课件46张PPT。Section A 1
1a-2dUnit 3Could you please tell me
where the restrooms are?Guessing gameGuess what place it is.Warming upexchange moneysave moneybank n. 银行 postcards n. 明信片buy some stamps and postcardsstamps n. 邮票post office 邮局 buy booksbookstore n. 书店 museum n. 博物馆show some old thingstake a showerwashroom n.
洗手间; 厕所bathroom n.
浴室; 洗手间wash your handsbuy some food and drink supermarket n. 商场, 购物中心Could you tell me
where I can buy some stamps?buy some stampsPresentationCould you tell me
where I can save money?save moneyCould you please tell me
where I can get a dictionary?get a dictionarydictionary n.
字典Do you know
where I can get some magazines?get some magazinesmagazines n.
杂志Where can you do the things below? Match each thing with a place in the picture. Many different answers are possible.1a___ get some money
___ get some magazines
___ have dinner
___ get a dictionary
___ get some information
about the town
___ buy a newspaper
___ buy some stamps
___ get a pair of shoesbf/cafd/f fecListen and complete the conversation.Excuse me,
do you know
where I can get
a dictionary?Yes. There’s
a post office on
Center Street.Sure. There’s
a bookstore on
Main Street.1b1cPracticeMake conversations using the information in 1a.Excuse me, could you please tell me how to get to the bookstore?Sure, just go along Main Street until you pass Center Street. The bookstore is on your right, beside the bank.Thanks. Do you know when the bookstore closes today?It closes at 7:00 p.m. today.Thank you!You’re welcome.Listen. You will hear some of the directions below. Number the directions in the order you hear them. 2aListening___ Go to the bird floor.
___ Turn left.
___ Go to the second floor.
___ Turn right.
___ The supermarket is between the flower store
and the bookstore.
___ Go past the bookstore.21342bListen again. Draw a line in the picture above to show how the boy walks to the supermarket.1. Excuse me, can you tell me where I can buy some medicine?
Yes, there’s a supermarket in this shopping center.Listen again and answer the questions.2. Do you know how to go there?
Yes. Go to the second floor and then … then turn left. Let’s see … Then go past the bookstore. And umm … the supermarket is between the flower store and the bookstore. You should be able to get medicine there. 3. Do you know when this shopping center closes tonight?
I’m not sure, but you can ask for information over there.2cPracticeExcuse me, do you know where I can get some postcards?Sure. Go to the second floor. There’s a bookstore between the bank and the supermarket.Make conversations about the other places in the pictures in 2a.PairworkMake your own conversations about the other places in the picture in 2a.A: Excuse me. Can you tell me where I can
buy some stamps?
B: Yes, there’s a post office in this shopping center.
A: Do you know how to go there?B: Yes. Go to the third floor and turn right. Then go past the bank. The post office is between museum and library.
You should be able to get stamps.
A: OK, great. Oh, and one more thing.
Do you know …
B: I’m not sure, but you …
A: OK, thanks a lot.
B: You’re welcome.2dThis is Fun Times Park, the biggest amusement park in our city!I’m excited to try the rides!Role-play the conversation.What should we start with? There’s Space World, Water World, Animal World …Before we decide, could you first tell me where the restrooms are?Pardon? Restroom? You want to rest? But we haven’t even started yet!Oh no, I don’t mean that. I mean … you know, a washroom or bathroom.Yes! Sorry, maybe the people in China don’t often use the word “restroom” when they speak English. Hmm … so you mean … the toilet?That’s right. In China, we normally say “toilet” or “washroom”. Anyway, they’re just over there.No problem. You don’t need to rush!Ok. I’ll be quick! ExplanationGo along Main Street until you pass Center Street. until和till同义为“直到……” , till多用于口语, until可以放在句首, till则不能放在句首。 not ... until 意为“直到……才”, 表示直到某一时间, 某一行为才发生, 之前该行为并没有发生。 1). 我等李磊一直等到十点。
I waited for Li Lei 10 o`clock.
2) 我走了大约两小时，发现钥匙掉了。
I had walked for about two hours,
I found I had
lost my pen./
I found I had lost my pen, I had
walked for about two hours.
until/tilluntil/tillUntil
3).I English 9 o’clock last night.?我昨晚9点才开始学英语。
4).直到爸爸到家，我才完成作业。
I my homework father came home.
did not study until did not study until2. I’m excited to try the rides!
excited和exciting的区别:excited意为
“激动的; 兴奋的”, 作表语时, 主语通常
是人; 作定语时, 常用来修饰人, 说明激
动的表情exciting意为“激动人心的”, 作
表语时, 主语通常是物; 作定语时, 常用
来修饰物。
。 e.g.
