初中英语八年级
Unit 3 Could you please clean your room?
Section A 1a-2c
make polite requests and ask for permission
kitchen
do the dishes
take out the rubbish
Sweep the floor
bedroom
make the bed
fold the clothes
clean the living room
sweep the floor
take out the rubbish
do the dishes
make the bed
fold the clothes
— What do you often do at home?
— I ...
Listen to the following two conversations between us and think about what you can learn.
We should make polite requests
(礼貌地提出请求).
1. Fold the clothes!
2. Can you fold the clothes?
3. Could you please fold the clothes?
Can you find the differences?
Different ways of saying.
Which is the most polite ?
I need your help!
Sweep the floor !
Can you sweep the floor ?
Could you please sweep the floor ?
Look and say
— Could you please do the dishes?
— Sure. / No problem/ All right.
Look and say
— Could you please sweep the floor?
— Sorry,I can’t.I have to...
/I’m afraid I can’t.
Could you please…?是表示请求的交际用语,意为“请你…好吗?”,please后接动词原形,其否定式在please后加not.
例如:请你告诉我去公交车站的路好吗?
Could you please tell me the way to the bus stop?
例如:请你不要站在这好吗?
Could you please not stand here?
注意:could提问不能用could回答。
Could you please take out the rubbish?
No, I couldn’t.
Peter's grandma is coming over(顺便来访).The room is untidy,So Peter's mom is asking Peter for help to clean up the house.
Listen. Who will do these chores? Check (√) Peter’s mother or Peter.
{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}Chores
Peter’s Mom
Peter
do the dishes
sweep the floor
take out the rubbish
make the bed
fold the clothes
clean the living room
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1b
A. Mom, I want to watch TV.
B. Mom, I am a little tired. Could I lie down in the sofa and watch TV in the living room?
Peter is a little tired after doing chores. He wants to lie down in the sofa and watch TV in the living room. Which is the polite way to ask for permission?
{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}Peter wants to…
Peter's father says…
reasons
go out for dinner.
____yes ____no
I have to do some work.
go to the movies.
____yes ____no
You have to clean your room.
stay out late.
____yes ____no
I need to eat breakfast.
get a ride.
____yes ____no
You have a
basketball game.
Why does Peter’s father say "no"? Draw lines to the reasons in the chart in 2a.
When Peter feels bored, Alan phones him and invites him to hang out with their friends. So Peter asks his father if he can do the following four things. What does his father say? Check (√) yes or no.
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Peter is polite and understanding(善解人意的).
Listen and repeat these sentences.
If Peter doesn't talk like that, what will happen?
Can you try to read them in different ways?
We should talk in the proper mood and intonation
(注意语气语调).
Could I go out for dinner with my friends tonight?
Could I go to the movies after that? My friends said the new action movie is really good.
Could I stay out until eleven? We might get something to drink after the movie.
Well, could you give me a ride to town now? If I take the bus, I'll be late.
Scene I: Make polite requests.
Would you please clean your room?
Do you mind cleaning your room?
Could you please clean your room?
If you don’t accept it:
Sorry, I can’t. I have to …
I’m afraid I can’t. I’m doing schoolwork now.
Could I do it later?
If you accept it:
Yes, sure. B. No problem. C. I’ll do it at once.
Summary
Scene II: Ask for permission politely
Mom, I’ve cleaned my room. Could I hang out with my friends?
The response will be:
Sure/ Of course.
No, you can’t. You need to ….
You’d better come back early.
Summary
Homework
Choose one of the following situations and make up a conversation with the sentences we learnt today.
After cleaning the bedroom, you want to play computer games at home.
Your bedroom is in a mess. Your mother wants you to clean it.