Unit 3 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are第六课时Section B（3a~Self Check）课件(共21张PPT)

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Unit 3
Could you please tell me where the restrooms are
第六课时 Section B（3a~Self Check）
Revision
You’re going on a short vacation to a school in an English-speaking country, and you want to choose something to study. There are certain topics that you’re interested in and want to get some information about.
Pre-writing
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.
Topic Question
The course you will study
The time of the course
Where and what you can eat
Where you will stay
What activities you can do
Travel to the school
Other
n. 课程；学科
I think this sentence is wrong: “ Could you tell me when the course lasts ”
Emm, yes, what about this sentence “Could you tell me how long the course lasts ”
Exchange your chart with your partner, and discuss it.
Topic Question
The course you will study
The time of the course
Where and what you can eat
Where you will stay
What activities you can do
Travel to the school
Other
Could you please send me more information about the course
Suggested answers:
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
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
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
Try to use the following expressions:
My name is ... and I am 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.
Sample writing:
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 would like to 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 online and some information about the course fees.
While-writing
Sample writing:
Could you please also send 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
While-writing
1. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
corner direct polite rush suggest plan
1. A: Could you tell me where the library is
B: It’s on the _______ of Main and Center Streets.
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.
corner
rush
plan
Self Check 1
1. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
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.
4. In many countries, it is often not ________ to ask very _________ questions when you meet someone for the first time.
suggest
polite
direct
Self Check 1
2. Write questions and answers using the words given.
1. buy a magazine / bookstore on the third floor
Q: _________________________________________________
A: _________________________________________________
2. get some stamps / post office on Green Street
Q: __________________________________________________
A: __________________________________________________
Could you please tell me where I can buy a magazine
There’s a bookstore on the third floor.
Do you know where I can get some stamps
You can get them at the post office on Green Street.
Self Check 2
3. shopping center opens / 10:00 a.m.
Q: _________________________________________________
A: _________________________________________________
4. get to the Japanese restaurant / go along Main Street and turn
right on Lake Street
Q: __________________________________________________
A: __________________________________________________
Could you tell me what time the shopping center opens
It opens at 10:00 a.m.
May I ask how to get to the Japanese restaurant
Just go along Main Street and turn right on Lake Street.
I’m looking forward to your reply.
look forward to 意为“期待, 盼望”, 后面接名词或者动名词。
e.g. I look forward to your good news.
我等待你的好消息。
Look forward to hearing from you.
期待你的来信。
Language points
2. I would like to thank you for …
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.
多谢您借钱给我。
Thanks for reminding. I’d forgotten all about his coming this afternoon.
谢谢你提醒我, 我完全忘了他今天下午要来。
3. I need to plan my time better.
(1) plan sth. 计划某事, 后接名词。
e.g. I want to plan my summer vacation.
我想要计划我的暑假。
(2) plan to do sth. 计划去做某事, to是动词不定式。
e.g. They plan to have a sports meeting.
他们计划开运动会。
(3) plan for sth. 关于……的计划, plan是名词。
I. 单项选择
1. — Sam, can you tell me ________
— Music World on Huangyuan Street.
A. why to buy a CD B. where to get a CD
C. how to choose a CD D. when to record a CD
2. — What do you think of Mary
— She is a good girl. She always answers the phone _____ when I call her.
A. politely B. suddenly C. easily D. luckily
B
A
Exercises
3. — Why do you look unhappy
— Because Susan didn’t say hello to me when she _______.
A. waited for B. passed by
C. gave up D. put on
4. I’m really __________ you at the next gathering!
A. look forward to see B. look forward to seeing
C. looking forward to see D. looking forward to seeing
B
D
II. 根据汉语意思完成句子
1. 请再说一遍，我没听见你刚才说的话。
__________ I didn’t hear what you said.
2. 你知道他正在和谁说话吗？
Do you know ____________ ____ ___ speaking to
3. 他不知道如何有礼貌地求助。
He doesn’t know ______ ______ ______ ______ help politely.
4. 我不久将要选修一门现代小说课程。
I’m shortly to ______ ____ ______on the modern novel.
Pardon
whom/who he is
how to ask for
begin a course
假如你是张宏，你的一位外国朋友Peter想到你学校参观，但是他不知道怎么去。请你根据所给地图，用英语写一篇短文，告诉他去学校的路。
要求：80词左右（文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总次数）。
（roundabout 环形交通枢纽）
Dear Peter,
I am excited to hear that you’re coming to our school. Let me tell you how to get to
it.____________________________________
____________________________________
Welcome to our school!
Yours,
Zhang Hong
Homework