1). All of us were when we heard
the good news.
2).The child opened his present
quickly.
3).The movie is very .
4).My father told me an story.
5). It`s to watch the soccer match. excitedexcitedexcitingexciting exciting3. Pardon? Restroom? You want to
rest? But we haven’t even started yet!
pardon 用作动词, 后面既可以跟宾语, 也
可以跟双宾语。pardon sb. for(not) doing
sth.意为“原谅/宽恕某人做某事”。
在没有听懂对方的话, 请对方重复一下时
也可说 pardon。
e.g.
1). 对不起我没听明白，你再说一遍好吗？
? I’m sorry I can’t follow you.
2). 妈妈，我考试没及格，你能原谅吗？
Can you the
exam, Mom?
Pardonpardon me for not passing4. I mean … you know, a washroom or bathroom. mean 用作动词有以下含义：1) “意思是……,”(多作及物动词), 其后可跟名词或代词, 也可跟从句。
2) “意味(着)”(及物动词), 常跟名词, 有时可跟动词-ing形式或从句。
mean doing sth 意味着做…
3) “意图, 打算, 想”, 常跟名动词不定式。
mean to do sth 意图做、打算做、想做e.g.
1). Carl绝不能那样做，那意味着他的前途
完蛋了。
Carl really could not do that — it would
the end of his career.
2). 我把钱掉了，那意味着得步行回家。
I lost my money. That .
3). 抱歉！我没想伤害你。
Sorry! I you.
meanmeant walking homenever meant to hurt5. In China, we normally say “toilet” or “washrooms” in English.
normal adj.通常的；正常的；
normally adv. 正常地;?通常地； e.g.
1). August is a slow month.
2).The patient began to breathe .
3).You shouldn`t think about the problem
in a way.
normallynormallynormal6. You don’t need to rush!?
rush v. 仓促;?急促 rush to sp冲到…?
n. 仓促;?急促 in a rush匆忙地
make a rush at/for 朝……冲去 e.g.
1). They (冲到街上)the street
to see the accident.
2).他么朝门口冲去。
They the door.
3). 他匆忙赶到图书馆去。
He went to the library .rushed tomade a rush forin a rushThe methods of asking the way:1. Excuse me. Where is Qiaotou Middle School?2. Excuse me. Could you tell me where Qiaotou
Middle School is?3. Excuse me. Do you know how I can get to
Qiaotou Middle School? = Do you know how
to get to Qiaotou Middle School?4. Excuse me. Which is the way to Qiaotou
Middle School?Revise the language items of this part.Homework课件19张PPT。Section A 2
3a-3bUnit 3
Could you please tell me
where the restrooms are?ReviewTranslate these sentences into English.1. 请你告诉我怎样去书店好吗？
2. 打扰了, 你知道我在哪能买到一些邮吗？Could you please tell me how to get to the bookstore?Excuse me, do you know where I can buy some stamps?3. 我想知道公园今天什么时候关门。
4. 银行和超市之间有一个餐馆。I wonder when the park closes today.There’s a restaurant between the bank and the supermarket.Warming upAre you excited to try these in the fun park?How do you think the ride?
Is it fun or scary?
Do you want to have a try?3a Read theconversation, true or false
the sentences.1. Alice and He Wei are in Water World.
2. The new ride looks scary.
3. Alice was scary at first.
4. Alice thinks the new ride is actually fun.
5. He Wei thinks Fun Times Park
restaurant severs delicious food.
6. A rock band plays in Water City
Restaurant every evening.
7. Alice and He Wei can go later to the
restaurant.×√Reading√√××√Read and answer the questions .Why did Alice not want to go on the new ride? How did she feel after the ride?
2. What is special about Uncle Bob’s
restaurant?
3. Should Alice and He Wei get there
early for dinner? Why?Because she thought the ride looked scary. She was glad and thought the ride was fun.3aA rock band plays there every evening.Yes. The restaurant is always busy, so they should get there early to get a table.3bUnderline the questions or statements in the conversation that ask for information. Rewrite them in a different way.e.g. I wonder where we should go next.
Could you tell me where we could go
next?1. Do you know where we can get some good
food quickly?
I wonder where we can get some good
food quickly.
2. Let`s ask what time the band starts
playing.
We’d ask what time the band starts
playing.3. Excuse me, could you tell us when the
band starts playing this evening?
