Unit 6 Section B 2a～2d课件 -2023-2024学年鲁教版英语八年级下册

Unit 6 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are? Section B ( 2a—2d ) What will he say to make requests (提出请求)? Mr. Smith is very polite(有礼貌的). Tell me the way to … Could you please tell me the way to … Mr. Smith wants to know the way to the library. politely adv.(礼貌地，客气地) /rɪ′kwest/ Where is ……? How can I get to …...? Could you tell me where …… is? Excuse me, do you know where …… is? I’m sorry to trouble you, could you please tell me how to get to …… ? ...... The ways other ways to make requests How to make requests politely? Could you please ...? 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. 2b Para. 1 Fast reading Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph. 划出每段的主题句。 When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely. 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.” Sometimes we even need to spend time leading in to a request. For example, we might first say