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Could you please tell me where
the restrooms are?
Unit 3
Section B 2a-2d
ask a policeman for help
read a map
ask the way
Could you please tell me....?
If you are lost, what should you do?
Where do you need to make polite
requests? Think of some possible
situations. Discuss them with your
partner.
Free Talk
2a
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.
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Pardon me, could you
please tell me where
to park my car?
Sure. There’s an
underground parking
lot over there.
Where’s the
post office?
Sorry. I can’t
help you.
Find out a direct question and a polite request.
A direct question A polite request
Could you please tell me where
the restrooms are, please?
Where are the
restrooms?
Direct questions are correct, but they sound less polite.
What does the writer think of direct questions?
Read carefully
What can you learn from Para.1?
It’s not enough to just ask a question correctly
We also need to know how to be polite when we ask questions.
Para 1
Read carefully
direct questions
correct
but sound…
It’s not enough to…
We also need to…be polite…
Para 2: Choose different expressions in different situations.
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.
Read carefully
Para 2.
They change the way they speak in different situations.
What do good speakers do in different situations?
Read carefully
What do expressions they use might depend on?
The expressions they use might depend on whom they
are speaking to and how well they know each other.
Para