We’d like to know when the band starts
playing this evening.Language points1. I was scared at first, but shouting did help.
此句相当于 I was scared at first, but shouting helped. 原句是一种表现强调的句式。英语中, 可用助动词do对谓语动词进行强调, 构成强调句。e.g.
1. Please careful.
请一定小心。
2. I with you.
我完全同意你的意见。
3. He you other day, remember?
他前两天就告诫过你, 还记得吗？ do be do agree did warn2. You never know until you try something.
try的用法
1) 做名词 have a try 试一试 e.g.
Why not ? 为什么不试一试？
2) 做动词
(1) try to do sth. 努力做某事 e.g. Well, we’ll the homework
in time.
那好, 我们争取及时完成作业。 have a try try to finish(2) try doing sth. 表示尝试着做某事
e.g. -- I usually go there by train.? 我通常乘火车去那儿。
-- Why not by boat for a
change?为什么不换乘船呢?
(3) try one’s best to do sth 尽某人最大的努力 e.g. I the problem . 我会尽力解决这个问题的。 try goingwill try my best to solve 3. I suggest Water City Restaurant in Water World. suggest作动词, 可意为“显示; 间接表明”, 后可接宾语从句。e.g.
His behavior he was a kind man.? 他的行为显示他是个好人。
suggest作“建议”讲时, 应注意以下两点：
1) 构成短语：suggest doing sth. 建议做某事
e.g. I home. 我建议回家。 suggested (that) suggest going2) suggest后接从句时, 从句常用虚拟语气, 其
句型为：suggest (that) sb (should) do... e.g.
I home.
我建议我们回家。
3). suggestion是suggest的名词形式, 作“建议”
讲时, 是可数名词。e.g.
Do you have ?
你有什么建议吗？
suggested (that) we (should)go any suggestions4. The restaurant is always busy at that time, so come a little earlier to get a table.
用于“就餐”的语境时, 形容词busy相当于“吃饭人多; 餐厅拥挤”的意思; 动词短语to get a table类似于汉语“定餐桌; 占位子”等意思。HomeworkRevise the language items in the passage.课件31张PPT。Unit 3
Could you please tell me
where the restrooms are?Section A 3
Grammar Focus-4c1. 打扰了，你知道我能在哪买到一些药？
Excuse me, do you know where ____ _____
buy some medicine?
2. 当然，顺着这条街有个超市。
Sure. There’s a supermarket the street.
3. 请你告诉我怎样到邮局好吗？
Could you please tell me _____ _____ get to
the post office?I candown Grammar Focushow to 4. 对不起，我不确定怎样到那。
______, I am ______ ______ how to get there.
5. 你能告诉我们今晚乐队什么时候开始演奏吗？
Can you tell us ______ ____ ______ ______
playing this evening?
6. 晚上8点开始。It at 8:00 p.m.
7. 我想知道接下来我们该去哪儿。
I _______ where we _______ _____ _____.
8. 你应该试试那个新的乘骑设施。
You that new ride over there.Sorry not surewhen the band startsstartswondershould go nextshould try引导宾语从句的疑问词分为两类：
疑问代词(what、whom、who、whose、which)
疑问副词(when、where、why、how)。Objective clauses with wh-questions 语序
无论主句是陈述句还是疑问句, 也无
论主从句间是什么引导词, 宾语从句一
律用陈述语序, 即“引导词 + 主语 + 谓
语 + 其他”。如：
1. Could you tell me ？
?(魏方住在哪里)
2. Please tell me .
(你叫什么名字) where Wei Fang liveswhat your name is时态
1. 如果主句是一般现在时或一般将来时, 宾
语从句的时态不受限制, 可根据实际表达
的需要来确定。如：
1). Jenny knows the man a kite at
that time.??
2). You will understand why it that day.
总有一天你会明白我那天为什么那样做。
3). I know that he computers well.
我知道他电脑玩得很熟。was flyingdid it plays2. 如果主句是一般过去时, 宾语从句用过去时态的某种形式。如：
1). Jenny knew the man a kite at
that time.??
2). You understood why it that day.
你明白我那天为什么那样做。
3). I knew that he computers well.
我知道他电脑玩得很熟。
4). I thought he town that day.
