Unit6 Section B 2a-2e课件2024-2025学年人教版（五四制）英语八年级下册

Watch and Answer Who is better at asking for help? Why? a direct question a polite request The first boy's request sounds less polite/impolite. The second boy uses a polite request, and it sounds more polite. n. & v. 要求; 请求 adj. 直接的 So, how do we make direct questions polite? Watch and Answer Who is better at asking for help? Why? Section B(2a-2d) Could you tell me where the restrooms are? Unit 6 Learning objectives Read to learn when and how to make polite requests, such as could you please..., excuse me....and so on. 1 Learn some reading strategies, such as skimming, key words.... 2 Know how to be polite in different situations. Politeness costs nothing but gains everything. 3 Predict A. What to do when you meet with difficulties. B. How to speak to foreigners. C. What to do when you fail. D. How to ask for help politely. Task1. What’s the passage mainly about? Reading strategy: Pay attention to the title and the pictures. 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.” …… It might seem more difficult to speak politely than directly. However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations. This will help you communicate better with other people. Could you please ...? When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely. For example, you may ask “Where are the restrooms?” or “Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?” …… 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 ….. Task2.Read and underline the topic sentence for each paragraph. 2 3 1 4 Skimming Reading strategy: The topic sentence is usually the first sentence, but not always. Fast reading Direct question It’s not enough to _______________________.We also need to know______________ when we ask questions. Polite request Where are the restrooms? Could you please tell me where the restrooms are? Reading strategy: Pay attention to key words. Careful reading Task3. Read para. 1 and finish the blanks. ask a question correctly how to be polite 1. It is necessary to ask indirect questions to all the people around us. 2. We can ask direct questions to our classmates or friends. 3. We should make polite requests to our teachers or a stranger. It will be more polite. F T T Task4 .Read para. 2 and choose “True” or “False”. Excuse me, do you know when the film begins? When does the film begin? What should the boy ask? old people/strangers... friends/people he knows very well Task5. Read para. 3 and find out the “magic words” we can use to make polite questions. Usually polite questions are longer. They include the expressions such as “Could you please…?” or “May I ask…?” It sounds more polite to say, “Peter, tell me your e-mail address.” Sometimes we even need to spend time leading to a request. For example, we might first say to a stranger, “Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me” or “I’m sorry to trouble you, but…”before asking for help. Could you tell me where the post office is? Excuse me, do you know where the post office is? I’m sorry to trouble you, could you please tell me how to get to the post office? Can you help the man make a more polite question by using the “magic words” ? Task6.Read para.4 and answer the question. It might seem more difficult to speak politely than directly. However, it is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations. This will help you communicate better with other people. What does “this” refer to(指的是)? Reading strategy: “This” is 指示代词，so we can pay attention to the sentence before or after it. “This” means to learn how to use the right language in different situations. Language points 有礼貌地寻求帮助 不太礼貌。less + adj. / adv. “不那么，稍许不......” 听起来无礼 依靠，取决于 在不同的场合 Remember them quickly! 1.ask for help politely 2.less polite 3.in different situations 4.sound impolite 5.depend on 有礼貌地寻求帮助 在不同的场合 依靠，取决于 听起来无礼 不太礼貌 Group work—One day of Mary For example: Today is Saturday. In the morning, Mary helps her mother cook breakfast in the kitchen. Mary wants her mother to pass her the salt, so she can say__________________________. After breakfast, she goes to take the after-school class. There she doesn’t know when the English class begins ,so she asks her classmate…… in the kitchen Mary wants her mother to pass her the salt. in the classroom Mary asks her classmate when the English class begins. in the cinema Mary asks the stranger when the film begins. On the street Mary asks a man where she can find a bookstore. In the morning In the morning In the afternoon In the afternoon “Could you pass me the salt?” Tell a story about Mary according to the pictures, and use direct questions or polite requests correctly. Summary Reading strategies How to ask for help politely Could you please tell me… May I ask… Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me? I’m sorry to trouble you, but… Questions of detail——key words Topic sentence——pay attention to the first or the last sentence Main idea——predict by the title and pictures direct questions polite questions classmates/friends/people you know very well teachers/old people/strangers… When is the trip? Where is the bank? Politeness costs nothing but gains everything. Homework You must do: Write a composition about “One day of Mary” according to the pictures, using direct questions and polite requests correctly. 2. You could do: Find more examples of other polite requests. Thank you! $$