choose v. 选择；决定
guide a choice 指导选择
make a choice 作出选择
offer a choice 提供选择
have a free choice 可以任意选择
have a / the choice between A and B / have the choice of A or B
在A和B之间作选择
without choice 无分别地，不分好歹地
知识拓展
--- It’s a wise _______ to wear the white tie. It matches your shirt well.
--- Thank you very much.
A. choice B. support
C. mixture D. honour
解析：choice “选择”，support “支持”，mixture “混合”，honour “荣誉”。根据句意：“戴白色领带是明智的选择，它与你的衬衫很搭”“非常感谢”，所以选择A。
A
3. direction n. 方向；方位
Which direction does your room face
你的房间面向哪个方向？
He drove away in the direction of London.
他开车向伦敦方向驶去。
He hurried away in the opposite direction.
他急忙朝相反的方向离去。
If I had asked for directions, I will not have got lost.
如果我问一下方向，我就不会迷路了。
ask for directions 问路；请教， 请求指导
follow sb.’s directions 听从某人的指教(指示，指挥)
give directions 发出指示
keep sb.’s directions in mind 记住某人的指示(指导)
in all directions 四面八方
in every direction 四面八方
in the direction of 朝……方向
知识拓展
He set off ______ the direction of the river.
A. for B. to C. on D. in
I am sure Cindy will be able to find the hotel --- she has a pretty good _____ of direction.
A. idea B. feeling
C. experience D. sense
D
D
It used to take me an hour to get to work, but since I changed my _______, it takes me about 45 minutes.
A. direction B. way C. route
C
4. Both are correct, but the first one sounds less polite.
“less+形容词或副词原级”构成劣等比较，作“较不……”，“更不……” 。
Don't you have any less expensive shirts
你们没有便宜点儿的衬衣？
This programme is less interesting than the previous one.
这个节目不如上一个节目有趣。
这个故事没那个故事有趣。
This story is ________ _______ than that one.
less interesting
5. a very direct question
direct adj. 直接的；直率的
He gave me a direct answer.
他给了我一个直截了当的回答。
Which is the most direct way to London
到伦敦哪一条路最近？
She has a direct way of speaking.
她说话直爽。
He is very direct, so you always know what his real views are.
他为人很直率，所以你总能知道他的真实想法。
indirect adj. 间接的；迂回的；次要的；不坦率的
director n. 导演
direction n. 方向；方位
direct v. 对准；指挥；指示
He directed the building of the new bridge.
他指挥修建新桥。
知识拓展
6. The expressions they use might depend on whom they are speaking to …
depend on 取决于；随 ...... 而定
It all depends on how you deal with the problem.
那要看你如何处理这问题。
In fact this depends on what he will say.
这实际上取决于他将怎么说。
Our plans depend on the weather.
我们的计划要看天气而定。
--- It is very kind of you to _______ my grandpa when I went to Fuzhou on business.
--- It's a pleasure.
A. look after B. play tricks on
C. depend on D. look for
You may depend ＿＿＿ him. He is ＿＿＿ honest man.
A. on; a B. in; an
C. on; an D. at; the
A
C
—When shall we have the sports shows
—Any day next week, ______________ (因为它取决于) the weather. (depend)
【答案】because / as / for / since it depends on
【解析】it是第三人称单数；depend on“依靠、依赖、取决于”。
7. Could you please tell me your e-mail address
address n. 住址；地址；通讯处
Please write your home address on the form.
请在这张表上写下你的家庭住址。
Please ask him to leave his address.
请他把地址留下。
He put the wrong address on the package.
他把包裹上的地址写错了。
She copied the phone number into her address book.
她把那个电话号码抄写在自己的通讯录上。
8. I’m sorry to trouble you, but …
trouble 在这里作动词，意思是“麻烦; 使烦恼”
May I trouble you to move your chair a bit
麻烦你把椅子挪一挪行吗？
You needn’t trouble to answer the letter.
你不用费事回信了。
He had no idea what was troubling her.
他不知道什么事情使她烦。
能麻烦你关上门吗？
打扰您一下，请问到车站怎样走？
Can I trouble you to close the door
I’m sorry to trouble you, but can you tell me the way to the station
trouble还可以用作名词, 意为“困难；烦恼；麻烦”。
Did you have much trouble (in) finding the house
你找到那栋房子有困难吗？
The old lady next door was telling me all her troubles.
隔壁的老太太正在对我诉说她的种种烦恼。
His wife is a great trouble to him.
他妻子是个常给他添麻烦的人。
知识链接
— I have ______ in learning English and I’m so worried. Could you help me with it
— Sure, I’d love to.
A. joy B. interest C. trouble D. fun
【答案】joy“快乐”; interest“兴趣”; trouble“困难”; fun“有趣”。根据“我很担心”以及“你可以帮助我吗”可知此处表示“我英语学习有困难”，故选C。
C
9. …, could you please tell me where to park my car
park 在这里作动词，意思是“停车；停放”
Don't park bicycles on the pavement.
人行道上不准停放自行车。
You can park your car over there.
你可以把汽车停放在那儿。
parking是不可数名词，意为“停车，泊车”。
There is no parking here between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m..
上午9点至下午5点此处禁止停车。
parking还可以意为“停车场，停车位”, 相当于a parking lot。
He drove the car into the parking (lot).
他把车开进了停车场。
知识拓展
park还可以用作可数名词，意为“公园”。
What about going for a walk in the park
去公园散步怎么样？
知识链接
根据句意及首字母提示, 用单词的正确形式填空。
I believe that she can make a wise c_______
between the two men.
2. Excuse me. Where should I p______ my car
3. His d______ answer made the girl very
embarrassed.
hoice
ark
irect
练一练
4. I w______ when you will get to my house.
5. You should try to l______ your discussion
back to the main problem.
6. It is my last r________. I shall never ask
you anything again.
7. There is no return a________ on this
letter.
onder
ead
equest
ddress
把下列汉语翻译成英语。
你不能把车停在这儿。
__________________________________
2. 你能告诉我现在几点吗？_________________________________
You can’t park your car here.
Could you please tell me what time it is now
3. 在一天之内完成这项任务是不可能的。
_____________________________________
4. 那要看你住在哪里。
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
5. 我想知道我是不是必须那样做。_____________________________________
_____________________________________
It’s impossible to finish the task in a day.
That depends on where you live.
I wonder if / whether I have to do it like that.
