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Unit 3 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are
SectionB 2a-2d
Do you know how to express your request？
Be polite
Using “Could you please...”
Lead-in
2a
Where do you need to make polite requests Think of some possible situations. Discuss them with your partner.
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.
In different situations, you need to choose and use suitable language based on cultural knowledge.
What can you learn from their
dialogues
polite
impolite
direct
indirect
Predict what the passage is mainly about.
A. What to do when you meet with difficulties.
B. How to get along well with others.
C. What to do when you fail.
D. How to ask for help politely.
Using suitable language
In different situations ,you need to choose and use suitable language based on cultural knowledge .
2b
使用合适的语言
在不同的场合，你需要选择和使用基于文化知识的合适的语言。
基于
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.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
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
Tip：
The topic sentence is usually
the ______ or the______ sentence
of each paragraph. Sometimes it
is also in the ____ of the paragraph
last
first
middle
Fast reading
Underline the topic sentences for each paragraph.
2b
Summarize the main idea of each paragraph .
Beginning-- the importance of speaking politely
Body-- How to choose suitable language.(situations)
Body-- the feature of polite language.(longer)
Conclusion-- the importance of using
the right language
Para. 1: It is important to know how to make requests politely.
They are similar requests for the ________. The first one is a________question. It sounds less polite. If we want to ask politely, it ’s not enough to ask a question ___________.
Could you please tell me where the restrooms are
directions
direct
correctly
Careful reading
How to make requests politely:
1. direct questions:______________________________
2. polite questions:______________________________
Where are the restrooms
1. It is necessary to ask indirect questions to all the people around us.
2. We can ask direct questions to our classmates or friends.
3. We should ask indirect questions to our teachers or a stranger. It will be more polite.
Para. 2: Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations.
F
T
T
The expressions we use might depend on __________________________________________________.
whom we are speaking to or how well we know each other
Read and tell it T or F
Careful reading
You are looking for your book,
if you ask your teacher about it,
you should choose___________;
if you ask someone (who / whom) you know well
about it, you should choose “___________”.
A.Where is my book
B. Excuse me, Mr. …
Do you know where my book is
A
B
Could you please...
May I ask...
Excuse me. I wonder if you can help.
I'm sorry to trouble you ,but......
Longer questions can be more ______ and we need to spend time ____________________ before asking for help.
polite
leading into a request
Usually
polite questions
are longer. Why
Can you help the man make a more polite question
Try to be polite.
Could you please tell me where the post office is
Check “True” or “False”.
1.Usually polite questions are longer than impolite questions.
2.“Peter , tell me your e-mail address.” is a polite request.
3.Before asking for help to a stranger, you should say “Sorry, I wonder if you can help me.”
4.We don’t need time to lead in to a request sometimes.
T
F
T
F
Question:What can lead in to a request with a stranger on the street
“Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me” or “I’m sorry to trouble you, but …” before asking for help.
4 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 communication better with other people.
Read para4 carefully and finish the tasks.
1.In the sentence,“This will help you communicate better with other people.”,What does “this” refer to(指的是)
2.Why is it important to learn how to use the right language in different situations
To learn how to use the right language in different situations.
Because this will help you communicate better with other people.
Careful reading
When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely.
politely作副词，意为“礼貌地；客气地”，其反义词为impolitely(无礼地；粗鲁地）；polite是其形容词形式，反义词为impolite(无礼的)。常用结构：be polite to sb. 意为“对某人有礼貌”。It's polite to do sth. 意为“做某事是有礼貌的”
【运用】(1) 玛丽对她的老师很有礼貌。 _________________________
(2) 为别人开门是礼貌的。________________________
(3) 那个小男孩客气地向我寻求帮助。
____________________
Mary is polite to her teachers.
It’s polite to open doors for others.
The little boy asked me for help politely.
Language points
These are similar requests for directions.
request可数名词，其后常跟for，意为“要求/请求…”
request可用作及物动词，其用法有：
①request sth.(from sb.)向某人请求…
②request sb. (not)to do sth.请求某人(不要)做某事。
③request+that从句 要求...... 此时that从句要用虚拟语气，即从句谓语用“should+动词原形”，should可省略。
【运用】(1)他向我要了些热水。 _________________________
(2)他们要求他立刻离幵。________________________
(3)我请她早一小时来。
____________________
He requested some hot water from me.