我以为他那天进城去了。was flyinghad doneplayed had gone to3. 如果宾语从句叙述的是客观事实、自然现象或科学真理等，从句不受主句时态的限制，用一般现在时。如：
1).He said time money.?(be)
2).He told the girl that leaves green
in autumn.(turn)
3). When he was still a boy, he knew that the moon the sun.(circle)isturncirclesPractice1. He asked ________ for the computer. A. did I pay how much B. I paid how much C. how much did I pay D. how much I paid 2. “Have you seen the film?” he asked me.
He asked me _______. A. had I seen the film
B. have I seen the film C. if I have seen the film
D. whether I had seen the film DD3. “You’ve already got well, haven’t
you?” she asked. She asked ______.
A. if I have already got well, hadn’t you B. whether I had already got well C. have I already got well
D. had I already got well.B4. He asked, “How are you getting
along?”
He asked _______. A. how am I getting along B. how are you getting along C. how I was getting along D. how was I getting alongC5. He asked me _____ told me the
accident. A. whom B. which C. who D. whose
6. She asked me if I knew ______. A. whose pen is it
B. whose pen it was C. whose pen it is
D. whose pen was itCBFunction
Ask for information politely
and follow directions问路时应注意：1.?问路时应首先说一声：“Excuse me.”这样
可以引起对方的注意，又不失礼貌。
2.?当你没听清时，你可以说一声“Excuse me,
would you please say it again?”(对不起，请
您再说一遍好吗?) 或“I beg your pardon?” (对不起，请再说一遍好吗?)等，礼貌地要求 对方重复一遍。
3.?问完路后，千万不要忘记向对方说句
“Thank you for helping me.” 或“Thank you.”
4.?问路时经常会用到“向左(右)拐”这样的表
达，英语对此有两种常见的说法，即turn
left (right)或turn to the left (right)。表示
“在左(右)边”，英语用介词on或at均可。
1. Excuse me, can you tell me where the railway
station is? 打扰一下，请问火车站在哪儿?
2. Excuse me, but can you tell me the way to the
train station? 劳驾，请问去火车站怎么走?
3. Excuse me, could you tell me which is the way
to the nearest hospital?
劳驾，请问去最近的医院怎么走?
4. Excuse me, would you please show me the way
to the post office? 请告诉我去邮局怎么走好吗?
用英语问路及其回答：5. Excuse me, would you mind telling me the way to the police station?
劳驾，请告诉我去警察局怎么走好吗？
6. Excuse me, how can I get to No. 1 Middle School? 劳驾，请问去一中怎么走?
7. Excuse me, is this the right way to the People’s Park?
打扰了，请问去人民公园走这条路对吗?8. Excuse me. Could you tell me if there is a
Qiaotou Middle School near here?
打扰了，请问桥头中学是否在这附近？
9. Excuse me. Do you know how I can get to
Qiaotou Middle School?
= Excuse me. Do you know how to get to
Qiaotou Middle School?
请问，你知道怎样去桥头中学吗?
指路的方式1. Go along this street, and … is on you left.
2. Go down this way, and turn left at the
first crossing, and you’ll find … is
right there, on your left.3. … is behind (near, next to, on the left
of) …
4. You can just take No. 111 bus, and get
off at the second station. And you’ll see it.
5. Look! … is in front of us far away, right
there!Rewrite the questions to make them more polite. 1. Where can I buy some grapes or other
fruit?
2. How does this CD player work?
3. How do I get to the Central Library?
4. Is the Italian restaurant nearby open
on Mondays?4aCheck the answers1. Could you tell me where I can buy some
grapes or other fruit?
2. Excuse me, do you know how this CD player works?
3. Can you tell me how to get to the
Central Library?
4. I wonder if the Italian restaurant nearby is open on Monday. 4bWhat should each person ask in the following situations?1. Tim is very hungry.Could you tell me where I can get something to eat?
Excuse me, can you tell me how I can get to a nearby restaurant?
Pardon me, do you know if there is a restaurant around here?2. Sally needs to mail a letter.Excuse/Pardon me, could you please tell me where the post office is?
I’d like to know where I can buy some stamps.
Do you know where the nearest post office is?3. Helen needs to know when the bike
shop closes.Excuse/Pardon me, could you please tell me when the bike shop closes?
Do you happen to know when the bike shop closes?
I’d like to know when the bike shop closes.4. Ben is wondering if there’s a bank in
the shopping center.Do you know whether there’s a bank in the shopping center?
Could you please tell me if there’s a bank in the shopping center?
I’m wondering if there is a bank in the shopping center.4cWrite four questions that a tourist might ask about your town/city. Then role-play conversations with your partner.Excuse me, do you know where I can buy a local phone card?
