1、Unit 3,Unit 3 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?,Section B 2 3a-Self check,1. 提出礼貌的要求 2. 听起来更礼貌 3. 一个很直接的问题 4. 请求帮助 5. 在不同的情形下,make polite requests,sound more polite,in different situations,ask for help,a very direct question,Revision,6. 取决于 7. 你所用的表达方式8. 比如 9. 花时间导入 10. 变得更擅长,become
2、better at,spend time leading in,such as,the expressions you use,depend on,When you visit a _ country, it is _ to know how to ask for help _. For example, “Where are the restrooms?” or “Could you _ tell me where the _ _?” these are similar _ for _ you may ask.,foreign,important,politely,please,restro
3、oms are,requests,directions,Fill in blanks according to 2b.,Both are _ English, but the first one sounds _ polite. That is because it is a very _ question. It is not enough to just ask a question _.,correct,less,direct,correctly,We also need to learn how to be polite when we ask for _.In English, _
4、in Chinese, we change the way we _ in different _.,help,as,speak,situations,The expressions you use might _ _ whom you are speaking to _ how well you know them. If you say to your teacher, “When is the school trip?” this might sound _. But if you say, “Excuse me, Mr. West,depend,impolite,or,on,Do yo
5、u know when the school trip _?”, this will sound _ more polite. However, it is all right to ask direct questions to your classmates because you know them _.,is,much,well,It might seem more _ to speak politely than _. It is important to learn how to use _ _ in different situations. This will also hel
6、p you _ better with other people.,difficult,directly,right,language,communicate,3a,Imagine you are going on a short study vacation at a school in an English-speaking country. What would you like to know before you go? Write some polite, indirect questions about the following topics.,The course you w
7、ill study2. The time of the course,Q: Could you please send me the information of the courses?,Q: Could you tell me how long the courses lasts?,3. Where and what you can eat4. Where you will stay,Q: Do you know where students usually eat and what kind of food they eat?,Q: Could I found out more abou
8、t where students can stay, please?,5. What activities you can do6. Travel to the school7. Other,Q: Can you please tell me the kinds of activities students can do?,Q: Could you please tell me how students usually travel to school?,Q: Could you tell me how much the course costs?,Could you please tell
9、me what course I will study?,You will study spoken English.,Can you tell me when the course will start?,Next week.,And do you know where I will stay?,En! You will eat in your host family. Of course, its not Chinese food.,OK! Would you mind telling me what and where I can eat?,Your host family, too.,
10、Great! So can you tell me what activities I can do?,You can visit some places of interest in our country. You can also play with us.,OK! Could you please tell me how to get to school?,Take No. 11 bus.,3b,Write a polite letter to the school asking for the information you want to know. Use your notes
11、in 3a.,In your letter, you should: introduce yourself say when you are coming politely ask for information thank the person for helping you,Use the following expressions to help you: My name is and Im from Ill be coming to your school for Id like to know about I would like to thank you for Im lookin
12、g forward to your reply.,写作内容是一封书信，要记住书信的格式，便于今后运用。信中首先要介绍自己，然后告诉你去他们学校的时间，然后可根据在3a环节中所问到的问题来礼貌的询问想知道的信息。,写作指导,One possible version,Dear Sir or Madam,My name is He Wei and Im from Beijing, China. Ill be coming to your school soon for a short study vacation. I will leave for your school on July 10th.
13、 Id like to know more information about the school.,Could you tell me what course I will study in your school? And I also want to know when the course will start. I want to know where I will stay. Can you tell me? Would you mind telling me where and what I can eat in your school? I like all kinds of
14、 activities. Could you please tell me what activities I can do in your school?,The last question, can you tell me how I can get to your school? I would like to thank you for helping me and Im looking forward to your reply. Yours faithfully, He Wei,Self Check,Fill in the blanks with the words in the
15、box.,A: Could you tell me where thelibrary is?B: Its on the _ of Main and Center Streets.,corner,corner direct polite rush suggest plan,2. A: I wonder why you dont wake up earlier in the morning. Youre always in a _ to get to school on time.B: Yes, youre right. I need to _my time better.,rush,plan,c
16、orner direct polite rush suggest plan,3. A: I want to buy some winter clothes. Could you tell me which place would be a good choice for me togo to?B: I _ Jennys Clothes Store in Century Shopping Mall. Its convenient to get to.,suggest,corner direct polite rush suggest plan,4. In many countries, it i
17、s often not _ to ask very _ questions when you meet someone for the first time.,polite,direct,corner direct polite rush suggest plan,2. Write questions and answers using the words given.,1. buy a magazine/ bookstore on third floorQ: Could you please tell me where I can buy a magazine?A: Theres a boo
18、kstore on the third floor. 2. get some stamps / post office on Green Street.,Q: Do you know where I can get some stamps?,A: You can get them at the post office on Green Street. 3. shopping center opens / 10:00 a.m. Q: Could you tell me when the shopping center opens? A: It opens at 10:00 a.m.,4. get
19、 to the Japanese restaurant / go along Main Street and turn right on Lake Street Q: May I ask how to get to the Japanese restaurant? A: Just go along Main Street and turn right on Lake Street.,Im looking forward to your reply.look forward to 意为“期待, 盼望”, 后面接名词或者动名词。,e.g. I look forward to your good n
20、ews. 我等待你的好消息。 Look forward to hearing from you. 期待你的来信。,【运用】请把下面的汉语句子翻译成英语。 他们都在盼望着圣诞节。 _,They are all looking forward to Christmas.,2. I would like to thank you for thanks for“因而感谢”, 是客套用语, thanks相当于thank you for, 强调为何而感谢, 其后可接名词或V-ing。e.g. Thanks for lending me the money. 多谢您借钱给我。Thanks for remin
21、ding. Id forgotten all about his coming this afternoon. 谢谢你提醒我, 我完全忘了他今天 下午要来。,3. I need to plan my time better.,plan sth. 计划某事, 后接名词。e.g. I want to plan my summer vacation.我想要计划我的暑假。,2) plan to do sth. 计划去做某事, to是动词不定式。 e.g. They plan to have a sports meeting.他们计划开运动会。,3) plan for sth. 关于的计划, plan是名词。,【运用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。 (1) 这些是我们的工作计划吗？Are these our _ _? (2) 琳达正在制定学习计划吗？ Is Linda _ _ _ for learning? (3) 我们计划在两点前到达太原。 We _ _ _ to Taiyuan before two oclock.,work plans,making a plan,plan to get,根据3b的内容写一封回信。,