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Unit 3
Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?
Section B 2a-2c
I’m travelling in the USA. I don’t know the direction to a place.
What should I do?
Let me show you how to make a request.
Do you know how to make a request politely?
Where do you need to make polite requests? Think of some possible situations. Discuss them with your partner.
The places where you need to make polite requests:
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.
…
2a
Pre-reading
What do you think of their conversations?
Let’s choose!
When you ask a stranger for information, you would say ________
A. Where is the restroom?
B. Could you tell me where
the library is?
When you ask your teacher about something, you would say ________
A. When is the school trip?
B. Could you please tell
me when the school trip is?
When you ask your little brother to do something, you would say ________
A. Help me.
B. Could you please do me a favor?
Good speakers can change the way they speak in
different situations.
Good speakers can change the way they speak in different situations.
Pardon me, could you please tell me where to park my car?
Sure. There’s an underground parking lot over there.
What do you think of their conversations?
Are their results the same?
Long
Short
Polite
Indirect
Direct
Impolite
It’s very important to know
how to ask for help politely.
Using suitable language
In different situations, you need to choose and use suitable language based on cultural knowledge.
How can we make polite requests? Let’s read 2b to learn more.
Pre-reading
Look through the title, the picture, the strategy tip and predict the main idea of this passage.
A.How to speak to foreigners when they visit your country.
B. How you should ask for things differently in different situations.
C.How being polite will make you a better person and help you make friends.
Prediction
2b
Underline
the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations.
Usually polite questions are longer.
Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations.
Usually polite questions are longer.
Topic
When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely.
Conclusion
It is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations.
Opinions+
examples
the
structureof the passage
What is the main purpose of the passage?
To help us communicate better with other people.
Reading for structure
Which is the structure of the article?
A.
B.
C.
D.
While-reading
Read Para1 carefully, and answer the questions.
1.What does the writer think of the two questions?
2. Why is using correct language not enough?
two questions
Both are correct, but the first one sounds less
polite.
The two questions are
________ requests
for directions.
similar
A: 有礼貌
B: 直接的
C: 正确的
direct
correct
polite
topic
When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help _________.
How does
the writer lead in the topic
examples
Where are the restrooms?
Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?”
What’s the
writer’s opinion about these?
Both of them are________, but the first one is ________. So, it’s not enough to just ask a question ________. We also need to be ________ when we ask for help.
politely
correct
less polite
correctly
polite
Careful reading
While-reading
Task 2
完成Para 1思维导图
When we ask for help,
is it better to be polite all the time?
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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. It is all right to ask your classmates direct questions 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.
1. How do 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.
2. Please match the questions with the situations.
a direct question
a polite request
1
2
teachers or strangers
classmates or close friends
Read Para 2 again and complete the mind map.
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. It is all right to ask your classmates direct questions 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.
_________the way they speak in different situations.
Change
______ we speak to
________ we know them
whom
how well
_________ or strangers
your friends or _________
classmates
teachers
Excuse me, Mr. West. Do you know when the school trip is?”
When is the school trip?
depend on
Reading for details
Para.2
The 1st way
How do good speakers change the way they speak in different situations?
Pair check
Make the requests longer and more polite.
Where is Daxin Shopping Mall?
How much are the trousers?
Get me a bowl of noodles.
Pay attention to the word order(语序)in objective clauses.
ask 2:
Read the requests below. In the second column, write
A : if you would say it to someone you know
B : if you would say it to a stranger.
2d
Request Person Place
1. Will you pass the salt?
2. Do you know where I can change some money, please?
3. Could you tell me what just happened?
A
kitchen
B
street
B
home
4. Can you please tell me where the nearest station is?
5. Excuse me, do you know what time it begins, please?
6. Let me know when you’re ready, OK?
7. Could you possibly tell me the way to the village school?
B
home
street
B
B
A
home/movie theater
street
short
long
Usually polite questions are longer.
What are the features of polite language?
1) Excuse me, do you know…?
2) Pardon me , could you please tell me where to park my car?
3) Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me.
4) I’m sorry to trouble you, but …
Time to think
1. Polite questions are longer.
2. Polite expressions are indirect.
Group discussion
ways to be polite
1:changing the way in different situations
2:using longer questions
Q:What other ways do you know when making polite requests?
voice(soft, friendly, ...)
body language(smile, gesture, ...)
eyes contact
Careful reading
While-reading
Read Para. 3 carefully, and judge
T or F.
1.Usually polite questions are longer than impolite questions.
2.“Peter , tell me your e-mail address.” is a polite request.
