(共27张PPT)
Unit 3
Could you please tell me
where the restrooms are
Period 4
Section B 2a-2e
1. 你不需要着急。
You don’t need to rush. /You needn’t rush.
2. 我想知道我们接下里该去哪里。
I wonder where we should go next.
3. 如果你害怕，就喊出来或者抓住我的手。
If you are scared, just shout or hold my hand.
4. 起初我很害怕，但喊出来确实有帮助。
I was scared at first, but shouting did help.
5. 他冲那个女孩大喊，警告她有危险。
He shouted to the girl and warned her of the danger.
6. 这附近的意大利餐馆周一开门吗？
Is the Italian restaurant nearby open on Mondays
Review
By the end of this class, we are able to:
1.know what correct requests are.
2.learn how to make polite requests.
3.apply right language in different situation.
Learning objectives
What do you need to prepare before you visit a foreign country
Are you ready to TALK to others suitably
Activity 1 Warming up
Which one do you think is more polite
Find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Activity 2-1 Read for topic sentence.
Bob has been back. He wants to share how to ask for help politely.
Which is the structure of this article
Activity 2-3 Reading for details.
1.Is it enough to ask a question correctly
2.What are the features of polite languages
3.Is it necessary to ask all the people around indirect questions
4.In the second picture, why does the man say :“ Sorry, I can’t
help you .” Can you change the question to a more polite one
5. What is the writer’s purpose
Activity 2-3 Read for details.
1.Is it enough to ask a question correctly
No, it isn’t enough to just ask a question correctly. We also need to learn how to be polite when we ask for help.
2.What are the features of polite languages
Polite questions are longer , and they include expressions such as “could you please ？or “May I ask ---
3.Is it necessary to ask all the people around indirect questions
No, it isn’t . It is all right to ask them direct questions if you know them well such as classmates.
4.In the second picture, why does the man say :“ Sorry, I can’t help you .” Can you change the question to a more polite one
Because they question the man in the picture asked sounds impolite. If the man first says : Excuse me , I wonder where the post office is It sounds more polite.
5. What is the writer’s purpose
Talk to others suitably. ( 问道）
Treat others politely. （明礼）
Think for others sincerely.（慎行）
Activity 2-3 Read for details
Direct questions Polite requests
Could you please tell me where
the restrooms are, please
Where are the restrooms
Direct questions are ______ , but they sound ________.
It’s not enough to _________________________.
So we also need to know________________ when we ask questions.
correct
less polite
ask a question correctly
how to be polite
What does the writer think of direct questions
Read the paragraph 1 and complete the chart and fill in the blanks.
Read the paragraph 1 and complete the chart and fill in the blanks.
Direct questions Polite requests
When is the school trip
Whom do you ask the direct question to Why
Whom do you make the polite requests to Why
Excuse me, Mr West. Do you
know when the school trip is
Classmates. Because we know each other very well.
The teacher. Because of the relationship.
Conclusion:
Good speakers _______________________in different situations.
The expressions good speakers use might depend on ________________________ or________________________.
whom they are speaking to
how well they know each other
change the way they speak
Activity 2-3 Read for details
Read paragraph 3 and complete the chart and fill in the blanks.
Polite questions are ______. They include expressions such as________________________
Sometimes we need to _______________________
For example,
Direct questions Polite requests
Peter, tell me your e-mail address.
Peter, could you please tell me
your e-mail address
longer
Could you please…
Add more examples:
May I ask… Do you know…
Can you please… I wonder if/whether…
spend time leading into a request.
Activity 2-3 Read for details
Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me.
I’m sorry to trouble you but….
Read paragraph 4 and complete the chart and fill in the blanks.
Why is it important to use the right language in different situations
Because this will help you communicate better with other people.
Activity 2-3 Read for details
Activity3-1 Read and practice.
1. 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.
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
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
A
B
A/B
B
home/restaurant
street
any public place/ home
street
movie theater
B
A
home
B
street
1. 礼貌地寻求帮助
2. 用于方向的类似请求
3. 一个直截了当的问题
4. 正确地问问题
5. 改变他们说活的方式
6. 在不同的场合
7. 取决于
8. 很了解某人
9. 更有礼貌的多
10. 需要做某事
11. 引入；导入
12. 和谁更好地交流
ask for help politely
similar requests for directions
a very direct question
ask a question correctly
change the way they speak
in different situations
depend on
know sb. well
much more polite
need to do sth.
lead into
communicate better with sb.
Activity 4 Read for expressions.
1. Both are correct, but the first one sounds less polite.
两种说法语法都正确，但是第一种没有第二种听起来礼貌。
less+形容词或副词: 不那么；稍许不……
e.g. His second movie is less interesting.
