(共36张PPT)
Unit3
Could you pleasetell
me where the restrooms are
SectionB 2a-2c
Be polite
Using “Could you please...”
Where
do we
need to make polite requests？
Different situations
When you ask a stranger
for information,
A. Where is the restroom
B. Could you tell me where
the restroom is
You would say ________,
When you ask your little
brother to do something,
A. Pass me the salad.
B. Could you please pass
me the salad
You would say ________,
When you ask your teacher
about something,
A. When is the school trip
B. Could you please tell
me when the school trip
is
You would say ________,
Good speakers can change the way they speak in different situations.
How
What can you learn from their
dialogues
polite
impolite
direct
long
It is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations.
Conclusion
Underline
the topic sentence of each paragraph.
When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely.
Topic
Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations.
Usually polite questions are longer.
Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations.
Usually polite questions are longer.
Opinions +
examples
It is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations.
Tip：
The topic sentence is usually the first or the second sentence
of each paragraph. Sometimes it is also in the middle of the paragraph.
Conclusion
Read Para1 carefully, and answer the questions.
B. Could you please tell me where the restrooms are
A. Where are the restrooms
The two questions are
________ requests
for directions.
similar
Q1: When you visit a foreign country, you have to ask for help, which request is better
Q2: Are the
two requests
correct
Q3: Why is
the request B
better ？
Read Para1 carefully, and answer the questions.
B. Could you please tell me where the restrooms are
A. Where are the restrooms
The two questions are
________ requests
for directions.
similar
Because the request A is a very _______ question.
It is __________ to just ask a question correctly.
We also need to learn _______________ when we
ask for help.
direct
not enough
how to be polite
A: 有礼貌
B: 直接的
C: 正确的
When we ask for help,
is it always better to be as polite as possible
Read Para2 carefully, and answer the questions.
How
do
good
learners
change
the way
they speak
in
different
situations
depends on
how well they know each other
whom they are speaking to
Please match the questions with correct situations
When is the school trip
Excuse me, Mr.West.Do you know when the school trip is？
classmates
close friends
teacher
old people
stranger
In different situations , you need to choose and use suitable language based on
cultural knowledge.
based on
建立在......
Read Para3 carefully, and answer the questions.
Usually
polite questions
are
longer
Could you please...
Excuse me. I wonder if you can help.
I'm sorry to trouble you ,but......
May I ask...
Longer questions can be more ______ and we need to spend time _____________
before asking for
help.
polite
leading into a request
Read Para4 carefully, and answer the questions.
In the writer's opinion,
is it important to speak politely or directly
Neither one.
It is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations.
What's the purpose（目的）
This will help you communicate better with other people.
Deep - thinking
Whom you are speaking to
How old are you
How well you
know each other
you 're a man or a woman
Different situations,
using the right
language.
polite
direct
Do you agree that we need to speak politely all the time
Direct questions
Polite questions
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
Find all the direct questions and polite requests from the passage.
2c
Request Person Place
1. Will you pass the salt
2. Do you know where I can change some money, please
3. Could you tell me what just happened
A
kitchen
B
street
B
home
2d
Read the request 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.
Request Person Place
4. Can you please tell me where the nearest station is
5. Excuse me, do you know what time it begins, please
6. Let me know when you’re ready, OK
7. Could you possibly tell me the way to the village school
B
home
street
B
B
A
home/movie theater
street
Language
points
1. It is not enough to do sth.
做某事是不够的
2. depend on
依靠，依..而定
3. in different situations
在不同的情况下
4. lead into
引入，导入
5. I‘m sorry to trouble you.
我很抱歉去打扰你
6. communicate with sb
与某人交流
7. parking lot
地下停车场
key words
When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely.
polite
（adj. 有礼貌的；客气的）
politely
（adv. 有礼貌地；客气地）
impolite
（adj. 不礼貌的；不客气的）
impolitely
（adv.无礼的）
2. These are similar requests for directions.
request : 可数名词，意为“要求，请求”
常与介词for搭配
e.g. They recevied hundreds of requests for more information.
2. These are similar requests for directions.
request : 动词，意为“要求，请求”
1. request sth.(from sb.)
（向某人）请求某事/某物
2. request sb.to do sth.
请求某人做某事
3. request + that 从句
（从句用虚拟语气：should + 动词原形，should 可以省略）
他将请你帮忙。
He will request for your help.
He requests me to look up some information about the movie star.
他要求我查阅一些关于那位影星的信息。
I request that she (should) come an hour earlier.
我请求她早一个小时来。
3.That is because it is a very direct question.
direct: 形容词，意为“直接的”
直接的
indirect
directly
adj. 间接的
adv. 直接地
3.That is because it is a very direct question.
direct: 动词，意为“指路；指导；导演”
指路；指导；导演
direction
director
n. 方向；指导
n. 导演
4. They include expression such as “Could you please... ” or “May I ask... ”
include : 及物动词，意为“包括；包含”
e.g：The price includes both the house and the furniture in it. 这个价格包括房子和里面的家具。
1、include作及物动词，还可译为“算在里面；列在里面”
I include him among my friends.
我把他算做我的朋友。
2、including用作介词，意为“包括；包含在内”，它和其后的名词、代词构成介宾短语
There are seven people in my family, including my grandparents.
我家有7口人，包括我的祖父母。
拓展
Different culture