3.Before asking for help to a stranger, you should say “Sorry, I wonder if you can help me.”
4.We don’t need time to lead in to a request sometimes.
What can lead in to a request with a stranger
on the street?
“Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me” I’m sorry to trouble you, but …” before asking for help.
T
F
T
F
\
impolite
Read Para. 3 carefully, and answer the questions.
Usually polite questions are
longer.
Could you please...?
May I ask...?
Excuse me. I wonder if you can help me.
I’m sorry to trouble you, but ...
Longer questions can be more _________ and we need to spend time ___________________ before asking for help.
polite
leading into a request
Careful reading
While-reading
Read Para. 4 carefully, and answer
the questions.
1.In the sentence, “ This will help you communicate better with other people.”, What does “this” refer to(指的是)?
2.Why is it important to learn how to use the right language in different situations?
3. What do we know in this passage?
To learn how to use the right language
in different situations.
Because this will help you communicate
better with other people.
We know the _______ for the___________ of
using the right language in different situations.
reason
importance
Reading for details
Para.4
Why should we use the right language in different situations?
Mind-map
Could
you
please...?
P2: change the way in
different __________
P3:polite questions are _______
P4: how to use the
right language
P1:ask for help_______
Where are...?
Could you...?
less polite;______
more polite
Both are right.
depend on
Whom they're speaking to
how well they know each other
expressions
Could you please...?
______ I ask...?
spend time _____________a request
help you ______________better with others
politely
direct
situations
longer
May
leading into
communicate
Summary
What is the writer’s real purpose(目的)?
Talk to others suitably.说话之道
Treat others politely.待人以礼
Think for others sincerely.慎思而行
问道.明礼.慎行
When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how _______ (ask) for help ______ (polite). It is not enough to just ask a question ______(correct). We also need to learn how _____ (be) polite when we ask for help.
Good speakers change the way they speak ____different situations. The expressions they use might depend on whom they ___________ (speak) to or how _____ (good) they know each other. It is all right _________ (ask) direct questions to your classmates because you know them well. However, if you say to your teacher, “When is the school trip?”, this sound _________ (polite). But if you say, “Excuse me, Mr. West. Do you know when the school trip is ?”, this will sound much ____________ (politely).
to ask
politely
to be
correctly
in
are speaking
well
to ask
impolite
more politely
Post-reading
语法填空
1. …are similar requests for directions to a place.
(1)request可数名词,其后常跟for,意为“要求/请求……”request可用作及物动词,其用法有:①request sth. (from sb.)向某人请求……
②request sb. to do sth. 请求某人做某事。
③request+ that从句(从句用虚拟语气)
Language points
(2) direction n. 方向;方位
Which direction does your room face?
ask for directions 问路;请教,请求指导
follow sb’s directions 听从某人的指教(指示,指挥)
keep sb’s directions in mind 记住某人的指示(指导)
give directions 发出指示 in all directions 四面八方
in every direction 四面八方 in the direction of 朝……方向
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3. Both are correct, but the first one sounds less polite.
less + adj. / adv. “不那么,稍许不......”
less + than + 比较的对象
His second movie is less interesting, I think.
我认为他的第二部影片就不那么有趣。
I was less angry than surprised.
我并不那么生气,更多的是惊讶。
adj.
比较对象
4. The expressions they use might depend on whom they are speaking to or how well they know each other.
他们使用的表情很可能取决于说话的对象以及亲密程度。
(2) whom宾格人称代词, 意为“谁; 什么人”, 在句中作及物动词或介词的宾语。
①在口语和非正式用法中, whom放在句首时,常常被who所代替。例如: Who/Whom is he talking to?
②若whom紧跟在介词之后,则不可被who所代替。例如: He is a man from whom we should all learn.
(1)depend on +名词/代词/宾语从句: “视……而定,取决于……”
① The price of this kind of product depends on its quality instead of its size.
这种产品的价格取决于它的质量而不是它的大小。
② It all depend on whether he likes the boss or not.
这完全取决于他是否喜欢这个老板。
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5. Sometimes we even need to spend time leading in to a request.
spend表示“花费”的两种常见结构
(1)spend+时间/金钱+(in)doing sth.
(2)spend+时间/金钱+on sth.
Spend… doing sth. 花费……做某事
如何表达“花费”:
(1) + spend+ / +on sth. /(in)doing sth.
(2) +pay+ +for sth.
(3)sth. +cost+ +
(4)It takes+ / +to do sth.
