(共25张PPT)
Unit 3
Unit 3
Could you please tell me where the restrooms are
1. To learn to lead to questions through topics, then associate ideas and write with questions as clues.
2. To review the key words and sentence structures in this unit.
1. 提出礼貌的请求
2. 听起来更礼貌
3. 一个直接的问题
4. 请求帮助
5. 在不同的情形下
6. 取决于
7. 诸如
8. 花时间做……
9. 变得更擅长
make polite requests
sound more polite
in different situations
ask for help
a direct question
become better at
spend time doing
such as
depend on
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 Questions
The course you will study
The time of the course
Could you please send me more information about the courses
Could you tell me how long the course lasts
n. 课程;学科
Topic Questions
Where and what you can eat
Where you will stay
What activities you can do
Travel to the school
Other
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
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
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.
Use the following expressions to help you:
内容:咨询游学的相关信息
文体:应用文(书信)
人称:以第一人称为主
时态:以一般将来时为主
头脑风暴
审清题目
语块
last for ... weeks; start / begin at ..., end / finish at ...; study / work in small / large groups
stay with a host family; stay in a hotel / the dormitory (学生宿舍)
take trips to ...; go shopping / sightseeing
learn about the culture; experience life in ...; learn to be independent; high cost
句型
1. I have learned from ... that ... / I am writing to you because ...
2. I'll come to your school ...
3. I wonder ...
4. I'd like / I want to know / find out / learn ...
5. Could you please tell me ...
6. Do you know what time ...
7. Would you mind telling me ...
8. I am looking forward to hearing from you / your reply.
Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Lijie 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 outline and some information about the course fees.
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,
Lijie
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.
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
corner direct polite rush suggest plan
rush
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
corner direct polite rush suggest plan
polite
direct
Write questions and answers using the words given.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
去短期游学
急忙地
一个讲英语的国家
按时
go on a short study vacation
in a rush
an English-speaking country
on time
根据语篇内容,用方框中所给词的正确形式填空,使短文通顺、连贯。方框中有两个词为多余项。
mail, staff, address, restroom, worry, stamp, corner, east, convenient, rush, polite, fascinating
Last Sunday, I paid a visit to one of the most interesting places in Shenzhen — Dameisha Beach Park. It lies in the (1)_______ of the city. The beach in it is 1,800 meters long. Every year, millions of tourists from all (2)_______ of the world come here for a vacation.
corners
east
mail, staff, address, restroom, worry, stamp, corner, east, convenient, rush, polite, fascinating
At 9:00 a.m., I headed for Dameisha Beach Park. As soon as I walked into the park, I found it really (3)__________ — there were lines of coconut trees (椰树) as well as a wide beach in it.
Soon, I got to Sun Square. It's really easy to find because it's in the central area of the park. And it provides (4)________ and changing rooms. So it's (5)_________ for tourists to change clothes. While I was walking along the beach, I noticed a foreign boy of my age looking for something. He seemed to be (6)_______.
restrooms
fascinating
convenient
worried
mail, staff, address, restroom, worry, stamp, corner, east, convenient, rush, polite, fascinating
So I walked up to him and asked (7)_______ if he needed help.
He told me that he couldn't find his phone. So I led him to the tourist service center. The boy told a(n) (8)_______ person there what happened. Then the staff person told him to write down his name and e-mail (9)_______. And the staff person added that they would (10)_______ him if they found it. In the end, the boy thanked the staff person and me for our help.
After saying goodbye to the boy, I continued admiring the beautiful view (风景) of the park.
staff
politely
address
mail
I CAN
write with questions as clues
master the key words and sentences structures in this unit
Finish your polite letter to the school, asking for the information you want to know. Use what you have learnt today.