内容正文:
Could You Please ...?
Unit 3
How to make a request ?
“Could you please...”
Be polite
When you ask a stranger for information,
You would say ________,
A. Where are the restrooms?
B. Could you tell me where
the restroom are?
When you ask your brother to do something,
You would say ________,
A. Pass me the salad.
B. Could you please pass
me the salad?
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 ?
Different situations
Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations.
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, etc.
At school.
At home, especially when speaking to your elders.
…
2a
Did the two men get help?
indirect
long
impolite
polite
direct
short
It’s very important to know
how to ask for help politely.
Underline
the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Part. 1
Part. 2
Part. 3
Which is the structure of the article?
A.
B.
D.
C.
Topic
Conclusion
Opinions+examples
Para1
2. Could you please tell me where the
restrooms are?
1. Where are the restrooms?
Which one is correct?
Which one is better? Why?
Because the first one is a very (direct/indirect) question.
It is __________ to just ask a question correctly.We also
need to learn _______________ when we ask for help.
not enough
how to be polite
HOw
Para 2
The expressions
they use
depends on
whom they are speaking to
how well they know each other
How?
Excuse me, do you know where the restroom is?
Where is the restroom?
Para 3
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 also
need to spend time ______________________ .
polite
leading into a request
How to speak politely?
1. Longer questions;
2. Indirect requests;
3.
4.
5.
Voice(soft & friendly);
Facial expressions(smile);
Body language.
Para 4
What is important when communicating with other people ?
It is important to learn how to use
the right language in different
situations.
Find all the direct questions and polite requests from the passage.
2c
Direct questions Polite questions
Where are the restrooms?
When is the school trip?
Peter, tell me your e-mail
address.
Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?
Excuse me, Mr. West. Do you
know when the school trip is ?
Peter, could you please tell me your
e-mail address?
2d
A someone you know
B stranger
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
B
B
kitchen/restaurant
Request Person Place
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
B
B
A
A someone you know
B stranger
2d
Mind-map
P2: change the way in
different __________
P4: it's important to use the right language
less polite
more polite
P1:ask for help_______
Where are...?
Could you please...?
Whom they're speaking to
depend on
how well they know each other
P3:polite questions are _______
Could you please...?
May I ask...?
expressions
spend time _____________a request
help us ______________better with others
politely
situations
longer
leading into
communicate
Language
points
adj. 外国的
n.请求
n.方位
adv.正确地
adj.直接的
adv.礼貌地
When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely.
polite
impolite
politely
impolitely
(adj. 有礼貌的;客气的)
(adv. 有礼貌地;客气地)
(adj. 不礼貌的;不客气的)
(adv.无礼的)
① direct: 形容词,意为“直接的”
2.That is because it is a very direct question.
indirect
directly
adj. 间接的
adv. 直接地
② direct: 动词,意为“指路;指导;导演”
direction
director
n. 方向;指导
n. 导演
3.These are similar requests for directions.
这些是询问方向的类似的请求。
direction : 名词,意为“方向;方位”
in the direction of 意为“向着……的方向”。
He drove _____ the direction of his home.
Scared by the loud noise, the rabbits ran off ____all directions.
他朝家的方向开去。
(兔子们四下逃窜)
in
in
request : 名词, “要求,请求”
动词, “要求,请求”
4. These are similar requests for directions.
He requested ____some hot water_____ me. 他向我要了些热水。
They requested him__________ at once. 他们要求他立刻离开。
I requested that she _______________an hour earlier.
我要求她早一小时来。
from
to leave
should come
for
用correct的适当形式填空
He gave a __________answer to the question.
If I remember__________, he is Spanish.
It’s necessary _____________ his mistakes.
5.Both are correct, but the first one sounds less polite.
两者都是正确的,但第一句听起来不如第二句显得礼貌。
correct : 形容词,“正确的;恰当的”
动词, “ 更正;纠正”
correct
correctly
to correct
n. 发言者;扬声器
在不同的情境下
表达方式
取决于
adj.不礼貌的
v.包括;包含
v.麻烦
引入;导入
用 speak 的适当形式填空
The first ________is Mr. Smith. 第一位发言的是史密斯先生。
She is an English _____________. 她是一个说英语的人。
She ___________English very well. 她英语说得很好。
6.Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations.
优秀的发言者会改变他们在不同情境下说话的方式。
speaker n. 讲(某种语言)的人;发言者;扬声器
speaker
speaker
speaks
翻译:Could you please turn down the speaker?
你能把音响调低点吗?
7.They include expressions such as “ ...?” or “...?”
include 及物动词,意为“包括;包含”。
The price__________ the house and the furniture inside.
这个价格包括房子和里面的家具。
includes
拓展
①Six people, __________ a baby, were injured in the accident.
事故中有6人受伤,其中包括一名婴儿。
②There are 100 people in this school, 20 teachers ___________.
这所学校有100个人,包括20名老师。
including
included
including 用作介词,意为“包括;包含在内”。
included形容词,意为“包括在内的”,通常置于名词之后。
8. Sometimes we even need to spend time leading into a request.
有时,我们甚至需要花些时间来导入一个请求。
lead动词,意为“引领”。 lead into 意为“引入;导入”。
① We often use “excuse me” to ___________a request.
我们常用“excuse me”来导入一个请求。
② Too much work and too little rest often _________ illness.
过量的工作和过少的休息经常引起疾病。
拓展
[俚语]条条大道通罗马。
All roads lead to Rome.
lead into
lead to
It is important to know how to ask for help________ (polite). It is not enough to just ask a question __________(correct). We
also need to learn how to _____(be) polite when we ask for help. Good speakers always change the way they speak ____ different
situations. The expressions they use might depend _____ whom they are speaking to or how well they know each other.
politely
correctly
be
in
on
Direct questions sound __________(polite). Usually polite questions are longer. Sometimes we even need to spend time
_________(lead) into a request. It might seem _____________
(difficult) to speak politely than directly. But using the right language in different situations will help you communicate better ________ other people.
leading
impolite
more difficult
with
different
direct: 动词,意为“指路;指导;导演”
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