2. Pardon me, could you tell me where the central bus station is?3. Could you please tell me where the nearest supermarket is?
4. Excuse me, is there a fast food restaurant nearby?请你到那后给我打个电话好吗？
2. 请在这条路的尽头向右转。
3. 你能告诉我在哪里可以买到一些邮票吗？
4. 你可否告诉我火车什么时候到达武汉？Could you give me a call when you get there?Please turn right at the end of the road.Could you tell me where I can buy some stamps?Could you please tell me when the train will arrive in Wuhan?我会做！ 假如你到一个陌生的城市去旅游，你想向当地人了解一些关于那个城市的东西。请编写一个你和当地人的小对话。HomeworkThank you!课件39张PPT。Unit 3Could you please
tell me where the
restrooms are?Section B 1
1a-2dWarming upWhat qualities are important for each place?
.eg. A restroom should be clean , ... interesting fascinating
inexpensive quiet
uncrowded big
beautiful convenient
safe clean .eg. A restroom should be clean , uncrowded,
and...cleanmuseuminterestingrestaurantdelicious, inexpensiveadj. 不昂贵的parkbeautiful
fascinating adj.
极有吸引力的subwayadj. 不拥挤的; 人少的uncrowdedinexpensive
adj. 不昂贵的
safe
big
convenient adj.
便利的, 方便的mall 商场, 购物中心1aWhat qualities are important for each place? Write the words from the box next to each place below. Write the most important words first.clean, quiet, uncrowded interesting, quiet, uncrowdedWarming upWhat qualities are important for each place?
.eg. A restroom should be clean , ...clean, inexpensive, quiet beautiful, safe, clean, biguncrowded, safe, convenientinexpensive, big, convenient, interesting, safePair workTalk about places in your city using the words in 1a.The Fine Arts Museum is really interesting.Yes, and it’s beautiful, too.1bConversation 1
The boy asks about ________________, and the clerk tells him to go to Green Land.Conversation 2
The girl asks about ______________, and the clerk tells her to go to the corner of Market and Middle Streets.a good restaurantspublic restrooms1cListen to the conversations and complete the sentences.n. 拐角, 角落Conversation 3
The mother asks about _____________. The father wants to go to a ________ museum. The younger girl wants to go to a _______ museum. The boy wants to go to a __________ museum. The older girl wants to go to an ______ museum. The clerk suggests they go to the _________ museum.a good museumhistoryscienceChildren’sartcomputerRole play1eCan you tell me where there’s a good place to eat?Of course. What kind of food do you like?Role-play the conversations between the clerk and the tourists.2aWhere do you need to make polite requests? Think of some possible situations. Discuss them with your partner.n. & v. 要求; 请求In a foreign country.
In public places like a bank, a post office, a library, a shopping mall, etc.
At school.
At home, especially when speaking to your elders.Zhang Ming is traveling in the USA.
He wants to go to ask the way now.
How should he ask?Hi! Where is the parking lot ?I don’t know.Excuse me. Could you please tell me where to park my car ?Sure. Go along this street and there`s an underground parking lot over there .
DiscussionDo you think it necessary to make a polite request ? Why? Read the article and match each paragraph with its main idea.2b Use more words to help you sound more polite.
It is more important to know how to make
requests politely.
Good English speakers need to know how to
speak politely.
The choice of language depends on the situation
and the relationship between the speakers.ReadingP1P2P3P41. Is it important to know how to ask for help politely?
2. When do we change the way we speak?
3. What might the expressions we use depend on?
4. What are polite questions usually like?
Yes, it is. When we talk with different people. They might depend on whom we are speaking to or how well we know them. Usually they are longer and include more
language. Read and answer It is important to know how to ask for
help politely. When we talk with different
people, we change the way we speak. The
expressions we use might depend on
whom we are speaking to or how well we
know them. Usually polite questions are
longer and include more language. Retelling the text5. What do we even need to do before asking for help?
6. Might it seem more difficult to speak politely than be direct?
7. Is it important to learn how to use proper
language or not? Why?
We even need to spend time leading in to a request. Yes, it might do. (However, ...) It is important . Because it
will help us become better at the languge we
wish to speak. Before asking for help, we even need
to spend time leading in to a request. It
might seem more difficult to speak
politely than be direct. However,it is
important to learn how to use proper
language. This will help us become
better at the languge we wish to speak. Retelling the textFind all the direct questions and polite requests from the passage.2c Where are
the restrooms?1. Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?2. When is the
school trip?3. Peter, tell me
your e-mail
address.2. Excuse me, Mr. West.