They requested him to leave at once.
I requested that she (should) come an hour earlier.
Sometimes we even need to spend time leading in to a request.
spend表示“花费”的两种常见结构：(1)spend+时间/金钱+(in)doing sth. (2)spend+时间/金钱+on sth.
lead动词，意为“引领”。lead into意为“引入；导入”。
lead in to意为“引入;导人”。其中in为副词，to 为介同，其后接名词或代词作宾语。
lead to意为“导致;通向”。
【运用】(1) 我们常用“excuse me”来导入一个请求。 _________________________
(2) 条条大道通罗马。________________________
(3) 过量的工作和过少的休息经常引起疾病。
____________________
We often use “excuse me” to lead into a request.
All roads lead to Rome.
Too much work and too little rest often lead to illness.
However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations.
然而，学会如何在不同的情况下使用正确的语言是很重要的。
如果主语是较长的动词不定式或一个句子， 为了保持句子结构的平衡， 避免头重脚轻， 通常用it作形式主语放在句首， 而把真正的主语放在句尾。
常见的句型有：
1) It is + adj. (+ ____ + sb.) + to do sth.
常用于此句型的形容词有important, difficult, dangerous, necessary, useful, possible等, 用来对to do sth. 进行说明。
e.g. It’s difficult for us to finish the work in an hour.
for
2) It is + adj. + ____ + sb. + to do sth.
常用于此句型的形容词有good, kind, nice,
clever, wise等，用来对sb.的性格、品质
等进行说明。
e.g. It’s kind of you to say so.
of
【语境应用】请把下面的句子改为it作形式主语的句子。
To send the e-mail only took Bob a few seconds.
________________________________________
It only took Bob a few seconds to send the e-mail.
They include expressions such as “Could you please ... ” or “May I ask ... ”
include作及物动词，意为“包括；包含”。
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。
included形容词，意为“包括在内的”，通常置于名词之后。
【运用】(1)这个价格包括房子和里面的家具。 _________________________
(2)事故中有6人受伤，其中包括一名婴儿。________________________
(3)这所学校有100个人，包括20名老师。
____________________
The price includes both the house and the furniture inside.
Six people, including a baby, were injured in the accident.
There are 100 people in this school, 20 teachers included.
Direct questions Polite requests
Where are
the restrooms
1. Could you please tell me where the restrooms are
2c
Find all the direct questions and polite requests from the passage.
Direct questions Polite requests
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
2d
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
A
home
B
street
A/B
any public place/home
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
street
B
movie theater
A
home
B
street
Could you please tell me…
direct questions
polite questions
Where are…
make requests
When is …
teachers
People you know them well
/old people
/strangers
Excuse me, Mr West. Do you know…
features
Could you please ...
May I ask...？
Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me...
I’m sorry to trouble you, but...
longer
to whom
to whom
examples
examples
It’s very important to learn how to use the _____language in _______ situations.
right
different
Summary
It is not enough to just ask a question_________. 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 ____________they use might depend on ________ they are speaking to or how ______
they know each other. For example, it is right to ask your classmates _______ questions. But it will sound _______
to ask your teachers direct questions.
Polite questions are usually________and sometimes we even need to spend time _______ into a request. It seems__________ to speak politely, but it is very ___________ to learn how to use the right language in different situations. This will help you communicate better with other people.
correctly
expressions
whom
well
direct
impolite
longer
difficult
important
leading
Let’s retell.
What's the writer's purpose
It's important to learn how to use the right language in different situations.
The right language depends on the situation and the relationship between the speakers.
You can communicate better with other people.
Post reading
Politeness does no harm to people.
See people give a gift and walk ten miles less.
Good words are warm in winter, bad words are cold in March.
讲礼貌对人并无损害。
见人施一礼，少走十里路。
Proverbs about Politeness
好言一句三冬暖，恶语伤人三月寒。
Wish you a better man!
