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Section B 3a-Self Check
To summarize the key words and important
phrases.
To review the patterns.
To write a passage about making polite requests.
Objectives
1. 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 requests
sound more polite
in different situations
ask for help
a very direct question
Revision
6. 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 at
spend time leading in
such as
the expressions you use
depend 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.
foreign
important
politely
please
restrooms are
requests
directions
Fill in blanks according to 2b.
Both 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 ________.We also need to learn how to be polite — when we ask for _____.
correct
less
direct
correctly
help
In English, ___ in Chinese, we change the way we ______ in different _________. The expressions you use might _______ ___ whom you are speaking to ___ how well you know them.
as
speak
situations
depend on
or
If you say to your teacher, “When is the school trip?” this might sound ________. But if you say, “Excuse me, Mr. West, 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 ______.
impolite
is
much
well
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.
difficult
directly
right
language
communicate
3a Imagine you are going on a short study vacation at
a school in an English-speaking country. What would
you like to know before y