Do you know when
the school trip is?3. Peter, could you
please tell me
your e-mail address?4. Where’s the
post office?4. Pardon me, could you please tell me where to park my car?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.2dAhomeBstreetA/Bany public place/homeBstreetBmovie theaterAhomeBstreet Both are correct, but the first one sounds less polite. less + 形容词或副词, 构成降级比较形式, 相当于中文“不那么; 稍不……”之意。e.g.
His second movie is .
他的第二部电影就没那么有趣。Language pointsless interesting2. That is because it is a very direct question.
because ...在此从当表语从句。类似的句
型还有：This/That/It +is/ was +
how/where/when/why... 。e.g.
1). 那就是我们发现那个孩子的地方。
It is the boy.
2). 这就是我迟到的原因。
This is .
3). 我就是这样解决这个问题的。
That is .where we found why I was late yesterdayhow I work out the problem 3. I wonder if you can help me. if 在此引导由一般疑问句构成的宾语从句=whether，此时该问句要转换为陈述句语序。e.g.
1). Have they gone out?
I wonder .
2). Does he know it?
Could you tell me .
3). Will you tell me the news?
I didn`t know .if/whether they have gone out.if/whether he knows itif/whether you would tell me the news.4. It might seem more difficult to speak
politely than directly.
情态动词might 表达一种可能性很小的
推测，比may可能性更小, 表示“有可能,
也许会”, 语气更加委婉, 更不确定。e.g.
He , but it’s very unlikely.
他也许会来，但非常靠不住。might come请根据汉语意思完成下列英语句子（每
空一词）。
对他来说，回答那个问题是十分困难
的。
It’s very hard ____ him ____ _______
that question.
2. 你这样说真是太好了。
It’s very kind ____ you ____ ____ so.for to answer? of to say? Exercises3. 我们在阅览室里保持安静是十分必
要的。
It’s necessary ______ ______
(should) keep quiet in the reading
room.
It’s necessary for us
_____ ________ ______ in the
reading room.that we to keep quiet? Write a guide to a place that you know well.Homework课件28张PPT。Unit 3
Could you please tell me
where the restrooms are?Section B 2
3a-Self Check1. 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 requestssound more politein different situationsask for helpa very direct questionRevision6. 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become better atspend time leading insuch asthe expressions you usedepend on 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. foreignimportantpolitelypleaserestrooms arerequestsdirectionsFill in blanks according to 2b.RevisionBoth 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 ________.correctlessdirectcorrectlyWe also need to learn how to be polite — when we ask for _____.
In English, ___ in Chinese, we change the way we ______ in different _________.helpasspeaksituationsThe 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 impoliteoron 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 ______.ismuchwell 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. difficultdirectlyrightlanguagecommunicate3aImagine 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 courseQ: Could you please tell me the information of the courses?Q: Could you tell me how long the courses lasts?3. Where and what you can eat
4. Where you will stayQ: Do you know where students usually eat and what kind of food they eat?Q: Could I find out where students can stay, please?5. What activities you can do
6. Travel to the school
7. OtherQ: Can you please what kinds of activities students/we can do?Q: Could you please tell me how students usually travel to school?Q: Could you tell me how much the course costs?3bWrite 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 youUse the following expressions to help you:
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.One possible versionDear 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. 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.cornercorner direct polite
rush suggest plan2. 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.
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?rushplan B: I _______ Jenny’s Clothes
Store in Century Shopping Mall.
It’s convenient to get to.
4. A: In many countries, it is often not
_____ to ask very _____ questions
when you meet someone for the
first time.suggestpolitedirect2. Write questions and answers using
the words given.e.g. 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.
1. 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.
2. shopping center opens / 10:00 a.m.
Q: Could you tell me what time the
shopping center opens?
A: It opens at 10:00 a.m.3. 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. 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.
1).I your good news. 我等待你的好消息。
2). hearing from you. 期待你的来信。look forward to Look forward to 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.
1). lending me the money.
多谢您借钱给我。
2). 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。 Thanks?for Thank you?for 3. I need to plan my time better.
plan sth. 计划某事, 后接名词。e.g.
I want to .
我想要计划我的暑假。
plan to do sth. 计划去做某事 。?e.g.
They a sports meeting.
他们计划开运动会。
3) plan for sth. 关于……的计划, plan是
名词。e.g.
This is .
这是一份关于植树的计划。 plan my summer vacation plan to have a plan for the tree-planting 根据3b的内容写一封回信。