他的第二部电影就没那么有趣。
【语境应用】单项选择。
— Many boy students think physics is _____ geography.
— I agree. I’m weak in geography.
A. much difficult than B. as difficult as
C. less difficult than D. more difficult than
C
2.polite adj. 有礼貌的；客气的
常用句型: It’s polite to do sth. 做某事是有礼貌的
e.g. It is polite to say “thank you” when someone has helped you.
当别人帮助你时，说一句谢谢是一种礼貌的行为。
【拓展】派生词 politely adv. 有礼貌地 politeness n. 礼貌
反义词 impolite adj. 没有礼貌的
e.g. The little boy asked me for help politely.
这个小男孩很有礼貌地向我寻求帮助。
It’s polite of sb. to do sth. 意为“做某事是有礼貌的”。
e.g.对于我们来说，说谢谢你是有礼貌的。
It’s polite of us to say “Thank you”.
3. It might seem more difficult to speak politely than directly.
或许礼貌地说话比直接说要困难。
情态动词might表达一种可能性及推测的不确定性。意思与表达可能性的may相当, 表示“有可能, 也许会”, 但语气更加委婉, 更不确定。
爸爸也许知道如何发动那台机器。(might)
他可能及时赶到了那儿，但我不确定。 (might)
Dad might know how to start that machine.
He might get there in time, but I am not sure.
4. 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 .
例如，“公共厕所在哪里 ”和“您能告诉我公共厕所在哪里吗？”是询问类似的请求。
request是可数名词，意为“要求;请求”，其后 常接“for +名词, make a request for sth. 意为“……的要求/请求”。
We must make a request for help.
我们必须请求帮助。
request用作及物动词，意为“要求；请求”。 常见用法如下：
① request sth. ( from/of sb.)意为“（向某人） 请求某物”。
He requested some hot water from me.
他向我要了些热水。
②request sb. to do sth.意为“请求某人做某事”。
They requested him to leave at once.
他们要求他立刻离幵。
拓展：
5. Both are correct English, but the first one sounds less polite.
两者都是正确的，但第一句听起来不如第二句显得礼貌。
1)correct此处用作形容词，意为“正确的；恰 当的”，相当于right，其副词形式为correctly.
I can tell you the correct answer.
我可以告诉你正确答案。
correct用作动词，意为“改正”。
You must correct the mistakes in your homework.
你必须改正作业中的错误。
2)one 此处用作代词，指代上文提到过的人或物。
6. That is because it is a very direct question.
那是因为它是一个很直接的问题。
because it is a very direct question此处作is
的_________，是________从句。
The trouble is that I have lost his address.
问题是我把他的地址丢了。
(2)direct此处用作形容词，意为“直接的;直
率的”，其反义词为indirect,意为“间接的”,副
词为directly,意为“直接地”。
You'll have to get used to his direct manner.
你得慢慢习惯他这种直率的方式。
表语
表语
7. whom
仔细观察下列例句，思考whom的用 法，然后补全结论部分所缺内容。
【例句】
1) I don’t know whom / who Linda will invite.
2) Whom / Who are you talking with
3) To whom did you give the pen, John
【结论】
whom是who的宾格形式，用作疑问代词，意为“谁；什么人”。通过观察以上例句我们可知，whom在句中可作_______词或介词的宾语。由例句1和例句2我们可知，在口语或非正式用法中，whom往往可以被who代替。由例句3我们可知，如果whom紧接在_______词之后，则不能被who代替。
动
介
【运用】
根据句意用who或whom填空。
1) ________ are the children talking about
2) With _______ did Mary go shopping
last Sunday
Whom / Who
whom
8. Usually polite questions are longer. They include expressions such as “Could you please... ” or “Can I ask ... ”
有礼貌的问句通常更长一些，而且包括像 “Could you please ... ” 或“Can I ask ... ”之类的表达方式。
include作及物动词，意为“包括;包含”。
The price includes both the house and the furniture inside.
这个价格包括房子和里面的家具。
① including用作介词，意为“包括；包含在
内”,后接名词、代词或动词-ing形式。
Six people, including a baby, were injured in the accident.
事故中有6人受伤，其中包括一名婴儿。
② included形容词，意为“包括在内的”，通常置于名词之后。
There are 100 people in this school, 20 teachers included.
这所学校有100个人，包括20名老师。
拓展：
9. Sometimes we even need to spend time leading into a request.
有时, 我们甚至需要花些时间来导入一个请求。
lead into 意为“引入;导人”，其后接名词或代词作宾语。
We often use “excuse me” to lead into a request.
我们常用“excuse me”来导入一个请求。
lead to意为“导致;通向”。
Too much work and too little rest often lead to illness.
过量的工作和过少的休息经常引起疾病。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条大道通罗马。