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6. However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations. it作形式主语
在英语中, 如果主语是较长的动词不定式或一个句子, 为了保持句子结构的平衡, 避免头重脚轻, 通常用it作形式主语放在句首, 而把真正的主语放在句尾。
常见的句型有:
It is + adj. (+ ____ + sb.) + to do sth.。常用于此句型的形容词important,
difficult, dangerous, necessary, useful, possible等, 用来对to do sth. 进行说明
如:It’s difficult for us to finish the work in an hour.
for
2) It is + adj. + ____ + sb. + to do sth.
常用于此句型的形容词有good, kind, nice, clever, wise等, 用来对sb.的性
格、品质等进行说明。
如:It’s kind of you to say so.
of
7. They include expressions such as “Could you please ...?” or “May I ask ...?”
include作及物动词,意为“包括;包含”。
including用作介词,意为“包括;包含在内”,后接名词、代词或动词-ing形式。
included形容词,意为“包括在内的”,通常置于名词之后。
【运用】(1)这个价格包括房子和里面的家具。 _________________________
(2)事故中有6人受伤,其中包括一名婴儿。________________________
(3)这所学校有100个人,包括20名老师。
____________________
The price includes both the house and the furniture inside.
Six people, including a baby, were injured in the accident.
There are 100 people in this school, 20 teachers included.
8. When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely.
politely作副词,意为“礼貌地;客气地”,其反义词为impolitely(无礼地;粗鲁地);polite是其形容词形式,反义词为impolite(无礼的)。常用结构:be polite to sb. 意为“对某人有礼貌”。It's polite to do sth. 意为“做某事是有礼貌的”
【运用】(1) 玛丽对她的老师很有礼貌。 _________________________
(2) 为别人开门是礼貌的。________________________
(3) 那个小男孩客气地向我寻求帮助。
____________________
Mary is polite to her teachers.
It’s polite to open doors for others.
The little boy asked me for help politely.
9. These are similar requests for directions.
request可数名词,其后常跟for,意为“要求/请求…”
request可用作及物动词,其用法有:
①request sth.(from sb.)向某人请求…
②request sb. to do sth.请求某人做某事。
③request+that从句(从句用虚拟语气)
【运用】(1)他向我要了些热水。 _________________________
(2)他们要求他立刻离幵。________________________
(3)我请她早一小时来。
____________________
He requested some hot water from me.
They requested him to leave at once.
I requested that she (should) come an hour earlier.
去国外游览
礼貌地请求帮助
听起来不怎么礼貌 / 不礼貌
一个直接的问题
在不同的情况下
学校旅行
诸如
电子邮箱地址
visit a foreign country
ask for help politely
sound less polite / impolite
a direct question
in different situations
school trip
such as
e-mail address
取决于
导入请求
花费时间做某事
麻烦某人
更好地与他人交流
一个地下停车场
递一下盐
兑换一些钱
depend on
lead into a request
spend time (in) doing sth.
trouble sb.
communicate better with other people
an underground parking lot
pass the salt
change some money
Ⅰ. 根据句意及括号内所给单词的提示填空。
1. It’s important to learn how to speak ________ (polite) to others.
2. We regard him as one of the best _________ (speak) in our country.
3. Mr. Li __________ (request) us to read the text carefully before we answered the questions.
politely
speakers
requested
Ⅱ. 根据语境及所给首字母提示,补全所缺单词。
1. Go on in that d__________ and you will find the post office!
2. —With w___________ does Ann live?
—She lives with her grandparents.
3. —Have you checked my answers?
—Yes. All of them are c___________. Well done!
4. —Do you know Tim’s a__________?
—Yes. He lives at No. 15, Bridge Street.
5. Bruce has a d_________ way of speaking. If he wants something, he will ask for it.
direction
whom
correct
address
direct
Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思,完成英语句子,每空一词。
1. 他刚才说的话听起来不礼貌。
What he said just now _________ _________.
2. 这位作家花了三年时间来写这本书。
The writer _______ three years _______ this book.
3. 和你父母说这件事情是可以的。
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ it to your parents.
sounded impolite
spent writing
It is all right to say
4. 我弟弟会画诸如动植物之类的东西。
My brother can draw things _______ _______ animals and plants.
5. 请你告诉我怎么去地下停车场,好吗?
Could you please tell me how to get to _________ _________ __________ _________?
6. 没有人能回答这个问题,那是因为它太难了。
Nobody can answer the question. __________ __________ _________ it is too difficult.
such as
the underground
parking lot
That is
because
Different culture
Homework
必做:
1.Change the direct questions into polite requests on learning sheet.
2. Write down your answers to the question”Is it a good title? Why or why not?”
选做:
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